an interview with the dude who invented 'flash mobs' [stayfree]
may 19, 2005 @
11:25
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he mentions minneapolis as being the place where flash mobs changed from being cynical anti-scenester gatherings to more serious, social demonstrations. that's a neat theory, but i think he's wrong.
http://www.stayfreemagazine.org/archives/24/flash-mobs-history.html