"It's his journey from this sort of heady instrument that he can't seem to get the hang of to this West African drum, the djembe, " McCarthy says.

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It has developed a convoluted interface based on a wheel-and-spoke layout that we couldn't quite get the hang of at first glance.

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And indeed with a list of status updates running down the page, a box at the top inviting you to "share what's new" and a box of profile photos to the side, it won't be difficult for new users to get the hang of the whole idea.

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