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Eisner: It's a very conscious thing. The transition can best be characterized by the fact that "The Spirit" represented a youthful interest in demonstrating my artistic skills. Plus, the medium I was working in, newsprint, required a strong, solid line that enclosed color. Also my reader at that time...
One way to evaluate flash mobs is to consider them through the lens of “social capital.” A rapidly accumulating body of evidence shows that social capital—comprised of social networks and the associated norms of trust and reciprocity—is useful...
The intrinsic appeal of flash mobs as fun and spontaneous outlets for social energy may eventually make them useful for the generation of social capital. In Making Democracy Work, Putnam observed that stronger local civic networks, such as those composed of choral groups and soccer clubs, helped to explain why...
Other e-tools may also prove to be socially useful. E-vite.com makes it easier to invite others to social events. Wi-Fi makes it easier for conference attendees to comment silently laptop-to-laptop during a speaker’s remarks. Meetup.com may make it easier to arrange face-to...
Although the road to hell is lined with technological predictions, it is possible that flASH mobs contain the seeds of a more useful craze when combined with the political and cultural goals of SMart mobs. In these “SMASH mobs,” as one might call them...