1 00:00:11,635 --> 00:00:16,365 Meet Alice, she has just arrived home from a hard day at work. 2 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,534 She switches on her computing machine 3 00:00:19,569 --> 00:00:22,357 and looks to see what her friends have been up to, 4 00:00:22,392 --> 00:00:26,505 on Facebook, the electric friendship generator. 5 00:00:26,540 --> 00:00:30,317 First she checks in to see what Timmy's been up to. 6 00:00:30,352 --> 00:00:33,963 Alice and Timmy have been going steady for 6 months 7 00:00:33,998 --> 00:00:38,131 and she thinks he's a real swell guy. 8 00:00:38,166 --> 00:00:40,864 Alice hasn't spoken to Timmy since last evening 9 00:00:40,899 --> 00:00:43,537 and can't wait to see what his day was like. 10 00:00:44,185 --> 00:00:47,816 That's funny. At 2.05 this morning, 11 00:00:47,851 --> 00:00:53,958 Timmy changed his relationship status from "in a relationship" to "single". 12 00:00:55,119 --> 00:01:01,365 Even more curious, he became friends with Donna Whitehouse, at 2.07 AM 13 00:01:04,324 --> 00:01:09,068 Timmy just bungled rule #1 of Facebook relationship etiquette 14 00:01:09,103 --> 00:01:13,895 DON'T CHANGE YOUR RELATIONSHIP STATUS WITHOUT CONSULTING THE OTHER PERSON 15 00:01:13,930 --> 00:01:15,889 What a dope ! 16 00:01:15,924 --> 00:01:19,400 Alice decides there must be some sort of mistake. 17 00:01:19,435 --> 00:01:23,152 The Timmy she knows would never disregard her feelings this way. 18 00:01:23,187 --> 00:01:26,482 She sends him a note to see if it was a mistake. 19 00:01:26,517 --> 00:01:30,837 Alice waits, and waits, and waits. 20 00:01:30,872 --> 00:01:35,608 Alice is tired of waiting, so she decides to stick it to Timmy. 21 00:01:35,643 --> 00:01:40,630 She uploads and tags a few embarrassing photographs of Timmy. 22 00:01:40,665 --> 00:01:43,770 Timmy may have a hard time making new friends 23 00:01:43,805 --> 00:01:47,843 when they see that he likes to dress up in Alice's undergarnments. 24 00:01:47,878 --> 00:01:50,717 Those photographs sure are funny, 25 00:01:50,752 --> 00:01:55,358 but Alice just broke Facebook relationship etiquette rule #2 26 00:01:55,393 --> 00:01:58,501 DON'T POST EMBARRASSING PHOTOGRAPHS OF OTHER PEOPLE 27 00:01:58,536 --> 00:02:00,363 Shame on you Alice! (Sorry) 28 00:02:00,592 --> 00:02:03,937 It's okay, Alice, we all make mistakes. 29 00:02:03,972 --> 00:02:08,679 It looks like Timmy has posted some messages on Alice's wall. 30 00:02:08,714 --> 00:02:12,379 "I can't believe you posted those photos of me!" 31 00:02:12,414 --> 00:02:15,383 "Sorry for being such a square." 32 00:02:15,418 --> 00:02:18,207 "Baby, are you there?" 33 00:02:18,242 --> 00:02:21,767 "By the way, it was just a regular rash." 34 00:02:21,802 --> 00:02:27,165 TMI Timmy, you've just broken Facebook relationship etiquette rule #3 35 00:02:27,604 --> 00:02:31,391 BE DISCREET WHEN POSTING MESSAGES ON ANOTHER PERSON'S WALL 36 00:02:31,426 --> 00:02:33,958 Alice doesn't take the bait, 37 00:02:33,993 --> 00:02:38,151 she removes Timmy's posts and tries to move on with her life. 38 00:02:38,186 --> 00:02:42,761 That's interesting. Timmy has been very busy on Facebook, 39 00:02:42,796 --> 00:02:45,334 making friends with all of Alice's friends. 40 00:02:47,008 --> 00:02:51,269 Who would wanna be pals with a grody jody like Timmy? 41 00:02:51,304 --> 00:02:55,090 He has violated Facebook relationship rule #4 42 00:02:55,125 --> 00:02:57,959 DON'T STEAL OTHER PEOPLE'S FRIENDS 43 00:02:57,994 --> 00:03:03,301 Cool it Alice, no-one's going to date you if you get frown lines. 44 00:03:03,336 --> 00:03:10,116 Alice is fed up so she creates a group called "Timmy Gordon's a real wet blanket" 45 00:03:10,151 --> 00:03:12,321 According to the group's description, 46 00:03:12,356 --> 00:03:14,631 Timmy cries over spilled milk, 47 00:03:14,666 --> 00:03:18,313 Timmy buys things not made in the USA, 48 00:03:18,348 --> 00:03:20,277 Timmy wets the bed, 49 00:03:20,312 --> 00:03:23,542 and Timmy is a COMMUNIST! 50 00:03:23,577 --> 00:03:30,984 Be careful Alice, this is clearly in violation of Facebook relationship rule #5 51 00:03:31,019 --> 00:03:33,109 DON'T START HATE GROUPS 52 00:03:33,144 --> 00:03:35,906 Nothing good can come of this. 53 00:03:40,745 --> 00:03:42,637 What did I tell you Alice? 54 00:03:45,539 --> 00:03:50,351 Timmy is in the slammer and Alice is ashamed. 55 00:03:50,386 --> 00:03:52,340 All of this could have been avoided 56 00:03:52,375 --> 00:03:55,469 by following the simple rules of Facebook etiquette. 57 00:03:55,504 --> 00:03:58,312 Don't be bungle-heads like Alice and Timmy, 58 00:03:58,347 --> 00:04:00,327 have good Facebook manners 59 00:04:00,362 --> 00:04:05,690 and the electric friendship generator will be more fun for everyone.