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We've gone from flash mobs to Facebook pillowfights in Grand Rapids, Michigan and I have to say I think it is pretty neat. I wish I would have known about it and I might have dared to bring my kids with me. With all the worry over the economy and everything else, it is good to see a *positive* news story about something local.

You can read more about it here.

Update: There is now a video of the pillow fight on YouTube - also, very Web 2.0-y. Looks like a lot of fun!

A small snippet in case the article goes offline:

Grand Rapids, MI (WZZM)-- More than a thousand pillow toting Facebook enthusiasts descended on Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids Sunday for what may be one of the largest pillow fights ever.

"It just started with me inviting about 100 people to the event on Facebook. It was originally just for a few friends and then it just exploded," said Rob Bliss who organized the event.

Participants squared off in teams based on the color of their shirts. And then the drama started to build.

The clocked ticked down as the theme song from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly western blared from speakers.

If nothing else this pillow fight battle proved how powerful Facebook and other social websites can be at unifying people under a coming cause.

This is a pretty neat case study, and I have to admit it is a pretty slick Sharepoint site that I like talking about when people wonder about Sharepoint and what it can do for productivity.

Disclaimer/disclosure: If you've checked my LinkedIn profile, it is pretty obvious that I work for CDW/Berbee so this post is slightly biased.

You can check out the case study here.