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robotfrog replied on July 22, 2008 23:29 to the problem "Twitter IM down May 23rd-May24th" in Twitter:

@ waffles -- It's much worse than that. They've actively refused to provide an update on the status page, have neglected to give feedback on these forums, and clearly are unprepared to handle problems. Really. If you need to charge for a service like this to give it enough support, offer it. People would probably pay for something that works.

It looks like a bunch of open-source developers working on something. Just drop IM support entirely and point people to other services which can augment this feature.

waffles replied on July 22, 2008 05:05 to the problem "Twitter IM down May 23rd-May24th" in Twitter:

So, is there a reason why nothing is happening with this? Seriously, either get it fixed or just say that you won't be offering IM support. Either way, it should be that hard.

Twitter, you've had about 2 months. If a girl left me hanging like this for 2 months I would leave her without a second thought. If a contractor left a job unfinished for 2 months I would start to file a lawsuit.

I mean, you make the lines at the DMV look like the self checkout at Lowe's.

What's the deal? Is this the kind of service that I can expect from anything from y'all? Yes, you're quick at getting the whales to go away. But you've also set a precedent for being extremely slow at something.

Get your act together.

Joel Longtine replied on July 21, 2008 22:58 to the question "How do I combine usernames between Twitter and Flickr now?" in Socialthing!:

Hey James,

We took this functionality out of our big second release because things had changed pretty dramatically with our architecture. I'm actually working on the re-implementation right now, and hope to have it to you all soon!

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James Cridland asked a question in Socialthing! on July 21, 2008 11:03:

How do I combine usernames between Twitter and Flickr now?

How do I combine usernames between Twitter and Flickr now?

You used to be able to simply click and rename people (which was the really nice thing about SocialThing!) - now you can't. How do you do this now? I'm a bit confused...

Brian M replied on July 20, 2008 05:11 to the idea "Use ping.fm to post rather than Socialthing!" in Socialthing!:

I am so excited to hear about this. I mentioned the idea in a ping.fm chat room, and [crickets]. I guess they were already on it. You guys really know what's up.

Brian M started following the idea "Use ping.fm to post rather than Socialthing!" in Socialthing!.

A comment on the problem "Twitter IM down May 23rd-May24th" in Twitter:

I assume that's the sound of silence... – robotfrog, on July 20, 2008 04:54

noir replied on July 19, 2008 01:16 to the problem "Twitter IM down May 23rd-May24th" in Twitter:

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Ancyru replied on July 16, 2008 23:00 to the idea "Use ping.fm to post rather than Socialthing!" in Socialthing!:

Dare I say, Socialping!

robotfrog replied on July 16, 2008 22:13 to the problem "Twitter IM down May 23rd-May24th" in Twitter:

It appears we're not going to get anything close to a frequent update on the status of IM. Must not be important enough to type nine words once every few days stating, "IM is still at the top of our priority." Really disappointing. Yes, ping.fm can fill the void, but so should twitter.

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joe replied on July 15, 2008 12:43 to the problem "Twitter IM down May 23rd-May24th" in Twitter:

We could do with some more communication I think. Even if it was just more info on status.twitter.com which is very vocal on why there is a bit of congestion on the site which is only a minimal problem really, and very quiet on the total absence of IM which is MUCH more important to most people.

Nathan replied on July 15, 2008 01:43 to the problem "Twitter IM down May 23rd-May24th" in Twitter:

Can someone else develop an Instant Messenger app using the Twitter API? I have to imagine there is one or two competent programmers following this.

Anonymous replied on July 15, 2008 00:54 to the problem "Twitter IM down May 23rd-May24th" in Twitter:

can't seem to get this page to log me in so I can add it to my twitter?

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A comment on the idea "Use ping.fm to post rather than Socialthing!" in Socialthing!:

Yay! – James Cridland, on July 13, 2008 17:11

Matt Galligan replied on July 13, 2008 16:52 to the idea "Use ping.fm to post rather than Socialthing!" in Socialthing!:

We've been working on this for a little while now and the guys over at Ping.fm have been great working with us. Expect the implementation soon!