快闪族flash-mob

BriefIntroductionofFlashMobFlashmobTheterm,coinedin2003,referstoalargegroupofpeoplewhousuallygatherinapublicplace,performanunusualandseeminglypointlessactforabrieftime,,andthenquicklydisappear.Itisoftenforthepurposesofentertainment,satire,andartisticexpression,andisgenerallynotappliedtoeventsandperformancesorganizedforthepurposesofpolitics(suchasprotests),commercialadvertisement,publicitystuntsthatinvolvepublicrelationfirms,orpaidprofessionals.Organizinga“flashmob”basicallyinvolvese-mailingabunchofpeopletoshowupatacertainplaceforafewmoments,thendisappear.Toprotectthesecrecyofeachevent,participantsaren’ttoldexactlywhatthemobissupposedtodountiljustbeforetheeventhappensExampleofawellknownflashmobwastheApril2006silentdiscoinLondon.AtvariousLondonUndergroundstations,peoplegatheredwiththeirportablemusicdevices,andatasettimebegandancingtotheirmusic.Itwasreportedthatmorethan4,000peopleparticipatedatLondonVictoriastationFlashmobs,likethispillowfightflashmobinDowntownToronto,aredesignedtosurprisepassers-by.flashmob快闪族指一群素昧平生的人通过网络、手机短信等事先约定活动主题、时间、地点，然后一起做出夸张举动，这种活动的过程通常短得令旁人来不及反应。快闪族是都市时尚文化中的一种，是现代人在忙碌之余和世界开的一个善意的玩笑。据称快闪族最早起源于2003年5月美国纽约的曼哈顿。当时一个名叫比尔的组织者召集了500余人，在纽约时代广场的玩具反斗城中，朝拜一条机械恐龙，5分钟后众人突然迅速离去，快闪族因此而闻名，而在行动进行之前，其参加者却不会知道此次行动的内容和人数还有地点，其组员之间是以网络联系的，各组员之间并不认识。MobbedAFoxTVshow.HostHowieMandelputsahidden-cameraspinofftheflashmobconcept.Mandelandhundredsofstrangerswillhelpspecialguestsplanextraordinarysurprisesforfriends,familymembers,lovedonesorco-workers.Theseunknowingparticipantswillbeshockedandstunnedbysurpriseperformancesthatleaduptofantasticrevealsthatincludeahusbandlearningthathiswifeispregnant,anapplicantfindingoutthatshegotthejobandamarriageproposal,amongothers.Throughoutthehour,theguestswillbeshownpreppingfortheevent-rehearsingtheirroutinesandrefiningtheirspeeches-allwhilereceivingguidancefromhostMandel.Then,onthedayofthebigevent-withthehiddencamerasrolling-thedetailedplancomestofruition.