Rate limit exceeded Twitter #TwitterDown: Elon Musk announces temporary read limits on Twitter

 

Thousands of Twitter users from various countries encountered difficulties accessing the popular social media platform on Saturday as outages and delays plagued the site.

The phrases "Rate Limit Exceeded" and "#TwitterDown" quickly became the top trending topics on the app in the US, garnering over 40,000 tweets by Saturday noon. Reports of the outages first emerged around 8 am EST, according to DownDetector, and the number of complaints surged through the morning, with more than 7,400 outage reports registered on the website as of noon EST.

Frustration spread among users, including CNN journalists, who experienced issues loading their feeds and were met with error messages stating, "Sorry, you are rate limited. Please wait a few moments then try again." Others reported receiving errors indicating that the site could not retrieve tweets.

Hours after users began reporting the problems, Twitter's billionaire owner, Elon Musk, addressed the issue with a series of tweets. He stated that the platform had implemented temporary limits to combat "extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation." According to Musk, verified accounts were restricted to reading 6,000 posts a day, while unverified accounts were limited to 600 posts. New unverified accounts were allowed only 300 posts a day.

Musk also revealed that users who sign up for the Twitter Blue subscription service would receive a blue verification checkmark, offering additional posting privileges and potentially boosting the platform's revenue. He further announced that he would increase the posting limit "soon," allowing verified users to post up to 8,000 tweets a day, unverified users to post 800, and new unverified accounts to post 400.

The Twitter outage sparked an array of trending topics in the US, including "Wtf twitter" and "Thanks Elon," as users expressed their frustration with the connection problems. Just the day before, Twitter appeared to have restricted access to its platform for non-logged-in users, although it was unclear if this change was intentional or a glitch. The majority of reported issues on Saturday were on the website, accounting for 44% of the complaints, while 39% of the problems were reported on the app.

In March, Twitter experienced a similar extensive service disruption, one of the largest since Elon Musk assumed ownership, with more than 8,000 users reporting disruptions during that incident.

Musk is actively working to revitalize the platform, which faced an advertiser exodus, by bringing in a new CEO, Linda Yaccarino. The latest Twitter outage underscores the challenges faced by the social media giant and the efforts to stabilize and improve its service.

CNN reached out to Twitter for comment, but the platform's response was an automated poop emoji, leaving users eager for more concrete explanations.

Alec baldwin Twitter

Alec baldwin Twitter

Alec baldwin Twitter. Alec Baldwin joins Twitter, shares thoughts on Jared Lee Loughner and jokes with niece. Ladies and gentlemen, Alec Baldwin has joined Twitter.

(By the way, gentlemen, we hope you're wearing your tuxes. It's after 6 p.m.)

Baldwin established his new (verified, obv) Twitter profile on Friday afternoon, which you can follow at @Alec_Baldwin. As of this writing, he follows ten twitter accounts. The elite few are Purpose.com, its founder Jeremy Heimans, and a guy named James Slezak, who is in charge of business strategy and environmental ventures for the site.

Amazing Cushions

Amazing Cushions

Apple lovers can finally get a good night’s sleep thanks to this iPhone 4 Pillow Cushion. Sold online from an online computer parts shop, this affordable and comfortable pillow cushion is a fun tech decor item and a must-have for any Apple iPhone owner.
The iPhone 4 Pillow Cushion features the exact same aesthetics as a real iPhone 4. It brings you as close as you can get to your beloved cellular partner without being scared to crush it so hard that the screen will break. The iPhone 4 Pillow Cushion also features a side pocket to house your actual iPhone if you choose to.
This collection also include Social Media Cushion, Abbreviated Cushions, Abbreviated Cushions, and Twitterific Cushions.

Twitter Celebrates Five Years

Twitter Celebrates Five Years

Twitter celebrates five years since first tweet
Twitter users have been wishing the service happy birthday today on the fifth anniversary of the first tweet.
Today marks five years since Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder sent the first tweet – which said: “inviting coworkers”.

Twitter users have been wishing the service happy birthday using a special hashtag: #happybirthdaytwitter. One user, @FaktanyaAdalah, wrote: "Thanks for being there when we need u. Indonesia love you! :)."

Think Before You Tweet

Think Before You Tweet

Think before you tweet
It takes only a few seconds to reread what you type and decide if you'd really like the whole world to see it. We bet that these famous folks wish they'd done that, now that they've had to apologize for inappropriate posts from their Twitter accounts. Find out who are the top entertainers on Twitter and who are the most followed.

