By Ed Ceaser (@asdf) and Nick Kallen (@nk)Sometimes it's really hard to figure out what's causing problems in a web site like Twitter. But over time we have learned some techniques that help us to solve the variety of problems that occur in our complex web site.A few weeks ago, we noticed something unusual: over 100 visitors to Twitter per second saw what is popularly known as "the fail whale".…

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The Muppets are rapidly becoming socially savvy, and the result is one burnt muppet.First they stormed YouTube with the Muppet rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody in 1080p. Then they followed that up with an iPhone app and more videos, most of which have become viral sensations.Now the Muppets, specifically Beaker, Statler, and Waldorf, are taking on YouTube commenters and Diggers with their latest…

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A jogger runs on the Mall in Washington on Tuesday evening. (Ricky Carioti/Post) Federal government offices in the Washington region will close on Wednesday for a third straight day, the longest run of snow days for the region's federal workers since 1996. The decision means non-emergency federal workers will be granted excused absences, the Office of Personnel Management said. Emergency…

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Danny Jones says hi to Brazil! - 26/01/2010

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Web Strategy by Jere Quicktake: What Google Buzz Means: Google launches status update features Google launches Buz... http://bit.ly/brryfF

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**BREAKING NEWS** Lil Wayne NOT Going To Jail Today -- Date Postponed http://bit.ly/bLATkd

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Now that the Google event is over, the company has started turning on Buzz for Gmail users. Here are some quick screenshots of it in action.CrunchBase InformationGoogle BuzzInformation provided by CrunchBase

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Today we are excited to release the first public version of the Gowalla API. Starting now, developers can build applications that use Gowalla data in fun and interesting ways. All of the technical details can be found by browsing the API Explorer, reading the documentation, and visiting the gowalla-dev Google Group.User-created and curated content is central to Gowalla. Every spot in our database…

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Google, which has faltered in its attempts to break into the booming social networking business, is making another bid to counter the growing influence of Silicon Valley rival Facebook and San Francisco upstart Twitter with new products that make it easier to share with friends on its Internet e-mail service Gmail. The Internet giant held a press conference at its Mountain View, Calif.,…

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When I first heard about Google Buzz, I was worried that I might be seeing the birth of another "me too" product. After all, everyone wants a piece of the Twitter halo. But with the release of Buzz today, you can see how Google has taken the social media lessons of Twitter and applied them to their own core products.I'm especially fond of Gmail Buzz, which adds the power of asymmetric following…

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As location-based social networks gain serious traction, its inevitable that that these applications will become full-fledged platforms. Like Twitter, these networks can become ecosystems. Plus, they have a better chance of continuing to survive when Facebook enters the location ring. Foursquare got released its API in November. And now Gowalla will be releasing its API today, we’ve heard. We…

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See our live notes from today’s Google Buzz event here.Google has a problem. Despite having their hands in just about everything online, they’ve never been able to tackle what is a key part of the fabric of the web: social. Yes, they have Orkut and OpenSocial, but no one actually uses them. Okay, some people use them, but not in the meaningful social ways that people use Facebook or even…

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We are updating, bear with us.As we expected after yesterday’s breaking news, Google has officially announced a new product called Google Buzz, a real time filtering feature .Google has been discussing sharing and filtering all morning, and their new vision to handle all the noise is called Google Buzz.Google Buzz is a new way to share and filter inside of Gmail. It is akin to a whole new…

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