[Air-L] pop culture references needed

[Barry Wellman]

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)

Thanks, Barry Wellman
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