| | Encyclopedia article on Smart mob [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | A recently established form of social coordination made possible by using modern technology, such as the Internet and wireless devices like mobile phones and PDAs, a "smart mob" is a group that, contrary to the usual connotations of a mob, behaves intelligently or efficiently because of its exponentially-increasing network links. |
 | | Essentially, the smart mob is a practical implementation of collective intelligence. |
 | | According to Rheingold, examples of smart mobs are the street protests organized by the anti-globalization movement. |
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