Flash mob (disambiguation)

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A flash mob is where a group of people rapidly gather and perform an unusual and pointless act and then quickly disperse.

Flash mob form of assembling humans

A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression. Flash mobs are organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails.

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Flash mob may also refer to:

Social activity

Pillow fight flash mob

A pillow fight flash mob is a social phenomenon of flash mobbing and shares many characteristics of a culture jam.

A flash rob, also known as a multiple offender crime or flash mob robbery, is an organized form of theft in which a group of participants enter a retail shop or convenience store en masse and steal goods and other items. Typically, store workers and employees in these cases quickly become overwhelmed by the large number of participants and thus, are unable to stop the theft.

Music

<i>Flash Mob</i> (album) 2014 studio album by Anton Schwartz

Flash Mob is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist and composer Anton Schwartz on his own Antonjazz label, released in 2014. It received limited press including a feature article in the San Francisco Chronicle an artist profile in DownBeat magazine and a feature story on NPR's Morning Edition as well as positive reviews and a long run on the Jazz Radio Top 10.

<i>Flashmob</i> (album) 2009 studio album by Vitalic

Flashmob is the second studio album by French Electronic music artist Vitalic. The album was released on 25 September 2009 through PIAS Recordings. In 2012 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.

Alessandro – now known as Flashmob is an Italian DJ/Producer signed by Defected Records, Get Physical Music and Toolroom Records.

Technology

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