Comments on: Another Day, Another Twitter Outage http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/ Opinionated Web 2.0 News and Commentary Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bethany K Ford http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/comment-page-1/#comment-51814 Bethany K Ford Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:40:47 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/#comment-51814 nice article! nice site. you're in my rss feed now ;-)<br>keep it up nice article! nice site. you're in my rss feed now ;-)
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]]> By: tech news blog » Linkpost | 1.31.2008 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/comment-page-1/#comment-48422 tech news blog » Linkpost | 1.31.2008 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:51:01 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/#comment-48422 [...] • Taking Twitter Seriously — Yes, it can be used for serious communications. Except when it’s down. [...] [...] • Taking Twitter Seriously — Yes, it can be used for serious communications. Except when it’s down. [...]

]]> By: Can Twitter Be Taken Seriously If I Never Visit Twitter.com? | RyanSpoon.com http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/comment-page-1/#comment-48421 Can Twitter Be Taken Seriously If I Never Visit Twitter.com? | RyanSpoon.com Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:22:01 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/#comment-48421 [...] Other relevant reading: Twitter’s downtime covered, Twitter Forces my Hand and Another Outage [...] [...] Other relevant reading: Twitter’s downtime covered, Twitter Forces my Hand and Another Outage [...]

]]> By: Alan Wilensky http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/comment-page-1/#comment-48420 Alan Wilensky Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:45:47 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/#comment-48420 It is interesting to note that the excellent Brad Fitzpatrick of Danga.com has an excellent set of presentations on how certain applications will never scale well if the database back-end is poorly designed, improperly load balanced, etc. And I'll go further on his topic of write saturation: this is probably what is plaguing twitter. You can throw all the hardware you want at an improperly designed system and you will only get marginal improvements if the DB is write saturating. It is interesting to note that the excellent Brad Fitzpatrick of Danga.com has an excellent set of presentations on how certain applications will never scale well if the database back-end is poorly designed, improperly load balanced, etc.

And I’ll go further on his topic of write saturation: this is probably what is plaguing twitter. You can throw all the hardware you want at an improperly designed system and you will only get marginal improvements if the DB is write saturating.

]]> By: Erik http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/comment-page-1/#comment-48418 Erik Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:10:10 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/#comment-48418 The larger problem is these breakdowns are taking place without any significant mainstream market penetration. If a macworld keynote can bring down twitter imagine what American Idol would do to it. The larger problem is these breakdowns are taking place without any significant mainstream market penetration. If a macworld keynote can bring down twitter imagine what American Idol would do to it.

]]> By: Twitter as news delivery system - - mathewingram.com/media http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/comment-page-1/#comment-48417 Twitter as news delivery system - - mathewingram.com/media Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:05:45 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/#comment-48417 [...] telling me everything they’re doing (yes, I’m talking about you, Scoble) and there are performance issues, but Patrick and Josh both have a [...] [...] telling me everything they’re doing (yes, I’m talking about you, Scoble) and there are performance issues, but Patrick and Josh both have a [...]

]]> By: Twitter as news delivery system - - mathewingram.com/work http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/comment-page-1/#comment-48416 Twitter as news delivery system - - mathewingram.com/work Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:04:49 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/#comment-48416 [...] telling me everything they’re doing (yes, I’m talking about you, Scoble) and there are performance issues, but Patrick and Josh both have a [...] [...] telling me everything they’re doing (yes, I’m talking about you, Scoble) and there are performance issues, but Patrick and Josh both have a [...]

]]> By: Rick Mahn http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/comment-page-1/#comment-48415 Rick Mahn Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:58:40 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/#comment-48415 While I'm not jumping on the "dump Twitter" bandwagon (even if there was one), I'm as frustrated as you are. Ev, Biz & Co. are at that magical point - put up or shut up. If they can't build a stable, reliable tool - why would people stick around. Like many, I've still got accounts on Jaiku, Pownce, Hictu, etc... from when I was investigating them months ago. I can easily move to another service if the time comes. I just don't want it to. Regards, Rick While I’m not jumping on the “dump Twitter” bandwagon (even if there was one), I’m as frustrated as you are.

Ev, Biz & Co. are at that magical point – put up or shut up. If they can’t build a stable, reliable tool – why would people stick around.

Like many, I’ve still got accounts on Jaiku, Pownce, Hictu, etc… from when I was investigating them months ago. I can easily move to another service if the time comes. I just don’t want it to.

Regards,
Rick

]]> By: Frederic http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/comment-page-1/#comment-48414 Frederic Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:25:45 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/#comment-48414 I agree it takes some time before people are fed up with something, but once they are, there is no stopping them from leaving. I am not leaving Twitter until I see my friends leaving. Once they do, though, there is no looking back. I agree it takes some time before people are fed up with something, but once they are, there is no stopping them from leaving.

I am not leaving Twitter until I see my friends leaving. Once they do, though, there is no looking back.

]]> By: rizzn http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/comment-page-1/#comment-48413 rizzn Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:21:45 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/01/30/another-day-another-twitter-outage/#comment-48413 I wouldn't say that loyalties are fickle, necessarily. It took a bit of abuse from Twitter to make me start my shift, and twitter could feasibly win me back (I haven't left, as of present). That isn't meant to diminish the seriousness of the issue Twitter faces. It's shape up or ship out time for them. I wouldn’t say that loyalties are fickle, necessarily. It took a bit of abuse from Twitter to make me start my shift, and twitter could feasibly win me back (I haven’t left, as of present).

That isn’t meant to diminish the seriousness of the issue Twitter faces. It’s shape up or ship out time for them.

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