The flash mob movements in London, UK
The perceptions and attitudes of participants and audience towards the urban movement in relation to the commercial use of this urban movement
Inhaltsangabe:Abstract:
Flash mobs are an urban movement in which it seems that random people meet at a random place and do something out of the ordinary to amuse people as well as to make them think, What just happened? They begin as a communication in cyberspace and end as participation in real life, and with the growing popularity of flash mobs, corporations are starting to use this urban movement for commercial purposes. This research seeks to understand the perceptions and attitudes of both participants and the audience of flash mobs and will also examine the impact that commercial use has on this movement. The research is divided into three parts.
The first part involves interviewing the audience of an actual flash mob organized by the author in London and will examine their perceptions towards the event they have just watched.
The second part involves a questionnaire sent out to the general public, including a video of a real flash mob and a video of a commercialized flash mob. This questionnaire is divided into two parts, whether the interviewee knows what a flash mob is or not.
The third part of the research involves interviewing the participants of the flash mob movement and examining their perceptions towards the commodification of the flash mobs by a corporation and the possible impacts of this commercialization on the urban movement.
The analysis shows that the majority of the interviewees can detect the commodification of the real flash mob and the agents see the possibility that the urban movement may become mainstream through the commercial use by corporations. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents:
AbstractIII
Table of ContentsIV
List of Figures1
List of Appendices2
Introduction3
1.Literature Review5
Chapter Outline5
Flash mob5
The development of a flash mob6
Word-of-mouth7
Viral Marketing9
Online Communities11
Community Marketing12
Authenticity13
2.Research Methods17
Chapter outline17
Problem Statement19
Objectives of this research19
Defining the Research Method21
Philosophies23
Data analysis27
Limitations27
Ethics27
3.Empirical Findings & Analysis28
Chapter outline28
Audience survey28
General public survey29
General Public A29
General Public B42
Agent Survey54
4.Conclusion & Recommendations81
Chapter outline81
Conclusion81
Recommendations83
Future Research83
References List84
Appendices87 Textprobe:Text Sample:
Chapter 2, Philosophies:
This part of the research onion consists of […]
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Autor
Thomas Töppel
- Verlag Diplom.de
- Seitenzahl 143
- Veröffentlichung 11.04.2014
- ISBN 9783836641036
- Verlag Diplom.de