subject: Wireless Internet Brings Improv Comedy to Atlanta and Las Vegas [print this page] Wireless Internet Brings Improv Comedy to Atlanta and Las Vegas
Just a few years ago, a group called Improv Everywhere, that was based out of New York City, started an internet phenomenon. The group organized several improvised situations in public areas, filmed their improvisations, and then put those videos on the internet. Several of their videos quickly went viral as people began sending their videos to friends and family with the help of wireless internet access. No one really expected this group to become so famous, but it was one of the early examples of how powerful the internet is and how well it can connect people from all over the world. Since the success of Improv Everywhere took off, it has inspired several groups across the country to form their own troupes. Scene City in Las Vegas, and the Gobi Lumberjacks in Atlanta are just two of the many groups who formed out of inspiration from the original Improv Everywhere troupe.
The growth of improv comedy troupes that improvise in public (unbeknownst to other people) is due in large part to the increasing spread of wireless internet access. Not only can people all over the country watch videos online and be inspired by others, they can also collaborate with one another and post their own work online. These comedy troupes in Las Vegas and Atlanta have been using social networking tools online to help share their comedy and work with one another and with the larger online community. Everyone is well aware of how successful Facebook has been and what a large impact it has had on the world, but many people fail to realize that there are thousands of other social networking websites online. One of the other most important social networking websites in Ning because it enables people to create their own social network.
Comedians from all over the country have come together using Ning to create a social network called the Urban Prankster Network. The purpose of the group is to bring people together so they can meet with one another and go out into their own communities to create some improv in public. Thanks to wireless internet, these groups can easily contact one another with Ning, and then members can get instant notifcations on their smartphones or via email. These notifications alert the improv troupe members about different missions that a specific improv troupe is going to go on and then invite people to join in the fun if they wish to. Wireless internet use is so widespread that there are more than 1,400 groups all over the world who have formed social networks on Ning because they were inspired by the original Improv Everywhere group.
The amazingly large number of people who have gotten involved in the Urban Prankster Network online just goes to show how powerful the internet is, and what a great tool it is for bringing people together from all over the world. No matter what your interest is, you can use wireless internet and social networking tools to cultivate other peoples interest as well, and you can use it to help bring people together to share in commonalities from all over the world.
