Thu, 27/03/2008 - 14:15 - permalink
The flash mob at heathrow airport was organised entirely on the internet. But the really cool thing was that flash mobbers turned mobloggers, and sent photos of the protest from their camera phones to the Greenpeace moblogging site.
Have you thought about using flash mobs to raise the profile of your campaign? Why not set up a moblogging site of your own to let people cover the event?
Thu, 20/03/2008 - 18:56 - permalink
Mobile phones equipped with cameras are an amazing tool for spotlighting scenes normally hidden from public view. During the recent protest against Chinese occupation of Tibet, people with mobiles were quick to take photographs and even video footage of the demonstrations and get it out to a global audience. Their images revealed violent repression of the demonstrations by Chinese authorities.
Tue, 18/03/2008 - 12:43 - permalink
The campaign against expansion of Heathrow airport continues. I'll be going along to the opening day of Terminal 5, the biggest airport terminal ever built in the UK, to take part in a flash mob.
Flash mobs are great fun. I'll describe the last one I went to: Picture a town square full of people standing around chatting or doing some shopping.
Mon, 17/03/2008 - 12:59 - permalink
Reporters sans frontières, a group that stands up for freedom of speech on the internet, has organised web-based protest against internet repression.
Thousands of people have logged into the website, chosen their placard slogan and joined the virtual protest. This weight of numbers gives the action more authority.
This is a key point: Allowing people to participate in the protest enabled it to become a much more significant event.