Flickr Goes Down
An interesting thing happened today, the Flickr website went down for several hours (and remains down as I write this). This brings up a very interesting topic when it comes to relying on Web 2.0 applications. People actually use Flickr to archive their images, so what happens when the website is unexpectedly down or data lost forever due to a "glitch" like this one?
I see so many new Web 2.0 companies kicking out every kind of web application imaginable under the sun. Many of them are one or two programmers who are working out of their parent's basements. Some of them might "hit the jackpot" and become popular so fast that they grow
exponentially. If the "business plan" behind the web application doesn't support funding for enterprise level growth they will be in trouble real fast. When you hit the status of "Flickr", the world is watching and you'd better not mess up. Hopefully, this really is just a "glitch" and they haven't lost the entire database.
posted by Alan De Keyrel @ 9:24 PM
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4 Comments:
It is a worry. Currently I make sure I have 2 copies of all photos, one on flickr. Let's hope they also have 2 copies!!
Saying "our tubes are clogged" and posting a contest was cute, but I have to agree with you. If something like this were to happen with Yahoo, their stock would drop 10%. Where is the accountability in the Web 2.0 world?
glad to see it's up today, and all is well ;^)
I agree, and it isn't just Flickr - what about applications like Zoho, Google Spreadsheets, etc. What happens if they go down with your vital spreadsheet or paper? But what is the solution?
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