flashmob posts
by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
Sep 27th, 2012 at 8:00PM:
Recently the Korean pop music hit video for "Gangnam Style" has hit a world record for the most "likes" on YouTube, beating out even Justin Bieber, and has spawned countless parodies, wannabes, and flash mobs. Today's Photo of the Day is a slightly more subdued Korea, taken by Flickr user AdamJamesWilson in South Korea's Daejeon, about an hour by high-speed train from Seoul (and Gangnam, of ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Nov 10th, 2011 at 5:30PM: On Wednesday, more than 90 costumed Super Marios took over the streets of the Chicago, Illinois, Magnificent Mile. Around lunchtime, the flash mob broke out into dance in front of the John Hanock Center in an effort to promote Ninetendo's new video game, Super Mario 3D Land.
As you can see in the video, one man really enjoyed Nintendo's marketing efforts (although he had some trouble getting ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Nov 8th, 2011 at 4:00PM: When thinking of the concept of a flashmob, many people imagine a large group of people breaking out into loud song or lively dance in a public place. Sometimes, however, flashmobs can be a bit less flashy. This is the idea with MedMob, a global flash meditation movement that aims to bring positive energy all over the world. The group meets in highly visible spaces, with a goal of exposing others ...
by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Mar 14th, 2011 at 9:30AM:
Flash mobs are nothing new, Lisbon even staged a dance at the airport in 2009, but this flash mob at Beirut Airport is the first I've seen with Arab Dabke dance. Dabke is a form of line dance which is traditionally performed at weddings and social occasions, and the group here combined it with some hip hop steps. Passengers and airport staff joined in the fun for this video made for Beirut's ...
by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Dec 27th, 2009 at 6:30PM: digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Lisbon_Airport_Brings_Christmas_Joy_Flashmob_Style_Video'; Christmas time at the airport is usually a time of doom, gloom, pushing and waiting in line. Portuguese airline TAP and the Portuguese Airport Authority decided to spice things up at Lisbon airport with a massive dance and music show. Bonus points for spotting the dancing Santa.
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by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Feb 9th, 2009 at 4:30PM: Flashmobbing is not new - in fact, the last time a massive flashmob took place at a railway station, it became one of the most popular posts we've ever covered here on Gadling. This newest flashmob took place in London several days ago, and all started when a Facebook member saw a TV commercial for T-Mobile. Inspired by the dance routines in that commercial, he invited a couple of friends to ...