Are You Getting the Twitter Fail Whale more often?

khorrell · 04-13-2009, 07:23 AM

I'm curious...it seems like it happens all the time to me, but just in the last week or so.

hermione · 04-13-2009, 07:28 AM

I've mostly been on Twhirl because Twitter on my Firefox is super slow for some weird reason, so I haven't seen the fail whale. Twhirl can be a little slow someitmes, though.

Pinyo · 04-13-2009, 08:06 AM

Yes, I do see more failures lately. They are going through growing pain.

financialnut · 04-13-2009, 08:15 AM

Simply put- YES.

starshard0 · 04-13-2009, 11:44 AM

What's a fail whale?

amyschiff · 04-13-2009, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starshard0

What's a fail whale?

It's the page that twitter redirects you to when it's over capacity.

And yes, I've noticed it more frequently as of late.

the weakonomist · 04-13-2009, 04:44 PM

I love the fail whale. He's so cute! But yes the fail whale has been up more lately. There was a problem with scaleability about 14 months ago and people thought Twitter users would jump ship. I'd hate to see them go through that again since they claimed to have re-engineered the code to scale.

hermione · 04-13-2009, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the weakonomist

I love the fail whale. He's so cute!

I think so too. They must've made it cute to ameliorate the fail experience, so instead of going "!&@#^%* Twitter!" you think "How cute!"

hermione · 04-13-2009, 10:01 PM

I just tried to login to Twitter on my other computer and got this:

How cute is this? It totally keeps me from getting annoyed or frustrated.

Gootsy · 04-28-2009, 01:31 PM

I've never used twitter. Can someone tell me what all the fuss is about?

04-13-2009, 07:23 AM	#1
khorrell Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: near Washington DC Posts: 608 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Reputation: (84)	Are You Getting the Twitter Fail Whale more often? I'm curious...it seems like it happens all the time to me, but just in the last week or so. __________________ The Paycheck Chronicles "helping military families make the most of their paychecks"

04-13-2009, 07:28 AM	#2
hermione Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 761 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Reputation: (300)	I've mostly been on Twhirl because Twitter on my Firefox is super slow for some weird reason, so I haven't seen the fail whale. Twhirl can be a little slow someitmes, though. __________________ My business: Franga Designs ~ My blog: Pecuniarities ~ My CafePress Shop: Mozartini ~ Follow me on Twitter!

04-13-2009, 08:15 AM	#4
financialnut Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Provo, Utah Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	Simply put- YES. __________________ Trevor Shipp: Author \| Webmaster @ Financial Nut Tips On Budgeting \| Twitter: @trevor_shipp

04-13-2009, 11:44 AM	#5
starshard0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 608 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Reputation: (12)	What's a fail whale? __________________ Why should you read my blog? Because I'm awesome, that's why. من جون جالت؟

04-13-2009, 04:44 PM	#7
the weakonomist Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southeast Posts: 64 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	I love the fail whale. He's so cute! But yes the fail whale has been up more lately. There was a problem with scaleability about 14 months ago and people thought Twitter users would jump ship. I'd hate to see them go through that again since they claimed to have re-engineered the code to scale. __________________ Weakonomics.com Twitter.com/the_weakonomist

04-13-2009, 08:06 AM	#3
Pinyo Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	Yes, I do see more failures lately. They are going through growing pain.

04-13-2009, 10:01 PM	#9
hermione Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 761 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Reputation: (300)	I just tried to login to Twitter on my other computer and got this: How cute is this? It totally keeps me from getting annoyed or frustrated. __________________ My business: Franga Designs ~ My blog: Pecuniarities ~ My CafePress Shop: Mozartini ~ Follow me on Twitter!

04-28-2009, 01:31 PM	#10
Gootsy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 281 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (24)	I've never used twitter. Can someone tell me what all the fuss is about?

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