Twitter Down to a Denial of Service Attack

I’ve gotten quite a few questions over email about Twitter being down, and here’s a couple of tips.

When you wonder whether a site is up or not, check DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com.

When you’re having a Twitter problem, check the Twitter status blog.

When you’re bored because everything’s down, go to a random Wikipedia article.

Update 11:30AM EST - Twitter is back online. Whew!

Brent Ozar

Brent specializes in performance tuning for SQL Server, VMware, and storage. He's one of the very few Microsoft Certified Masters of SQL Server, a published author, and a Microsoft MVP. He likes travel, Jeeps, Apple gear, jokes, and writing about himself in the third person. Read more and contact Brent.

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4 Responses to Twitter Down to a Denial of Service Attack
  1. Aaron Bertrand
    August 6, 2009 | 11:11 AM

    Ha! I was about to e-mail and ask you if *YOU* broke twitter. :-)

  2. Jason
    August 6, 2009 | 11:14 AM

    Good info. I read somewhere else where the world is actually productive today.

  3. SQLDenis
    August 7, 2009 | 10:18 AM

    you know that DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com was also down briefly because all the twitter addicts were hitting it to see if it was just them having a problem. Still having a problem with twitterberry today

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