Tumblr outage breeds online angst

by John Bowman Posted: October 26, 2012 1:37 PM Last Updated: October 26, 2012 1:42 PM

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View the story "Tumblr outage breeds online angst" on StorifyTumblr outage breeds online angstStorified by CBC News Community · Fri, Oct 26 2012 10:37:08Popular blogging service and social network Tumblr has been down since Friday morning. Its users took to Twitter to express their confusion, grief and outrage.
Tumblr is experiencing network problems following an issue with one of our uplink providers. We will return to full service shortly.Tumblr#Tumblr has been down all morning! You're not even really sorry you soulless blue page! You can't feel my pain. http://pic.twitter.com/tplfaCHGMaeMaplesOH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH!!! WHY ISN'T TUMBLR LOADING!!! WHY, WHY, WHY!!! http://twitpic.com/b7l69eROBERT_OMOROSEIt even made the news!
The horror! The horror! Tumblr is down -- http://at.cnn.com/cvZ1b3 #cnn #tumblrcnntechGIF? Popular blogging service Tumblr is down http://nbcnews.to/Y39tVr @NBCNewsTechNBC NewsIt's hard for many of the site's users to deal without their regular dose of blog posts, pictures, videos and all-important hearts and reblogs.
TUMBLR YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME RIGHT NOW HOW I AM I SUPPOSED TO START MY DAY IF YOU'RE DOWNmary kate wiles#tumblr if you're down, what do you expect me to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://pic.twitter.com/HtriyX1kKristen StevensI'M HOME AND TUMBLR IS STILL DOWN WHY IS THIS H A P P E N I N Gdanimy reaction to tumblr not working http://pic.twitter.com/ToCAinWLinsert name#Tumblr is down, which means you finally got your pug to wear that Ron Swanson mustache for NOTHING.Comedy CentralMost of all, people are missing their animated GIFs.
Tumblr is down, someone please text me GIF of a Glee character!Shannon O'NeillThe worst thing about @tumblr being down is not being able to tumbl a poignant movie quote gif about how you feel about tumblr being down.Jason Lives!Tumblr is down. There is no GIF to express this feel. And if there were, I wouldn't be able to find it.John BowmanI was quickly proven wrong.
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqs2gfjcVC1qglhud.gif RT @johnbowman: Tumblr is down. There is no GIF to express this feel.Kelly BarrettTumblr.@KellyAlysia More like http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8u6nh5lov1r1wuvq.gif #TumblrIsDownJohn BowmanTumblrhttp://bit.ly/UMtAIz MT @johnbowman: Tumblr is down. There is no GIF to express this. And if there were, I wouldn't be able to find itAndrea BellemareLolbraryTumblrTumblr: " We're sorry. Service is temporarily unavailable " Me: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbpyq3sy561r1tcvs.gifDanielle EatonTumblrme when tumblr is down: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb39u3P0px1qbn3s0.gifhttp://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyaoenoRUh1qii6tmo1_500.gif http://pic.twitter.com/QufKJFkSlove always, charlieTumblrWith #Tumblr down, where are we supposed to find the perfect Dr. Who gifs to express our sadness about Tumblr being down?!Comedy CentralTumblrIf you can't get onto Tumblr, what else is there to do with your day?
Tumblr is down and I don't know what to do with my life.Cody & as tumblr went down, millions of pale teenagers opened their bedroom doors, abandoned, forced to fight the horrors of the outside world.s a g a m a l v aMaybe some tumblr people are actually out in the world socialising because its down! JK LOL LIKE THAT WOULD EVER HAPPENTroye SivanTumblr is down. Teens everywhere suddenly remember there is a place they could go called "outside"; click on Facebook instead.Death Star PRWhen tumblr is down, everyone seems to come to twitter.And the GiraffeTumblr reiterated its apology later in the day, but it didn't seem to help.
We're terribly sorry for the inconvenience there is with Tumblr being down. It will be back up shortly.Tumblr#Tumblr: 'We're Sorry' APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTEDTroye SivanTumblr: We're sorry.Me: Stop lying.#STYLIK.@Pearlineeeee You better be sorry! http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8214zR4qg1qla159.gifHairuddinTumblrTumblr: We're sorry, our service is temporarily unavailable http://pic.twitter.com/Xq2CkjKwal0hajessicaif @Tumblr had a .gif of a crying face above the "We're Sorry" text, I think today would be more bearable.Max Gardner

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