Twitter down?
Is it just me, or twitter seems down/unresponsive
We can now almost legitimately say "The Internet is down!" when AWS goes tits up. People can't get news from their favorite boy bands when mysql hoses twitter (for the 7,000th time).
I forgot my point. Anyway, go read http://craphound.com/overclocked/Cory_Doctorow_-_Overclocked...
Yeah, what we really need is the same people who run the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Post Office to take it away from the filthy profit-seekers who created it.
THAT will improve uptime AND innovation.
Seriously though, think how dependent a lot of people are on Twitter. I'm not just talking about us nerds who like tweeting links about CSS hacks, or the people who like to take photos of their food.
Here in the UK train companies use it to put out information on service status. News networks use it as their primary means of connecting with the audience. Hell, I have several friends who seem to conduct their entire relationship via Twitter. It's also become the go-to method of communication for people who want to get a message to companies.
Whether or not this is overkill, that's for individuals to decide. But I'm 100% sure that Twitter has outgrown itself.
Twitter is currently down for <%= reason %>.
We expect to be back in <%= deadline %>. For more information, check out Twitter Status. Thanks for your patience!
Has someone tried building a 140-char RSS network?