Comments on: In Praise of… Downtime. Twitter as Phenomenon http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:11:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: James Governor’s Monkchips » CloudCamp London: the inauguration http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-432388 James Governor’s Monkchips » CloudCamp London: the inauguration Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:28:01 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-432388 [...] Next up came Adil Mohammed, co-founder of entrip, with his take on why the cloud is perfect for startups. Adil made some good points, though others felt like motherhood and apple pie - startups want reliability (try telling that to Twitter, which almost seems to benefit from downtime). [...] [...] Next up came Adil Mohammed, co-founder of entrip, with his take on why the cloud is perfect for startups. Adil made some good points, though others felt like motherhood and apple pie - startups want reliability (try telling that to Twitter, which almost seems to benefit from downtime). [...]

]]> By: Stefan http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-412027 Stefan Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:18:54 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-412027 It's a stock image that Twitter didn't buy an extended license for. The t-shirt is by the owner of the image, who I doubt will share in much of the financial success that her image has helped create - soothing the users while they coped with rapid growth... It’s a stock image that Twitter didn’t buy an extended license for. The t-shirt is by the owner of the image, who I doubt will share in much of the financial success that her image has helped create - soothing the users while they coped with rapid growth…

]]> By: Links List 6.27.08 | IT's About Uptime - The StackSafe Blog http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-411673 Links List 6.27.08 | IT's About Uptime - The StackSafe Blog Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:03:21 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-411673 [...] RedMonk praises downtime, saying that without it, Twitter would not be the hot commodity it is today. [...] [...] RedMonk praises downtime, saying that without it, Twitter would not be the hot commodity it is today. [...]

]]> By: jgovernor http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-410550 jgovernor Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:57:21 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-410550 John Wilson - that is very interesting! wow. i did not know that. @oliver - no XMPP i can live with, in terms of how i am using it. Danno- of course. i hope i was a little ambiguous. but i do see the *community* embracing failure... bitpakkit - indeed. nice. John Wilson - that is very interesting! wow. i did not know that.

@oliver - no XMPP i can live with, in terms of how i am using it.

Danno- of course. i hope i was a little ambiguous. but i do see the *community* embracing failure…

bitpakkit - indeed. nice.

]]> By: bitpakkit http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-410523 bitpakkit Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:29:15 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-410523 My shirt is on the way...just below the whale it says "@bitpakkit is silent" My shirt is on the way…just below the whale it says “@bitpakkit is silent”

]]> By: Danno http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-410491 Danno Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:56:27 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-410491 I somehow think you may be embracing failure a bit too much. If Twitter is supposed to be a messaging bus as Cote proposes, then downtime is very, very bad to have. I somehow think you may be embracing failure a bit too much.

If Twitter is supposed to be a messaging bus as Cote proposes, then downtime is very, very bad to have.

]]> By: @oliver http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-410490 @oliver Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:55:11 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-410490 Summize is a great service but unfortunately only a fairly poor replacement for track because of its consumption capabilities -> no XMPP. But I love the shirt! Cheers, Oliver Summize is a great service but unfortunately only a fairly poor replacement for track because of its consumption capabilities -> no XMPP.

But I love the shirt!

Cheers,
Oliver

]]> By: John Wilson http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-410473 John Wilson Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:31:18 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/06/26/in-praise-of-downtime-twitter-as-phenomenon/#comment-410473 It's a stock image http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/animals/animal-backgrounds/4611821-lift-a-dreamer.php?id=4611821 It’s a stock image

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/animals/animal-backgrounds/4611821-lift-a-dreamer.php?id=4611821

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