Facebook Meltdown:
I don't know about you, but I've been getting extremely frustrated with Facebook lately. This article let me know that I'm not alone and there are other people out there who have been having issues. It mentioned how there have been problems within the website with "site load time, 404 errors, issues with image uploading, CSS load time, and mobile accessibility." Many times I have a pop-up window forcing me to click "ok" or "x" which result in me refreshing the page numerous times to even navigate. It also doesn't let me upload pictures at the speedy rate I was once able to. Now I have to wait at least 5-10 minutes to know if pictures uploaded successfully, and if not (which is about half the time), I have to start all over again. Sometimes I'd even wonder if it was my computer or the website itself.
Do you think Facebook updating has anything to do with the lagging? Are there just too many people a part of the Facebook world?
Article: Facebook Problems Today: Photo Uploads Broken and Other Issues
http://mashable.com/2010/02/20/facebook-problems-photo-uploads/
Free Music Monday:
This article lists ten songs for those who are interested to download for free in honor of the “Twitter tradition #musicmonday.” I found it very interesting since I had no idea there was such a thing. Being a music lover myself, I felt like I found gold when I read about this. I think it’s a great way to promote new music, artists, and happiness to those who enjoy receiving free things. J If you’re interested in seeing what songs were available, check out the full article below.
Article: Free Music Monday: This Week’s 10 Free Downloads
http://mashable.com/2010/02/22/free-music-monday-this-weeks-10-free-downloads/
Using Social Media for Black Friday Deals:
This article explains how to use social media to find black Friday deals. It states that because of the economy, stores are doing whatever it takes to reel shoppers into their stores; and exposes websites, blogs, and applications to find the best deals at the right places. Stores using social media also play up interaction between the shoppers by utilizing blogs and picture sharing features. Although Black Friday was a few months ago, I think anytime’s a good time to learn about this. I found it very useful because I was one of those people who would rely on word of mouth or newspapers to know where to go and what was going on sale on this special day. Now all I have to do is click to find exactly what I’m looking for or come across an awesome deal from fellow shoppers worldwide.
HOW TO: Use Social Media to Find Black Friday Deals
http://mashable.com/2009/11/20/black-friday-social-media/
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I am always frustrated with facebook! I am more pissed at it then I am happy with it! There are a lot of potential reasons as of to what is causing all the errors. Part could have a lot to do with simply your server you are running on and or your computer. For example facebook runs extremely fast for me at school but very slow for me at home. Which makes me wonder because you would think school would be slow with ALL many students on the computers on the server at the same time, where as when you go home, its usually just you or one other person. I am sick of all the changes facebook does too, I think that might be a cause of the issue as well. I find it hard to think that facebook is overpopulated and that is what is causing the lag, I mean granted yes there are millions of people on it, but I would think facebook would have that kink worked out years ago so that would not be an issue with facebook increasing as it is.
ReplyDeleteI also think that black Friday deal using social media is brilliant! Because you are right the economy is quite shaky right now and if a store is going to put up sales, put the offers right in front of their face! Send updates o their phone/facebook/twitter or whatever (if you are following that is) that allows consumers to get instant access to deals and coupons that will potentially hopefully bring them through the door with some sales! ☺ It’s a tough time out there and we have to do whatever we can, stores have to let us know they are here to help in these times, not make us suffer more.
The Facebook issue is pretty interesting since it’s basically a way of life now for just about everybody. It’s funny you commented on having trouble uploading pictures. I rarely do it but I posted two new albums about a month ago now and it took forever. The albums I had up there before did not take nearly as long as it did this time. And like you said, if you screw up or think it’s saved and it’s not, then you have to start over completely. I think it’s probably a combination of all the updates and all the people using it. I don’t know how they’ll fix it since its most likely going to continue to grow. Seriously, what would we do without Facebook?
ReplyDeleteI've noticed the Facebook problem as well. It takes much longer to load pictures than it used to.
ReplyDeleteI just posted a blog that talks about how much of a timesink Facebook is becoming. More and more people are spending more and more time on Facebook. So much time infact that they're on Facebook more than they're on Google, Amazon, Yahoo, YouTube, and Microsoft combined. Maybe the problems you've suggested are reasons for that.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Facebook has been lagging at times lately. As a guy I don't take much pictures so I haven't came across the problem of uploading pictures but I have had my Facebook chat mess up a lot. It could be my computer but I'm not sure. Also I think the free music Mondays is a great idea and it's nice to be able to get some free music without having to do it illegally.
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