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		sharkbrainguy on May 6, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ten Things Twitter is Not `... and downtime becomes your own problem.` I think I can see what you're getting at here, but this sure doesn't sound like something most people want to get into

riffic on May 6, 2009 [–]

well, not for individuals. But as far as organizations/agencies, relying on twitter as a utility is ludicrous.

lacker on May 6, 2009 | [–]

It's not ludicrous. The twitter competitors like laconica aren't really an alternative, because the users you are trying to reach are all using twitter.

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