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Twitter said on Thursday that it is experiencing technical issues and is working to get the site back up soon.
The outage — which was first noticed at around 11:15 a.m. ET and had been down for about an hour — didn’t even displaying the company’s typical “fail whale” logo it typically posts during down times. The platform has since come back for some across the U.S (with limited functionality), while others are reporting that it is still down.
“We’re aware of the issue and are looking into it,” a Twitter spokesperson told Mashable. “We will let you know when we have an update, and keep an eye on status.twitter.com for updates as well.”
The company also posted a note on its blog informing members of the issue: “Users may be experiencing issues accessing Twitter,” it said on the site. “Our engineers are currently working to resolve the issue.”
It is not only experiencing an interruption with Twitter.com but also with some mobile clients. The outage appears to have taken out the t.co url shortener.
In the meantime, the site is telling its users: “Thanks for your patience!”
The news comes just weeks after Twitter experienced its biggest outage in eight months. It was also down for about an hour.
The story is developing.
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BONUS: 10 Tweets That Rocked the Twitter-verse
10 Tweets That Rocked the Twitter-verse
The Hudson Plane Landing
When a commercial flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the Hudson River, Twitter — with the help of image service Twitpic — told the story.
Kenneth Cole’s #Cairo Blunder
During a rash of riots in the Middle East and North Africa, Twitter played a role in protesters’ fight for democracy. But a crass tweet from Kenneth Cole stands out as a hallmark of insensitivity.
Bieber Tweets “His” Digits
In what was called “kind of a jerk move,” teen idol Justin Bieber tweeted the phone number of an invasive fan as if it were his own. Said fan’s phone was ringing off the hook for hours and received at least 26,000 text messages.
Marriage Proposal
Social media proposals are a whole thing unto themselves these days, but the trend probably started with this sweet tweet.
Ice: The Final Frontier
Tweets from space are all the rage. The landmark discovery of ice on Mars caused quite the stir on Twitter.
“Arrested”
This single-word tweet ended up being a lifesaver for UC Berkeley journalism student James Buck.
Jack’s First Tweet …
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s first tweet — the inauspicious blurb that started it all back in 2006.
… and Oprah’s First Tweet
When the talk show host discussed Twitter with Biz Stone and Ev Williams, she brought mainstream attention to a rather geek-centric web app. Twitter adoption spiked as a consequence.
Tweets From Space: Now In Real-Time!
The first live and real-time tweet from space came from the International Space Station in early 2010.
The Abbottabad Tweeter
Without knowing exactly what was going on, Twitter user @ReallyVirtual started tweeting about a helicopter crash in his town. The town happened to be Abbottabad, and the crash happened to be one event in the raid that led to Osama bin Laden’s death.
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Twitter Goes Down, Comes Back Slowly for Some
