Comments on: Corporatization of fun http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/31/flashmob-group-taken-over/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fagstein » There’s no such thing as a flash mob http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/31/flashmob-group-taken-over/comment-page-1/#comment-69836 Fagstein » There’s no such thing as a flash mob Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:18:12 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3947#comment-69836 [...] bugs me most is that this was organized through a “flash mob” Facebook group which was taken over by a marketing company without its members’ permission. I suppose it’s not the end of the world. People can [...] [...] bugs me most is that this was organized through a “flash mob” Facebook group which was taken over by a marketing company without its members’ permission. I suppose it’s not the end of the world. People can [...]

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/31/flashmob-group-taken-over/comment-page-1/#comment-60982 Fagstein Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:29:01 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3947#comment-60982 What if everyone did their marketing this way, though? What if every spontaneous instance of public fun suddenly became suspected as a marketing ploy? What if these things happened every day in every food court or public square? Maybe that would be fun. Or maybe that would get annoying very quickly. What if everyone did their marketing this way, though? What if every spontaneous instance of public fun suddenly became suspected as a marketing ploy? What if these things happened every day in every food court or public square?

Maybe that would be fun. Or maybe that would get annoying very quickly.

]]> By: J. http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/31/flashmob-group-taken-over/comment-page-1/#comment-60980 J. Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:59:09 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3947#comment-60980 Maybe you should take this (long overdue) cue to get out of this 'mass-performance art' business? What was fun in 2000 is just street team now. Maybe you should take this (long overdue) cue to get out of this 'mass-performance art' business? What was fun in 2000 is just street team now.

]]> By: Jack Ruttan http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/31/flashmob-group-taken-over/comment-page-1/#comment-60962 Jack Ruttan Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:43:26 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3947#comment-60962 I think it's all right if they're very forward about it. That gives people a chance to be ironic, self-aware, and also accept free samples, etc. I mean, without a healthy sense of irony and a love of cheesy percs, how could one be, for example, a freelance journalist for a free entertainment weekly?? (and I'm not even going to talk about certain dailies!) Seriously, I thought the "live, real-time" ad where professional dancers suddenly do a "number" in a London, England rail station was good. Then there are the various art happenings and expensive stunts where impoverished graf artists are suddenly given whacks of cash. You can call it "selling out," but in the long run, does it affect them? I think it's all right if they're very forward about it. That gives people a chance to be ironic, self-aware, and also accept free samples, etc.

I mean, without a healthy sense of irony and a love of cheesy percs, how could one be, for example, a freelance journalist for a free entertainment weekly?? (and I'm not even going to talk about certain dailies!)

Seriously, I thought the "live, real-time" ad where professional dancers suddenly do a "number" in a London, England rail station was good. Then there are the various art happenings and expensive stunts where impoverished graf artists are suddenly given whacks of cash. You can call it "selling out," but in the long run, does it affect them?

]]> By: Philippe-A. http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/01/31/flashmob-group-taken-over/comment-page-1/#comment-60942 Philippe-A. Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:50:04 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=3947#comment-60942 Seriously, you have to go read that harper's article I pointed to, a few weeks ago. The one by the inventor of the flashmob phenomenon. There's this part where he talks to some Ford marketing dude who's organizing this "flash mob" to promote the new Fusion. Sounds so familiar. Maybe you can access it through work? http://harpers.org/archive/2006/03/0080963 Seriously, you have to go read that harper's article I pointed to, a few weeks ago. The one by the inventor of the flashmob phenomenon. There's this part where he talks to some Ford marketing dude who's organizing this "flash mob" to promote the new Fusion. Sounds so familiar.

Maybe you can access it through work?

http://harpers.org/archive/2006/03/0080963

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