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flash mobs  

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  • Flash mobs are a relatively recent, largely urban phenomenon. They are characterized as a large group of persons congregating together in a particular public place, having been brought together through use of social networking technologies such as Facebook and MySpace, or through cell phones via network contact lists. [Source: Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America; Flash Mobs]

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