Book angle
The chapter updates Rheingold's smart mobs for a world where the human and nonhuman parts of collective action are hard to separate in real time.
Why now
This is essential for understanding modern outrage cycles, virality, political mobilization, and public panic.
Chapter references
- Chapter 14 - From Smart Mobs to Algorithmic Swarms
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