Summary of Chapter 36

In chapter 36, Smart Mobs by Howard Rheingold, he looked at the phenomenon of "smart mobs" and technology. In 2000, Rheingold, while in Tokyo, noticed that everyone was using their cell phone. However they were not talking with it, they were looking at it. Texting has become rapidly the way of communicating. Rheingold described this group using the word, "smart mobs". "Smart Mob" is a group of people who orgamize themselves for social and political purposes through their common use of cell phones and text messaging. Rheingold believes that even though we are not seeing the implications of this "mob" now, he believes that the future implications will be profound.