Sunday, October 07, 2007
SMART MOBS AT OLDWESTBURY
After reading book SMART MOBS there is much to be considered here at old westbury. The book smart mobs is basically talking about the use of cell phones through texting and computers as a means to communicate and organize protests, events, etc. I think that something like this would be useful at old westbury. A lot of people feel as though administration keeps to tight of a lock on whats going on on the campus. students are not given a voice and decisions are made using our money without any input from the students. social networking through smart mobs could be a way to combat this problem. Imagine if administration was having some sort of meeting that students were not told about AND OUT OF KNOW WHERE ABOUT 100 STUDENTS JUST SHOWED UP!!.We have a right to be at a lot of those meetings, but we are no told about them.On page 160 of smart mobs Rheingold quotes Prof Vicente Rafael of the university of California as saying,
" The power of the crowd thus comes across in its capacity to overwhelm the physical constraints of urban planning in the same way that it tends to blurr social distinctions by provoking a sense of estrangement. Its authority rests on its ability to promote restlessness and movement, thereby undermining the pressure from state technocrats, church authorities, and corporate interests to regulate and contain such movements"
If this is true than Old Westbury students could use this form of social networking and communication to bring about some changes on campus. If done the right way we could be a force to be reckoned with. JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER ONCE THE TOWERS GO UP.
" The power of the crowd thus comes across in its capacity to overwhelm the physical constraints of urban planning in the same way that it tends to blurr social distinctions by provoking a sense of estrangement. Its authority rests on its ability to promote restlessness and movement, thereby undermining the pressure from state technocrats, church authorities, and corporate interests to regulate and contain such movements"
If this is true than Old Westbury students could use this form of social networking and communication to bring about some changes on campus. If done the right way we could be a force to be reckoned with. JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER ONCE THE TOWERS GO UP.
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A good post. You certainly have picked up the spirit of the smart mob revolution according to Howard Rheingold.
It will be interesting to see if Old Westbury students jump on this as a way to organize politically, or whether it will just be a great way to gather your friends for a last minute party.
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It will be interesting to see if Old Westbury students jump on this as a way to organize politically, or whether it will just be a great way to gather your friends for a last minute party.
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