Animals Friendships and Love

Animals Friendships and Love

Due to the environmental impact of, or sympathetic, different species of animals were also likely to have an unusual friendship, love, animals, best friends across ethnic groups, which need more acceptance and love. Between them without prejudice and fear, this group of animals of different kinds of intimacy between the pictures , not only the people feel warm, but also gives inspiration and thinking - of us as intelligent people, how to treat our planet and all life in our home ...

Rhanna Shows Off Her Wig Collection

Rhanna Shows Off Her Wig Collection

Earlier in the day she was sporting long sleek locks, but by the time evening rolled around Rihanna had transformed her barnet into a fiery red afro.

The singer took her afro out to Giorgio Baldi Ristorante in Los Angeles last night, and put her clea**** on full display in a low cut mini dress.

Her hair and outfit both grabbed as much attention as each other, as the Bajan beauty almost spilled out of her tiny dress.

Shakira and Sha Rukh Khan to team up for KKK video

Shakira and Sha Rukh Khan to team up for KKK video

Sources say Shah Rukh Khan and Colombian bombshell Shakira are teaming up to perform in King Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders music video.

It all started at the South African World Cup when SRK met Shakira and admitted to being a fan. From there a working relationship developed.

Shakira, known for her gyrating hips and sensual videos, will pair up with the smooth moves of King Khan. We all know SRK takes good care of his cricket team, so this should be one hell of a show.

Big Brother Winner Josie Gibson Turns Princess

Big Brother Winner Josie Gibson Turns Princess

In her billowing white dress, it looks like Big Brother 11 winner Josie Gibson was dropping wedding hints to her boyfriend John James Parton.

But in fact the reality TV star was actually dresses as a princess for her royal-themed fancy dress party to celebrate her 26th birthday.

The Bristol blonde was joined by her Aussie boyfriend and a host of Big Brother stars at the Jewel bar in Piccadilly Circus.

Japan Earthquake Picture Story

Japan Earthquake Picture Story

A magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Friday, shaking office buildings in Tokyo and setting off a devastating tsunami that swept away cars and boats. The quake — the world’s fifth-largest since 1900, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — struck at 2.46 p.m. local time.

There were reports of injuries in Tokyo as officials tried to assess damage, injuries and deaths from the quake and tsunami, but there were no immediate details. Japanese television showed aerial footage of an ominous 13-foot muddy wave washing across land along the coast near the epicenter.

The Cockerels Who Crow Ten Times A Minute

 

 

The Cockerels Who Crow Ten Times A Minute

For the particularly proud country dweller perhaps, having a cockerel quintet who make their raucous dawn squawks 74 times in seven minutes might be something to crow about.

But not for the neighbours of Roy and Valerie Rylands.

Their complaints that the noise wakes them as early as 2.30am were placed before magistrates yesterday.

Neighbour Roger Morgan called in council noise abatement officials, who logged the farmyard five-piece crowing 112 times in 20 minutes and 74 times in a seven-minute period.

The council officer ordered the Rylands to keep their birds quiet after agreeing that the crowing was intrusive, incessant and would disturb sleep.

But the Rylands, of Bwlch-y-ffridd, near Newtown, mid Wales, went to court to appeal against the ruling.

Jonathan Salmon, for Powys county council, told magistrates in Welshpool yesterday: ‘Its very easy to be flippant about it but that doesn’t do justice to any party in these proceedings.

Super-slim iPad 2 out 3/11 Starting at $499

 

 

 

 

 

Super-slim iPad 2 out 3/11 Starting at $499

All New Design is Thinner, Lighter & Faster with 2 Cameras and Big Battery
Apple is rolling out its iPad 2 to stores on Friday, March 11 and lines will be forming soon. The iPad 2 is the next generation of the tablet device and seems destined to become a hit.

Apple is not playing games in this economy by introducing at what is called an “early-adopters” high price, but is bowing it at $499 and up,

He iPad 2 is thin as a rake, 33% slimmer than the old iPad – but don’t whip it out at a lunch or dinner table no matter how much you want to show it off. That is an iEtiquette no-no — even cell phones should be left off tables unless you live in Wisconsin.

He's Charlie Sheen, and You are Not

He's Charlie Sheen, and You are Not

Say what you will about Charlie Sheen — that he is a raving lunatic, an egomaniac, a train wreck, an anti-Semite, a drug-addled cautionary tale — he has also actually made some sense this past week by offering up a reasonably astute analysis of the relationship between the public and its celebrities. In fact, Sheen seems to have decided to liberate himself by liberating us from the illusions we harbor about the stars.

Most of us want to think of celebrities as ordinary folks who, by dint of talent, hard work and a bit of luck, ascended to the heights. We want to think of them that way, one suspects, because it binds them more closely to us and because it allows us to indulge the fantasy that it could be us up there on the screen.

