Smart mobs : the next social revolution /

Rheingold, Howard.

Smart mobs : the next social revolution / Howard Rheingold. - Cambridge, MA : Basic Books, [2003] - xxii, 266 p. ; 23 cm.

"Transforming cultures and communities in the age of instant access"--Cover. Originally published: Cambridge, MA : Perseus Pub., 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-249) and index.

Shibuya epiphany -- Technologies of cooperation -- Computation nations and swarm supercomputers -- The era of sentient things -- The evolution of reputation -- Wireless quilts -- Smart mobs : the power of the mobile many -- Always-on panopticon-- or cooperation amplifier?



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Technology--Social aspects.
Technology and civilization.
Communication and culture.
Internet--Social aspects.
Cell phones--Social aspects.

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