] 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.

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