Howard rheingold, an influential writer and thinker on social media, is the author of tools for thought. The people equipped with smart phones are able to achieve far greater things than their predecessors. Access, by howard rheingold, perseus publishing, 2002. The concept was introduced by howard rheingold in his book smart mobs. The next social revolution by howard rheingold new. The next social revolution hhoward or will they be consumers, constrained from innovation and locked into the technology and business models of the most powerful entrenched interests. Broadband on the run issues in science and technology. Rheingold offers a penetrating perspective on the new convergence. A smart mob is a group whose coordination and communication abilities have been empowered by digital communication technologies. A number of new technologies make smart mobs possible and the pieces of the puzzle are all around us now, but havent joined together yet. The next social revolution oxford academic journals.
The next social revolution by howard rheingold howard rheingold is a leading authority on the social implications of technology. One of the things i find interesting about studying humancomputer interaction hci is seeing how humans and society react to a technology as a whole. Transforming cultures and communities in theage ofinstant. People are using smart mobs rhymes with robes to become smart mobs rhymes with robs, meaning, sophisticated mobile internet access is allowing. Homesteading on the electronic frontier both published by the mit press, and smart mobs. The next social revolution is a book by howard rheingold dealing with the social, economic and political changes implicated by developing. The next social revolution is a book by howard rheingold dealing with the social, economic and political changes implicated by developing technology. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Rheingold offers a penetrating perspective on the new convergence of pop culture. The impacts of smart mob technology already appear to be both beneficial and destructive, used by some of its earliest adopters to support democracy and by others to coordinate terrorist attacks. The author highlights the many ways in which technology alters and impacts the way in which people live. A smart mob is a group that behaves intelligently or efficiently because of its exponentially increasing network links through the use of. Pacific university commonknowledge volume 3 2003 interface.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading smart mobs. How the convergence of mobile communications and computing is driving the next social revolutiontransforming the ways in which people meet, mate, work, buy, sell, govern, and create. The history and future of mindexpanding technology, the virtual community. Rheingold offers a penetrating perspective on the new convergence of pop. Smart mobs emerge when communication and computing technologies amplify human talents for cooperation. He is always onto something marvelous no one has seen before. Rheingold explores the ways n which mobile technology, specifically smart phones, have changed the ways people organize in groups and networks. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. An interview with howard rheingold, author of smart mobs.
Smart mobs are particularly known for their ability to mobilize quickly. The author rheingold aptly presents many social applications of wireless gadgetry, from the primitive textmessaging cell phones used to coordinate 1 million protesting manila. The next social revolution was both informative and frustrating. Howard rheingold transforming cultures and communities in the age of instant accesscover. Transforming cultures and communities in the age of instant access. How the convergence of mobile communications and computing is driving the next social revolution transforming the ways in which people meet, mate, work, buy, sell, govern, and create. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read smart mobs. Current political and social conflicts over how smart mob technologies will be designed and regulated pose questions about the way we will all live for decades to come. The next social revolution new ed by howard rheingold isbn. A website and weblog about topics and issues discussed in the book smart mobs. Howard rheingold described this as the emergence of smart mobs, whose basic characteristics include. The next social revolution kindle edition by rheingold, howard. Rheingold was writing in wireless community networks, webloggers, buyers and sellers on ebay are early indicators of smart mobs that will emerge in.
When howard rheingold sneaks off down an untrodden trail, everyone else follows. I asked a professor involved in hci to suggest a good read on the topic of collaborative technology. The coming wave, says rheingold, is the result of superefficient mobile communicationscellular phones, wirelesspaging, and internetaccess devicesthat will allow us to connect with anyone, anytime, anywhere. The author rheingold aptly presents many social applications of wireless gadgetry, from the primitive textmessaging cell phones used to coordinate 1 million protesting manila residents in 1986 to.