Twitter is over capacity. Too many tweets! Please wait a moment and try again
I use both Tweetdeck and Twitter itself to post messages, or tweets, to update both my account, the accounts of my businesses and brands, and the accounts of my customers. It’s really frustrating when the Twitter API (the connection between third-party programs like Tweetdeck and Twitter) and/or the website is unavailable. I’ve somewhat learned the times when Twitter is most busy and tried to avoid these times, but this is a trade off. Because of the way Twitter works, you have to be kind of “in the moment” to matter. Yes, followers can go back and look at old tweets, but for the most part, they are only looking at their current stream and if you aren’t in it when they are, they don’t see you.
Why is Twitter so Overloaded All the Time?
Twitter has become the SMS of the Internet. Because of its restricted 140 characters per post, It has become the hottest thing in social networking. Every one from big companies, to CEO’s to teens uses Twitter. The more popular the site becomes the more load there is on the servers and the software running on that server. The original code used to run Twitter, Ruby on Rails, didn’t scale well, but that has been in the process of being fixed for a while now. The issue now may be the simple lack of available servers. However, the new Twitter interface seems to be more available than the old one which could indicate that the new profiles are running on both new software and new hardware platforms.
Graph of Twitter Usage Throughout the Day
