Every single slasher/horror film that involves the protagonists breaking down on the side of the road, and having to walk to the nearest (haunted) farmhouse/campground/etc for help. Mobile phones have changed the cheesy B slasher flick genre for the worst. We don't interact with random others in our vicinity when we need help. We call professionals in. On Dec 12, 2009, at 3:39 PM, Barry Wellman wrote:
For the Mobile chapter of our Networked book, we're looking for 2 kinds of pop culture examples from before the age of Mobile Comm/Info
A "smart mob" example - i.e. one where a group of people could have solved a problem or prevented a disaster if they had only been able to coordinate a group solution -- using mobile phones or WiFi
An "if only I had known' example where there is a bad outcome that could have been avoided with just-in-time information?
Need it by Monday.
Having fun with this before/after section -- already have other types of Before Mobile examples:
North by Northwest Halloween (or is another slasher series better)? Rocky Horror Picture Show Ferris Buehler's Day Off Tony Hillerman novels (could use a more explicit detail from one here)
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