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#The Day Twitter Exploded
Twitter ^ | Me

Posted on 05/10/2010 10:25:42 AM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom

Fellow FReeps who are Tweeps...Twitter is in tatters right now.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: gone; noes; oh; tweets
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Anyone else think its just a little suspicious, that the Monday after our Dear Leader, during a commencement speech, calls out our culture for having 'too much information.'

The President who 'loves his CrackBerry' proclaims we can't be 'emancipated' from (what?) with all of our 'information.'

And then Twitter takes a hit.

Coinky dinky???

1 posted on 05/10/2010 10:25:42 AM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

Twitter is doing just fine. Just got to the site very easily.


2 posted on 05/10/2010 10:27:54 AM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: rwfromkansas

That’s not the problem.


3 posted on 05/10/2010 10:29:40 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

From what I’m gathering....Twitter zapped the ‘following/follower’ lists on accounts.


4 posted on 05/10/2010 10:30:02 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: rwfromkansas

Check your follow and followers list. Could all be at Zero.


5 posted on 05/10/2010 10:30:19 AM PDT by Cagey
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To: PennsylvaniaMom
Twitter usually freezes up around noon because the lunchtime traffic puts a burden on the servers. Obama's statements are troubling, of course, but this has nothing to do with Twitter no being able to handle the increased server load.
6 posted on 05/10/2010 10:30:48 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason (ClimateScandal.org)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
From what I’m gathering....Twitter zapped the ‘following/follower’ lists on accounts.

Oh god, Stan Marsh deleted his profile.....
7 posted on 05/10/2010 10:31:35 AM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

BObama is probably upset that even with choosing a SC nominee who has no paper trail of judicial decisions, corporate ties and other details are coming to light on her background.


8 posted on 05/10/2010 10:31:40 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The hysteria of Matthewsism and Andersonism has led to a Tea Party Scare that is unAmerican.)
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To: PennsylvaniaMom
It's because of this: Force someone to follow you on twitter
9 posted on 05/10/2010 10:32:19 AM PDT by diotima (Eat, Sleep, Shoot.)
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To: GonzoGOP

heh!


10 posted on 05/10/2010 10:33:10 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: Cagey
Check your follow and followers list. Could all be at Zero.

Yes, the counts for my site are at zero, but I'm still receiving tweets from those that I've been following. So, it appears that those numbers aren't truly at zero.

11 posted on 05/10/2010 10:33:24 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason (ClimateScandal.org)
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12 posted on 05/10/2010 10:33:41 AM PDT by Cagey
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To: diotima

Interesting! Thanks.


13 posted on 05/10/2010 10:33:57 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

Twitter, the service the that popularized the Fail Whale is having technical issues? Say it isn’t so.


14 posted on 05/10/2010 10:34:10 AM PDT by MediaMole
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To: Major Matt Mason

Yeah, I use Hootsuite, and all my followers are still showing up in the columns, though my account at Twitter.com says zero-zero.


15 posted on 05/10/2010 10:34:42 AM PDT by Pyro7480 ("If you know how not to pray, take Joseph as your master, and you will not go astray." - St. Teresa)
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

From Twitter:

Follow bug discovered, remedied. 26 minutes ago
We identified and resolved a bug that permitted a user to “force” other users to follow them. We’re now working to rollback all abuse of the bug that took place. Follower/following numbers are currently at 0; we’re aware and this too should shortly be resolved.

Update (10:18 AM PST): Of note: protected updates did not become public as a result of this bug.


16 posted on 05/10/2010 10:35:40 AM PDT by Cagey
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

South Park episode.


17 posted on 05/10/2010 10:35:56 AM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: Cagey

oh wow


18 posted on 05/10/2010 10:36:54 AM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: Cagey

Ha! It works, Oprah was following me for a few seconds.


19 posted on 05/10/2010 10:37:34 AM PDT by diotima (Eat, Sleep, Shoot.)
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To: Constitution Day

Nice to “see” you. :)


20 posted on 05/10/2010 10:38:13 AM PDT by diotima (Eat, Sleep, Shoot.)
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