smart & flash mobs

With the rise of mobile communication technologies, organizations are improving their communication. In fact, new organizations are being made just to keep up with the advances in technology. With weblogs, wikis, and text messaging, companies can post information immediately, keeping everyone up to date. Before the internet everything had to be done either by mail or telephone. As Melissa puts it, “with the internet and SMS messages, information can be transmitted by a mere push of the button.”

Smart mobs and flash mobs both use these kinds of technology to communicate. Smart mobs seem to have a lot more significance than flash mobs. Smart mobs are usually a group of intelligent people meeting for a specific purpose. Where as flash mobs are usually a bunch of people that meet at a public place and do something random. I have never experienced a flash mob before in my life but after reading about Sarah’s experience this past weekend, I am sure it is pretty odd. I think I would actually be confused at to what was going on. Sarah explained the flash mob as having their own “communication matrix.” With out the use of these forms of technology flash mobs and smart mobs wouldn’t be able to communicate a place, time, and event that is taking place.