Slog - Comments on Flash Mob at Home Depot http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de While the whole "flash mob" thing may be a bit played, it's obviously still wicked fun, and here's an organized group in NYC who are doing it right. 225 members of "Improv Everywhere" got together to walk in slow motion through Home Depot for five minutes, shop normally for five minutes, and then freeze wherever they were for five minutes. The result freaked out EVERYBODY in the store, and makes for really interesting (and kinda artsy) viewing. Tip o' the hat to Wired Blog!... Copyright 2007 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:36:23 -0800 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:22:31 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Soupytwist I LOVE IT!

]]> Soupytwist http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451378 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451378 Life Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:43:30 -0800 Comment by Laurie Awesome!

]]> Laurie http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451394 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451394 Life Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:01:51 -0800 Comment by seattle98104 neeeded more bodies. it would have been impressive if they were in the majority.

]]> seattle98104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451397 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451397 Life Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:07:52 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Strange, in the Phillipines, according to an article I read today, they have flash mobs of thousands of people who do political actions.

I guess that means it's "over".

Or not.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451409 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451409 Life Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:18:29 -0800 Comment by stefan Improv Everywhere's events are not flash mobs. They even say so on their FAQ:

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Aren't these flash mobs?
No. Improv Everywhere was created about 2 years before the "flash mob" fad. While some of our missions may have certain similarities to a flash mob (large numbers of people appearing in a public place and then disappearing suddenly), we really don't have anything to do with flash mobbing.

Is the piece beautiful, and wonderful, and do I think it makes the world a better place? Yes. Did I love their Best Buy blue-shirt culture jam? Yes. But these aren't flash mobs. A minor semantic point.

]]> stefan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451431 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451431 Life Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:36:01 -0800 Comment by Davida Someone should post the video of Improv Everywhere's MP3 experiment. It's so amazing.

]]> Davida http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451472 Life Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:35:42 -0800 Comment by Gomez I love this stuff, but I fear that this group's gonna get WTC'd by the cops someday.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451597 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c451597 Life Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:49:52 -0800 Comment by Monkey That is one of the best thing I've seen in weeks!

]]> Monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c452401 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c452401 Life Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:16:33 -0800 Comment by erosive-esophagitis <a href=http://erosive-esophagitis.net>erosive esophagitis</a> all about

]]> erosive-esophagitis http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c455501 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/flash_mob_at_home_de#c455501 Life Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:22:31 -0800