When Twitter Becomes Too Big To Fail (Even For A Few Hours)

Many users had frozen timelines that hadn’t updated for hours, and others weren’t able to log into the service at all.

A lot of people were, perhaps understandably, furious. It’s often only when something is taken away from us, or presented in a way that is less than ideal or compromised, that we begin to realise the true value.

I reported on the issue, and when it looked like it wasn’t going to be resolved anytime soon, I did what I felt was the smartest thing in the situation – I closed down my computer, and I went out for the day.

If