FriendFeed, Syphilis And The Perfection Of Online Mobs

Published June 28, 2009, 10:30 am, TechCrunch

People have always been inclined to join mobs - most people have at least one story to tell about a time that they got swept up in or had to face a crowd demanding justice for one thing or another (both of my experiences were in college). The Internet has proven to be a frighteningly efficient tool to create virtual mobs. But we note two trends that suggest a bleak future: the increase in ...

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