Kate Winslet appears completely line free as the face of Lancome

Kate Winslet appears completely line free as the face of Lancome

With results this spectacular, perhaps she just couldn’t say No.

Kate Winslet, who has waged a one-woman war against the airbrush, appears to have set aside her objections in her latest ad for Lancôme.

The actress, who delights in pointing out her wrinkles, spots and cellulite as Real Woman credentials, has been turned into an unearthly creature of perfection.

Scroll down to watch the advertisement

Mike Myers Secretly Weds

Mike Myers Secretly Weds

Mike Myers secretly wed longtime girlfriend Kelly Tisdale more than five months ago, the actor's rep confirms to New York Post's Page Six. The two tied the knot in a private ceremony in NYC.
The comedian, 47, and his 30-something bride began dating in 2006, after Myers split from his first wife, comedy writer and actress Robin Ruzan.

Gillies Slapped with NHL ban

Gillies Slapped with NHL ban

The NHL came down hard late Saturday night on two Islanders deemed to be instigators in Friday's fight-filled 9-3 pummeling of the Penguins.

Trevor Gillies earned a nine-game suspension for an elbow to Eric Tangradi's head during a third-period melee, and Matt Martin was slapped with a four-game ban for ambushing Pittsburgh's Max Talbot from behind in the neutral zone to ignite the first scrum in the second period.

Gillies continued punching Tangradi after drilling him with his elbow, and then he appeared to taunt the Pens rookie as Tangradi, whom the Pens claim suffered a concussion, lay prone on the ice. Martin also was suspended two games in December for charging Phoenix forward Vernon Fiddler.

Hurley in Wonder Woman

Hurley in Wonder Woman

Who's bad? Elizabeth Hurley, that's who!

The beautiful Brit has been cast in Warner Bros.' Wonder Woman pilot as what Hurley called "the evil villain" on her Twitter. But exactly which character is that in the Wonder Woman pantheon, what's the last remaining hitch in this deal, and what's the homoerotic twist to the character?

Accused Rose McGowan Stalker Arrested

Accused Rose McGowan Stalker Arrested

A Connecticut man accused of making Rose McGowan's "charmed" life a little less charming has been arrested.

Local police searched Louis S. Santo III's Derby home Friday for evidence of alleged threats and harassment of McGowan, who starred in the cable series "Charmed" and movies like "Scream" and "Jawbreakers."

The Top 10 Most Popular Athletes on Twitter

The Top 10 Most Popular Athletes on Twitter

The biggest athlete in professional sports is also the biggest athlete on Twitter.

NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has the most followers of any athlete on the social media site, with over 3.5 million users reading his tweets. Brazilian soccer star Kaka is second on the list, more than 500,000 followers behind.

Though athletic success is a good yardstick in determining which men and women have the most followers, it's not as reliable an indicator as you'd think. For instance, Tiger Woods isn't in the top 10 but Chad Ochocinco is. (Tiger actually has fewer followers than fellow golfers Stewart Cink and Ian Poulter.) LeBron James cracks the list but comes in behind Reggie Bush. And of all the baseball players with accounts, one-time All-Star Nick Swisher is the most popular. (It doesn't hurt that he's on the New York Yankees.)

Here's the list of the top-10 athletes on Twitter, along with a sample tweet and a summary of their favorite subjects:

iPad Smart Cover - Corporate Case iPad 2

iPad Smart Cover - Corporate Case iPad 2

iPad Smart Cover - Corporate Case iPad 2

"What is uniquely popular, we have called Smart Cover, - said Steve Jobs on stage. - We have developed this case under the iPad 2. Although it is not quite cover it in the understanding, to which you are accustomed to. ... It's a plaid" . Further, any number can play with the translation of the word cover, but one thing is clear - a remarkable case came out. He and the truth is not like anything - there really Apple has shown that its industrial design is one of the best in the industry. iPad 2 is so thin that it makes no sense to increase its volume, or else lose all the beauty. Apple is to protect only the screen, leaving intact the aluminum cover. Due to its flexibility iPad Smart Cover can act as a multifunctional base. The beauty of the cover is that it at any time can be removed for a few seconds: as fixatives used magnetic mount. One magnet is built into the tablet, the other - in the case itself. Together, they cling to each other. If you close the cover, the iPad will automatically turn off itself, without any buttons. Obviously, with the help of electromagnetic induction. The choice will be available five polyurethane colors for $ 39 and five leather for $ 69. The inner surface is covered by iPad Smart Cover microfibre to automatically scrape away the dirt screen tablet. In my opinion, a worthy solution. I do not need iPad 2, just wrap this cheholchik.