The Frogs have a Shindig

Slightly different one this time. Lots of fun to make, but yet another kick in the shins as YouTube reject the upload, again. Was to be expected I guess, but never mind. Good ol' Facebook. They also have their own page now:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Frogs/88809044341?ref=ts

Kokairu doesn't get it, but didn't need to go to a completely different website to tell you that

So I joined Twitter a few days ago, and I’m almost ashamed to admit to it. Just the word makes me cringe for some reason. Given how elitist its users seemed to be, I was expecting something a little more sophisticated. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate and admire its usability, but having added some friends and some celebrities (the latter was what attracted it to me in the first place), I think the reason it seems to have such an elitist status is because it deludes its users into thinking they actually have anything important and/or interesting to say. Not a massive fan of Jono Ross, but added him, thinking there might be the odd funny thing to read here and there. Here are his latest updates:

"Morning all. Remarkably beautiful day down south. I wake to birdsong and the sound of myself sneezing ! Have a lovely day if you can."

"Morning ! beautiful day though I've finally succumbed to hay fever. My sympaties to fellow sufferers ! Pass the zirtek."

"Morning everyone. Am of to school with the kids then home for Japanese lesson. Have been lazy and not studied. Ah well, too sunny for stress."

I mean, who the fuck cares? This stuff’s too mundane even for Heat magazine. And I wonder if anyone DOES care about what other people write on this pointless site; are its users on there simply to write about themselves, before indulging in a certain fondness for the scent of their own gas expulsions?

I shall summarise this bullshit in an equation:

Twitter: T

Facebook status updates: F

Social pressures not to update your status TOO often (you’ve got a life, innit): S

Acceptability to update your status as much as you like (because you’re updating your status ‘on the go’ … you’re a REALLY busy and important individual, after all, who is blessing other users with a cheap and cheerful update on your deceptively meaningful lifestyle while you have 5 measly seconds to spare): A

Viruses, hackers, bots, idiots etc, which will become more predominant on T in good time, as its popularity grows, as seen on MySpace and Facebook before it: V

T=F - S - V + A