8 posts and columns on downtime

Verizon: Sorry for the 4G Downtime, but It Really Wasn’t That Bad

in Mobile on December 29, 2011 at 5:32 pm PT

In the wake of its third outage this month, Verizon today defended its network performance.
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Tumblr Had 42 Hours of Downtime in 2011 — And That’s an Improvement

in Social on December 15, 2011 at 11:43 am PT

Tumblr, the fast-growing blogging social network, goes down a lot. How much? It had 42 hours of downtime in 2011, by far the most among major blogging hosts, according to Pingdom.
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Google Apps' New Promise: No More Downtime

in Enterprise on January 14, 2011 at 9:20 am PT

Service will be as reliable as a telephone dial tone, Google promises. No interruptions, even for upgrades or maintenance.

The Facebook Movie Is Here, the Critics Love It–So Let the Panels Begin!

in News on September 27, 2010 at 5:16 am PT

The world of Facebook did not stop last Friday–although its unusual downtime was kind of spooky–when “The Social Network” made its debut in New York. The much-anticipated movie opens wide this Friday for all to see what the hubbub is about. And for everyone in Silicon Valley to debate over, of course. BoomTown too.

Twitter Can’t Promise It Will Stay Up During the World Cup

in Media on June 11, 2010 at 3:00 pm PT

All those World Cup tweets you saw today? They’re not going to stop. And if they increase dramatically, well…Twitter can’t make any promises.

MySpace: Social Networking's Halfway House

in Social on July 25, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

MySpace: Social Networking’s Halfway House

in Social on July 25, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

I Felt a Great Disturbance in Web 2.0, as if Millions of Start-Ups Cried Out in Terror and Were Suddenly Silenced.

in News on July 25, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Two years ago we decided to move our servers to 365 Main because we believed its San Francisco facility could accommodate our expected growth better than any other, and for a comparable price. And that’s exactly what has happened. 365 Main has fulfilled its brand promise of [the] ‘world’s finest data centers’ by delivering the [...]