JCBaggee Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 [color=darkred][size=1]So, Twitter is down and has been for a while, as they defend against a denial of service attack. I haven't posted on OB in a while, but came to post this because I've got one burning question: holy crap, what exactly did we do before Twitter? The Internet feels kinda empty right now :\ --Christopher[/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yookie1 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I don't know!? Read books, had face to face conversations....?:animenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibi-master Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Psh... I never had a myspace, facebook, or twitter and I never will. But I guess I would feel like you do right now, JC, if OB was down... I really agree with Yookie, though. Seriously, good one, man. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botar Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 [COLOR="DarkGreen"]Twitter is ******** and it's not necessary to sustain life as we know it. Go ride a bike or watch tv, just do something besides social networking.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachmaninoff Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 [QUOTE=JCBaggee][color=darkred][size=1]So, Twitter is down and has been for a while, as they defend against a denial of service attack. I haven't posted on OB in a while, but came to post this because I've got one burning question: holy crap, what exactly did we do before Twitter? The Internet feels kinda empty right now :\ --Christopher[/color][/size][/QUOTE]I would have never noticed since I don't use the service. I just do what I always do, school, work, games, browse other sites, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 [SIZE="1"]I told you it would work Al.[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachmaninoff Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Oh and just for laughs: [IMG]http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1499/realfollower.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangome Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 [SIZE="1"]I had a Twitter for ten minutes. I think you'll live just fine.[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaryanna Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmxyj6iInMc"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Tahoma"][U]It's The End Of The World As We Know It..[/U].[/FONT][/COLOR][/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I don't see why someone would use Twitter when Facebook provides the same capability within a robust social networking site. Not that I use the Facebook status very much either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 [font=franklin gothic medium]Unfortunately I pretty much agree with what others are saying here... Twitter is down? Uh... meh? :P I've never used Twitter or been remotely interested in the concept, so I'm not missing it at all. These days I don't even really use the 'net all that much outside reading news sites and such. I'd actually say that my most visited site these days is probably Wikipedia. :catgirl:[/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanor Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [font=trebuchet ms] I feel like the Twitter revolution is more hype than real participation. Yeah there is a significant amount of people who use it, but IRL I don't see many of them. I feel like most people get one and then never even go back to the site, because in terms of "staying connected" there's already Facebook and MySpace. If anything Twitter is better for forging new connections rather than renewing old ones. I mean you can follow celebrities and businesses/organizations (which is what I use it for) but in general I don't see the catch. I'm also annoyed with all the stories I hear about "I got a job through Twitter/Facebook/whatever", because as cool as online social networking is, it will never replace IRL connections. The only reason people get jobs through online networking is because they knew the person already. tl;dr I'm annoyed that people treat Twitter like some amazing internet phenomenon when really this is as big as it's going to get.[/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nony Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 After living without internet for the past ten days (OMG NO WAI), this news and the tone of freaking out about it just seems ridiculous to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I, Colossus Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [quote name='Sangome'][SIZE="1"]I had a Twitter for ten minutes. I think you'll live just fine.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] Could you be [i]more[/i] condescending?? Serious business here, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Maul Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1][COLOR=DimGray]RT [B]#whentwitterwasdown[/B] I became a raging alcoholic. I also beat my wife and set orphans on fire. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spectacular Professor Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [quote name='I, Colossus']Could you be [i]more[/i] condescending?? Serious business here, folks.[/QUOTE] [FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Yeah, she can. I don't recommend encouraging her to. :p[/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachmaninoff Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Just a little more on this. =P [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8188201.stm"][U]Hackers hit Twitter and Facebook[/U][/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangome Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [quote name='I, Colossus']Could you be [i]more[/i] condescending?? Serious business here, folks.[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Oh, I apologize. I didn't realize how world-stopping it is that people can't tell others when they're doing such enthralling activities such as walking from one room to the next, or, better yet, taking a dump. I'll think next time before besmirching the beloved Tweets. :( ... and if people actually think [I]I'm[/I] condescending, they've clearly not met some of the others here. :catgirl: I'm fairly mild compared to them. But, yeah. One website is down for awhile, without prior notice. Whoop dee doo doo da. Happens everyday, this one just happens to have a bunch of people on it. Ten bucks says /b/ is behind it, too.[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I, Colossus Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [quote name='Sangome'][SIZE="1"]Oh, I apologize. I didn't realize how world-stopping it is that people can't tell others when they're doing such enthralling activities such as walking from one room to the next, or, better yet, taking a dump. I'll think next time before besmirching the beloved Tweets. :( [/SIZE][/QUOTE] My reaction to your post had nothing to do with my feelings about twitter. Just the fact that you, and pretty much everyone else, were being exceptionaly rude as a response to a simple thread. Seemed unnecessary for everyone to respond if it was nothing but snide remarks. Just like your nauseatingly sarcastic reply to my post. :animestun But I digress, I forgot this was the internet and such is to be expected. Excuse me while I enter every thread and add nothing to the subject, except a clever pun relating to my dislike for the subject/OP. You're right! Sarcasm is fun stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allamorph Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [FONT=Arial]I tick people off because I don't carry my cell phone with me all the time and can actually sustain my existence without constant contact with the people I'm not currently around. The heck do I need Twitter for? D'ruther just yell out the window for what it would accomplish. What did we do without it? Uhh . . . probably didn't go around thinking we were somebody important enough to merit ten-second play-by-plays of our lives to the general internet. And then there's productivity. Although to be honest I don't even see the point in DDOSing it. Why bother? (but how do I really feel?)[/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunfallE Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][QUOTE=I, Colossus]My reaction to your post had nothing to do with my feelings about twitter. Just the fact that you, and pretty much everyone else, were being exceptionaly rude as a response to a simple thread. Seemed unnecessary for everyone to respond if it was nothing but snide remarks. Just like your nauseatingly sarcastic reply to my post. :animestun But I digress, I forgot this was the internet and such is to be expected. Excuse me while I enter every thread and add nothing to the subject, except a clever pun relating to my dislike for the subject/OP. You're right! Sarcasm is fun stuff.[/QUOTE][CENTER][IMG]http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/4969/internetseriousbusinessu.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] All joking aside, that's what I think when a net site is down. I just go and find something else to do. I don't use twitter myself and I don't follow anyone who does. Sure it's no fun for people who use it, but at the same time, it's not like there isn't other means of keeping in contact with people.[/FONT][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmeh Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [COLOR=Green]I've never even opened the mainpage for Twitter. Can't say I noticed it was down. >>; :3[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunfallE Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Guys, I thought my image was clear, you're all starting to take this a bit too seriously. No one has been rude, indifferent perhaps, but that's about it, so I removed the posts since they were derailing the thread. Also, Korey, Ace... No back seat modding please, the two of you should know better. [/FONT][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathKnight Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [quote name='SunfallE'][COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"] indifferent perhaps [/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [color=crimson]I feel very neutral regarding this and have no strong feelings one way or the other regarding Twitter or this thread. Thank you for your time.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 [FONT="Arial"]I call rule 20. That aside, I hadn't even noticed it was down until someone told me. But if you wish to ignore rule 20, then here's some more news on it. [URL="http://www.pcworld.com/article/169803/twitter_ddos_attack.html"][U]Twitter DDoS Attack Reminds Us to Reinforce Safe Web Habits[/U][/URL][/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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