crankymessiah wrote:
] ] Rummaging through the recycle bin of Net obsessions
] ]
] ] Good news: Net fashionistas have already declared the
] ] "flash mob" %u2014 in which participants follow
] ] instructions given by e-mail and mobile phone to gather,
] ] annoy passersby, and disperse %u2014 passé. Like a
] ] vapid-but-catchy summer anthem (here's looking at you,
] ] Nelly), a sartorial whim that everyone follows and then
] ] rapidly drops (hello, mood ring!), or the desperately
] ] annoying catchprase on everyone's lips (whassuuuuup
] ] indeed), various cybercultural oddities (a.k.a. memes)
] ] over the years have made a fleeting impact on Net
] ] culture, and sometimes beyond it.

well, at least we did one, right? story for the grandkids...