The top five Flashmobs of all time
By Asavin Wattanajantra in Editorial
Posted in flashmob, social, Facebook, internet, Social Networking on
Last Friday Liverpool Street Station was forced to close after a reported 13,000 people congregated to take part in a silent disco, organised using the social networking website Facebook.
With a crowd listening to music through headphones, they all broke into dance at 7pm in a scene imitating a T-Mobile advert that was filmed at the station last month. Police had to close the station for more than an hour due to overcrowding fears, while people partied on with antics including crowdsurfing, stripping and climbing of station furniture.
It isn’t the first time this a flashmob (when a large group of people assemble in a public place and perform an unusual action) has caused a ruckus - the social networking phenomenon has made it possible for a while now. Here are five of the best.
1 Worldwide Pillow Fight Day
This was the largest pillow fight flashmob ever, taking place on March 22 last year. Over 25 countries took part, including London, New York, Paris and even Shanghai. The rules were self explanatory - in London thousands of people brought a pillow to Leicester Square to whack each other for a good period of time. Yelling “Pillow Fight!” at the top of your voice was a necessity. “If this is your first time at Pillow Fight Club - you have to fight.”
Video of the Pillow Fight Club
2 Leeds and London Hyde Park water fight flashmob
These are up here mainly because they went very wrong. An open invitation on Facebook resulted in thousands of pounds worth of damage to the city’s prize winning public garden. According to the council it resulted in trampled plants,ripped up turf and emptied water features. In July last year one in Hyde Park, London resulted in a girl being punched in the face!
3 The Rick Astley Rickrolling flashmob
Back in April last year, hundreds of people arranged on Facebook before 6pm at Liverpool Street Station to indulge in a rendition of Rick Astley’s trademark hit “Never Gonna Give You Up”. Some had Rick Astley masks on, and continued with the internet ‘Rickrolling’ trend, where millions of users have been tricked into watching Astley’s 80’s pop video classic.
All together now: “Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you!”
4 Flashmob - The Opera
The first Flashmob opera of the Orpheus story was performed in October 2004 in Paddington Station, London, one of Britain’s busiest railway stations. It was screened live on BBC Three with the aid of a flashmob. Soloists performed around the concourse, to commuters bemusement. Another was performed in Sheffield in 2005, showing a version of Faust.
5 The Flashmob chicken dance
No explanations are necessary, - just watch this video.
Rated: 73.33% (3 votes)
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The new look website
By Asavin Wattanajantra in Editorial
Posted in participation, social, IT PRO, new on
So after a few gremlins in the system to which we all here at IT PRO sincerely apologise, the new look website is live!
Many of the changes will hopefully encourage you to participate more, which from my point of view is great as I really think that’s one of the big joys of an online publication.
So what do you think?
Rated: 60% (3 votes)
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