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The recently repaired Facebook outage shouldn’t have been that big a deal in Colorado, given that it mainly took place overnight. Nonetheless, local press figures took to Twitter anyhow to express their shock/prompt some laughs, as did social-media addicts on the other side of the planet, who had it far worse.
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For 9News’ Kyle Clark, the temporary shutdown put him in the uncomfortable position of communicating with loved ones face to face….
…and the prospect of more services cratering produced a particularly apocalyptic frame of mind:
More optimistic about the future was 7News’ Marshall Zelinger….
…and without Facebook, he re-discovered an old friend:
In Australia, the time difference meant #Facebookdown took place in something like prime time, and Anthony Segaert, social-media manager for The Global Panorama, didn’t take it well:
His advice in this time of uncertainty?
Australia’s Mamamia Twitter account, as overseen by editor Jamila Rizvi, also expressed fear that the virtual sky was falling….
…before finding a more productive way to pass the time — via #Facebookdown haiku. Soon thereafter, Mamamia rediscovered the beauty of nature….
…but was disturbed to discover what was happening on another social-media platform.
Nine months from now, will there be a #Facebookdown-inspired baby boom? Tinder users will be the first to know.
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