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14 May 2005, 10:18 PM
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FFS enough!
Theres now 3 differant Sweety adverts, 2 Crazy Frogs ones and now theres the phone games they offer. Even terrestrial tv have started screening them.
It really is sick.
Theres now 3 differant Sweety adverts, 2 Crazy Frogs ones and now theres the phone games they offer. Even terrestrial tv have started screening them.
It really is sick.
14 May 2005, 10:26 PM
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I couldnt agree more !! theyre so ******* annoying 
theres a nessie the dragon one too. they just keep repeating them again + again. Used to be only MTV that showed em, but all channels show them now.
I never realised what a big business it all is now though !!
theres a nessie the dragon one too. they just keep repeating them again + again. Used to be only MTV that showed em, but all channels show them now. I never realised what a big business it all is now though !!
, they're all so annoying
14 May 2005, 10:55 PM
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The guy that started it all made more than £1 million in 6 months. So many stupid people willing to pay for rubbish.
All you need to do is buy a little piece of software and you can do it all for yourself........
I'd not be bothered if they were any good, but they are not. I just do not get them. Who the h*ll would want one of those as a ringtone. *boggles*.
Anyway, nuff of ranting, time for more beer.
All you need to do is buy a little piece of software and you can do it all for yourself........
I'd not be bothered if they were any good, but they are not. I just do not get them. Who the h*ll would want one of those as a ringtone. *boggles*.
Anyway, nuff of ranting, time for more beer.
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14 May 2005, 11:20 PM
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as much as you can hate it, its become memorable to everyone - which is in turn good advertising in terms of getting thru to everyone. Just gotta make something less crap.
what ***** me off is it started with the frog, which i thought would die out, but they only keep it going and turn it into a music single coming out next week
what ***** me off is it started with the frog, which i thought would die out, but they only keep it going and turn it into a music single coming out next week
14 May 2005, 11:23 PM
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The guy who actually created the frog as far as I am led to believe by my mate was actually a norwegian student who went to my local University. He was studying some form of computer animation and the frog was his project. My mate claims that he saw the original animation before it was released to the big bad world when he started his course!
14 May 2005, 11:32 PM
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Ive heard he's norweigan too, i saw something about this on tv, it was never anticipated that it would go this far.
I think it comes down to being mainly teens that buy the tones, causing massive business for all the companies. cant see them going away anytime soon either
I think it comes down to being mainly teens that buy the tones, causing massive business for all the companies. cant see them going away anytime soon either
14 May 2005, 11:40 PM
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Hit the jackpot here! 
*ringtone thingy BUT contains swear words so don't click if you are easily offended*
*ringtone thingy BUT contains swear words so don't click if you are easily offended*
14 May 2005, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by BEW
Hit the jackpot here!
*ringtone thingy BUT contains swear words so don't click if you are easily offended*
*ringtone thingy BUT contains swear words so don't click if you are easily offended*
re: the frog, i heard that sample years and years ago on a f1 webpage
where did the whole "frog" thing come into it>?
14 May 2005, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
**** i was just going to post that
re: the frog, i heard that sample years and years ago on a f1 webpage
where did the whole "frog" thing come into it>?
re: the frog, i heard that sample years and years ago on a f1 webpage
where did the whole "frog" thing come into it>?
erm..as my last post says...norwegian student meets computer classes and the rest is history!
15 May 2005, 09:01 AM
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I dont understand the economics of it really, how much does all that advertising cost, surely there cant be that many people that want their phone to play that, its on every advert break, must be cheap to advertise on Sky.
Out of all of them I find the Dragon the most risible, especially when it moonwalks.
Out of all of them I find the Dragon the most risible, especially when it moonwalks.
I would have usually said whats wrong with that?
15 May 2005, 09:34 AM
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The key to the success of this business is the fact that it's a subscription service that's not advertised as such and it's not easy to unsubscribe from, although saying that the adverts on so much now that everyone should have read the 'unsubscribe' message.
Thousands of kids spending £3.00 a week on a silly ringtone that's cheap and easy to deliver is good business.
Thousands of kids spending £3.00 a week on a silly ringtone that's cheap and easy to deliver is good business.
15 May 2005, 12:42 PM
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The key to the success of this business is the fact that it's a subscription service that's not advertised as such and it's not easy to unsubscribe from, although saying that the adverts on so much now that everyone should have read the 'unsubscribe' message.
Thousands of kids spending £3.00 a week on a silly ringtone that's cheap and easy to deliver is good business.
Thousands of kids spending £3.00 a week on a silly ringtone that's cheap and easy to deliver is good business.
Hmmmm....I have a plan....complain to offcom that the T&C's of the service are not clearly laid out in the advert and the fact it is a subcription isn't clearly shown or in large enough print to read on a 14" TV (portable
)Should pull the plug for a few weeks if enough people complain
15 May 2005, 12:56 PM
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Ive had the tv on for about a couple of hours tops whilst on the laptop, and noticed an advert for the cnunting ******* frog sh1tbag every break. the last ad break a minute ago had 2 of the sodding things
ARGGGH **** ITS ON RIGHT NOW. it really makes me want to kill myself
ARGGGH **** ITS ON RIGHT NOW. it really makes me want to kill myself