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a large group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place typically for the purpose of social or political protest.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

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Popularized by Howard Rheingold in his 2002 book Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution

And increasingly smart navigation aids in the cockpit brought far greater precision and efficiency to route planning.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A woman in a smart uniform scribbles out tickets for a growing line of tourists eager to take a trip on the old-fashioned train.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The highest form of political courage is doing the right thing when the mob is against it.
Rubio’s Embargo Anger Plays to the Past|Michael Tomasky|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It used to be frequently said back in 2000 that Jeb was “the smart brother.”
Be the Smarter Bush Brother, Jeb: Don’t Run!|Michael Tomasky|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A lot of British pubs have been smart enough to understand this and respond.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The parliament house and library of the British provinces, at Montreal, burned by a mob.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
During the first week, not a day passed without smart skirmishes.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The moon rose on a terrified mob trudging or riding the forty miles of road between Meerut and the Mogul capital.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Two artillery subalterns who had fought their way through a mob stricken with panic for the moment, soon arrived.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Then summoning a smart young jemadar with whom he had talked a good deal during the journey, he asked him to read the chit.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy