The countdown to the Twitpocalypse is on. Actually, it’s been on for awhile. And like the apocalypse, it’s been predicted more than once. Given, however, the recent (and ongoing?) DDoS attack on Twitter more attention is being paid to the services limitations and, more importanltly, it’s open-source alternatives.
Wired has a good explaination of the situation in its article “Open Source ‘Twitter’ Could Fend Off the Next Twitpocalypse“.
From the article:
“The total failure of Twitter during the DDoS attacks highlights the fact that, with Twitter, we’re relying on a single service for mass communication of this type,” said open microblogging supporter and Ektron CTO Bill Cava. “Most everyone understands it’s ridiculous to expect one service to provide email support to the world. The same is true for micro messaging. The reality is, it can’t and won’t continue this way for too much longer.”
What do you think?
// Are you going to be trying a ‘Twitter’ alternative?
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