Reasons Why Twitter is Down

People get really upset when the Twitter service is down. Why is it down all the time? Submit your favorite reasons.

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Something is technically wrong

2 reviews

5.00 Stars | 2 ratings

It is the fault of Arrington, Scoble, and Calacanis

1 review

4.50 Stars | 2 ratings

Twitter goes down intentionally to ensure steady blog coverage

1 review

5.00 Stars | 1 ratings

It is because of the database design

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4.00 Stars | 1 ratings

Ruby on Rails doesn't scale

2 reviews

3.50 Stars | 2 ratings

They didn't expect people to use it as a PR platform

1 review

3.00 Stars | 2 ratings

It goes down on purpose for the press coverage

2 reviews

2.50 Stars | 2 ratings

I don't know why but I can't live without it!

1 review

2.00 Stars | 2 ratings

What is Twitter and why should I care?

1 review

2.00 Stars | 2 ratings

I still blame Blaine Cook

2 reviews

1.33 Stars | 3 ratings

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