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Wassup when #whentwitterwasdown

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All thanks to the DDoS attack, Twitter, Facebook, Livejournal and some Google products were down yesterday. Up till now, Twitter and Facebook users are still experiencing slowness and error messages.

We move on to investigate what the hell people are doing #whentwitterwasdown and created a list of interesting tweets for your pleasure.

#whentwitterwasdown

@EmEmEmma #whentwitterwasdown a part of me inside died..

@staceisace #whentwitterwasdown I slit my wrists. lol well i didnt go that far, but it was boringgg. lol good one =]

@DoubtGirl #whentwitterwasdown I thought it was the end of the world……..

@Speed2007 #whentwitterwasdown i went 2 slap the isshhh outa the hacker!!!

@alliealana #whentwitterwasdown I went back to sleep. No twitter = no need to be awake.

@gnomedrew #whentwitterwasdown i found my wife was now following me – OH NOZZE!

@Black_Kat #whentwitterwasdown I got my news from the televison

@jemillahayne #whentwitterwasdown, I had to turn to the tv. :’( Got me quite depressed.

@dramaqueen53 #whentwitterwasdown i felt almost incomplete.

@ewengcameron #whentwitterwasdown its horrible addictive spell was broken and i actually got some shit done

@Meganclarehaber #whentwitterwasdown i acctually spoke to people!

@himynameisniel #whentwitterwasdown I found myself watching porn instead. haha :)

@SophiaIsabella #whentwitterwasdown I tweeted out loud to my colleagues. They now think I’m mad.

@IvyPicklebottom #whentwitterwasdown iPhone users were forced to used their iPhone like a regular phone.

@faiikah #whentwitterwasdown I asked God why was he punishing me and performed a life assessment

@Czarliz #whentwitterwasdown i kept refreshing every 10 sec .. not really addicted 2 twitter so it was fine :P

@kateelovespanda #whentwitterwasdown i restarted my computer 3 times…lol gahhh i need a life.

@katyushina #whentwitterwasdown I got all sweaty, and twitchy, and started seeing things that weren’t exactly, um … there … and, and …. no wait ..

@thesilentwar #whentwitterwasdown I wrote my thoughts down on paper, 140 characters at a time out of habit. Very difficult to get followers that way

@SwaySwayHayleyy #whentwitterwasdown i went and tried to have a life :D

@courtybam #whentwitterwasdown i almost threw myself off a cliff.

@swagga_liciouzz #whentwitterwasdown i didnt notice bcuz i was gettin drunk as f**k takin Patron shots

@maddiemcbee #whentwitterwasdown i almost thrown my dad’s laptop outside the house. then i remebered it was a laptop. and it was DAD’s.

@Irishninja86 #whentwitterwasdown I had a wank

@Joshimuz #whentwitterwasdown I cryed myself to sleep…

@conawillvlog #whentwitterwasdown i really wanted to tweet about it

@JayReeve #whentwitterwasdown I was preparing to howl at the moon. I knew I had a long night ahead of me

@mansonovic #whentwitterwasdown – I abruptly finished talking, when I realised my sentence was longer than 140 characters long.

@georgialeigh_x #whentwitterwasdown i danced naked for something to do

More?

• We’ll be updating this list. Check back for more. (RT if you like it)
• Catch full coverage of the DDoS Attack.

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About Willis Wee

Founder of Penn Olson who is also an entrepreneur since 2005. He has had experience in crafting social media strategies for organizations such as Marriott Vacation Club, James Cook University, Reach Singapore and Unilever. Contact him at willis[at]penn-olson[dot]com

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