Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The ballad before and after social networks


As a teenager celebrating his birthday in early 1990, and as it does after 20 years?


Early 90
The patota met in the range of lessons after each one to think of lovely places to celebrate the anversário Juca. It was difficult to reach consensus. In addition to hard, like any teenager, the allowance was more than rationed after the government confiscated the savings of everyone. It was necessary to choose a good, inexpensive diner and a ballad with minimal consumption.

With great sacrifice, the class made a kitty as a gift to his friend: a shirt with the birthday girl's favorite band and a cassette tape with custom selected hits. It was not easy to get as many LPs and tapes on loan, but it worked, with a little effort of the smartest fellow in microsystems and double decks, was born to tape with custom banners.

After lunch, the group met towards the nightclub. There would come a big surprise: The high school classmates were all there, waiting. Even Annie, the girl who was the birthday in order, stumbled attend. Is something going to happen?

Was a party. They all drank and danced until not stand it anymore, told stories, laughed a lot.

Okay, it did not happen fied. But Annie is not only appeared as yet exchanged a few sentences with the birthday girl ... and a win so much! And drops of eye drops, witnessed beautiful dancing the entire party.

20 years later
After exchanging a few text messages and Facebook messages during class, the crowd gathers to discuss output ballad which would be better to spend the anniversary of Peter, or rather Beowulf77 - only the family calls him by the diminutive of his Christian name . There was no consensus: each chose her ballad based on the kilos that used to attend, and by "enjoy" on Facebook. Anyway, it was decided that it would take a month on each one to see what was going on, and depending on the weather, stay or not.

Nobody bought this. Everyone saw on Twitter that the very Beowulf77 just present someone with the last iPhone, divided in 10 times. He was happy, after all, only missing a portion to repay the previous smartphone, already too outdated.

After some discussion, decided to go first in a super ballad bushel, which should be out and about, after all, he is a webcelebridade. And it was even too much: full house, warm beer and bad music. But slow to realize it, because they spent some time trying to check in at the Foursquare, since the 3G barely caught inside. One member of the class was disgusted with the level of the party:

- Damn, orkutizaram the ballad! Let's go to another.

However, before leaving, a feat made the first destination is worth: two webgostosas found popular on Twitter, have pictures next to the girls and immediately posted on all social networks, for followers to die of envy. True, also tried to find the super arroba who organized the party, but nobody knew how he was in real life. After all, your avatar was a character on Big Bang Theory.

They passed a few more bars, and many check-ins after they found one that was worth staying. Beowulf77 was relieved because it was nearly 3 am and he would have to study math test the next day.

It was a really cool night. Without dropping their smartphones, each stood on Twitter every step, every and each drink beer arroba found. Too bad it did not find the @ Vanessinhaaa_fofuxaaa, the girl who was Beowulf77 order. The mine had no Foursquare; to guess the places he frequented?

After a while, the gang decided to sit down and eat something. Beowulf77 wanted a shoulder to share their feelings about the @ Vanessinhaaa_fofuxaaa, but the class was struggling to photograph the labels of beer and put on Instagram. As the light did not favor, it took several clicks to get a proper picture. Then took to the track. Did not dance, but dozens of photos posted. Everyone wanted to pose next to the popular birthday and a bushel, to post on their profiles. Almost gave Beowulf77 cramp in the photo so much to smile.

Exhausted, was little more than 6 in the morning when the friend who had a car took the crew off. Triumphant, he made a great revelation: his birthday gift. Beowulf77 eyes widened in surprise and asked what it was.