Search / 118 posts tagged "fail whale"

Reliability Update Twitter has been making great progress in terms of uptime and reliability. Fail Whale sightings are far less frequent these days thanks to our efforts but we still have a long journey ahead. Last month we saw 99.88% uptime and so far this month we are at 99.96%.

Reliability Update Twitter has been making great progress in terms of uptime and reliability. Fail Whale sightings are far less frequent these days thanks to our efforts but we still have a long journey ahead. Last month we saw 99.88% uptime and so far this month we are at 99.96%.

Twitter: Voluntary Panopticon-as-Leisure September 3rd, 2008 by chess Twitter: Voluntary Panopticon-as-Leisure Shira Chess It all started with that damn Myron Oygold. For reasons that I still don’t understand, Mr. Oygold initiated a project that forced several of us to get a Twitter account.

Photo: Steve Garfield.comI was expecting EQAL the creators of Lonely Girl 15 to create a show that would bring Interactive TV to the masses but it looks like it was Hurricane Gustav that made Interactive TV happen on a large scale last night with CNN's Rick Sanchez and Twitter.

Be Amazed August 29, 2008 11:57 PM Posted by Mitch Joel Every time you try an application or even get online be amazed that it works at all. Think back to how the Internet actually started and you might laugh at the fact that you accessed it from the phone line in your home or office.

Tech tattoo champion Critter never knows when to stop, and what better for a guy who has the logos for Twhirl, Seesmic, Adobe AIR and Cold Fusion then to add to the mix with a Twitter Fail Whale Tattoo. Via Geeked.info, the video of the tattoo being inked below:

Sent in by a tipster: A leg bedecked with a tattoo of Twitter's "fail whale," the cetacean mascot deployed when the short-updates site takes on water. Can you think of a better caption? Leave your suggestion in the comments. The best one will become the new headline.

  … The Fail Whale?  This HAS to be the icon of 2008 In fact I just wanted to make sure I had a Fail Whale on my blog as Twitter’s service seems to be improving. Saying that, Plurk’s timeline can be used a fantastic conversational tool…   

It looks like a Fail Whale! Pete Wentz falls down, goes boom (Jezebel) Playdate for Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams (Celebs and Bubs) Jennifer Garner goes to the doctor (Celebrity Baby Blog) Pregnant Pink Power Ranger (Knocked Up Celebs) Beckinsale Backinla (Gossip Girls) More pregnant

I have previously written about (and screengrabbed) the Fail Whale, Technorati monster and other error messages - but today Reddit took it to a whole new level! Reddit error message from this morning (click for larger image) The page served during a Reddit service outage suggested a range of other