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Twitter down? Actually slow, but basically yes

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I'm not sure what's worse ... Twitter being completely down or being so slow that you see no updates from your friends.

Today it's the latter. Normally I have like a hundred replies to things I've posted by now and there's not a single one. And each time a RedEye staffer logs in, they are asking if it's down because there's nothing happening.

And how about this juicy tidbit -- everytime Twitter experiences a slowdown or outage, it's almost ALWAYS on a Thursday. I know this because it happens before @redeyechicago's #80slunch.

Tell you what I think ... we've got the Fail Whale when Twitter's down. I think we need a mascot for when it's slow. I nominate the Fail Turtle.

What about you? Which is worse? Down or slow? And what should the slow mascot be?

Let me know in the comments. I'd say let me know on Twitter, but I have a feeling no one will hear you.

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pt said:

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I have been wondering what's going on!! Was waiting for a redeyechicago update and when nothing came, I knew something was up!!

Guess your next question should be: So with one word, tell me: If I can't get on Twitter, I'll ___________

Craig Kanalley said:

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Hey PT, you can read more about this here: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/breaking-tweets-chicago/2009/10/twitter-home-not-updating-falling-hours-behind.html

And to fill in your blank, I think Facebook will be a popular answer. Generally seems to be in these situations..

Angél said:

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It's times like these, this article holds true to my life: http://tremendousnews.com/2009/10/06/top-10-signs-youre-a-twitter-addict/

Craig Kanalley said:

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Great video add-on.

Ernest, it's OK. Life goes on.

tony morelli said:

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whew, i actually found some relief in the news that twitter is down..
(( i guess i have a fear of exclusion ))
..when i didn't see an update for over 3 hours, i went to some twitter pages and saw that updates had been posted, but i hadn't received them.....wt? had the twitterverse blocked me?? "Oh the Humanity"
#twitterfail

btw: @ernestwilkins rocks....and cracks me up :)

tony morelli said:

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so how come the "Twitter is frozen" trending topic seems to be updating so well??

JudeeB said:

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Same here Tony. I thought: 'Are they all mad at me?' Does everyone have the H1N1 virus and is too sick to tweet?

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