Comments on: Social network downtime in 2008

By: 6 Signs Your Web Hosting Company Sucks

6 Signs Your Web Hosting Company Sucks — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:14:11 +0000

[...] up errors, visitors will leave and not come back. Unless you’re offering something unique or already have a loyal following, this can kill your website in a very short time. Overloaded servers and inadequate networks are [...]

By: Damon Oehlman

Damon Oehlman — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:00:25 +0000

An interesting read guys. I think what would be really interesting to see in this space is how the supporting infrastructure of these various social networks helps maintain uptime %. A lot of corporates are starting to think about different approaches to web infrastructure (cloud computing comes to mind), so I think they would definitely be interested in whether using these technologies can mitigate risk and improve uptime.

By: Downtime nel 2008 dei social network | FABblog

Downtime nel 2008 dei social network | FABblog — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:13:34 +0000

[...] sito Pidgom offre un’interessante classifica di 15 social network in base al loro downtime (periodo di tempo in cui il servizio è indisponibile [...]

By: Social Network Downtime Study Shows Facebook’s Reliability Improved as 2008 Progressed | Webtrendblog.com

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:23:50 +0000

[...] Shows Facebook’s Reliability Improved as 2008 Progressed Pingdom has just published the results of their Social Network Downtime in 2008 study, and here are the [...]

By: Social Network Downtime Study Shows Facebook’s Reliability Improved as 2008 Progressed

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:07:28 +0000

[...] has just published the results of their Social Network Downtime in 2008 study, and here are the [...]

By: theTimKid » Social network downtime in 2008

theTimKid » Social network downtime in 2008 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:31:48 +0000

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By: Aufallzeiten der großen sozialen Netzwerke in 2008 « Netzhappen

Aufallzeiten der großen sozialen Netzwerke in 2008 « Netzhappen — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:18:30 +0000

[...] Pingdom hat vor einigen Tagen einen neuen Bericht vorgelegt in dem sie die Ausfallzeitenfür 2008 der 15 größten sozialen Netzwerke im Internet unter die Lupe genommen haben. Untersucht wurde die Dienste Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter, Friendster, LiveJournal, Orkut, Bebo, Hi5, Windows Live Spaces, Last.fm, Classmates.com, Reunion.com, Xanga and Imeem. Dabei wurde die gesamte Downtime über das Jahr verteilt analysiert, ein Blick auf die längste Ausfälle am Stück und eine Statistik der einzelnen Monate erstellt. Ausfallzeit der Dienste im Jahr 2008 in Stunden [...]

By: Daniel Simmons

Daniel Simmons — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:38:23 +0000

Note that the term “Downtime” used here needs to be understood properly – what is “down” can vary depending on the context.

For example, even though MySpace probably returns a HTTP 200 OK 99.94% of the time, I don’t believe there weren’t more occasions during the reporting period where our friend “Tom” was doing “database maintenance”.

By: kiper

kiper — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:22:46 +0000

Thank you for this great report! Lot of interesting statistics to dig through. I think 2009 will be a strong year for Twitter if they have solved the downtime issues.
I would have been interested in some data for jaiku as well.

By: 090218 Missing Links | johnsumser.com: Recruiting News and Views

090218 Missing Links | johnsumser.com: Recruiting News and Views — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:00:57 +0000

[...] Social network downtime in 2008The full report is an interesting read. This article offers highlights of a study on the service levels of Social Software Services. It raises the interesting question of "what’s good enough" for business use. [...]