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Twitter draws closer to harpooning the Fail Whale

MG Siegler, VentureBeat07.08.2008
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When the micro-messaging service Twitter goes offline a drawing of a whale is put up to let users know that something isn’t right. This what has not-so-affectionately become known as the “Fail Whale” (picture: bottom right) and has become something of an Internet pop icon for the Twitter crowd. Like Captain Ahab... (Read more)

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