Wikipedia: "The smart mob is a concept introduced by Howard Rheingold in his book Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution. According to Rheingold, smart mobs are an indication of the evolving communication technologies that will empower the people...
"A smart mob is a group that, contrary to the usual connotations of a mob, behaves intelligently or efficiently because of its exponentially increasing network links. This network enables people to connect to information and others, allowing a form of social coordination. Parallels are made to, for instance, slime moulds."
Valids Krebs [via Twitter]: "Two metrics necessary to determine 'small world': clustering coeff & avg path length, some use third metric of 'shortcuts'."
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