[Air-L] pop culture references needed

[live]

Every single slasher/horror film that involves the protagonists  
breaking down on the side of the road, and having to walk to the  
nearest (haunted) farmhouse/campground/etc for help.
Mobile phones have changed the cheesy B slasher flick genre for the  
worst.
We don't interact with random others in our vicinity when we need  
help. We call professionals in.


On Dec 12, 2009, at 3:39 PM, Barry Wellman wrote:

> 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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