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smart mob

noun

Etymology

Coined by American journalist Howard Rheingold in his 2002 book Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution (see quotation below).

Definitions

  1. A group whose members do not know each other but are able to coordinate their actions…

    A group whose members do not know each other but are able to coordinate their actions through digital communication.

    • This impulse for participation has upended the economy and is steadily turning the sphere of social networking – smart mobs, hive minds, and collaborative action – into the main event.

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