• 28
  • Aug

TweetMeme Maintenance Live Update

10:32:40 AM: Today we will be doing a maintenance update of our TweetMeme site #TweetMemeV2 as we know you like to know what’s going on we’re tweeting it

10:36:55 AM: Looks like we’re all set to get started!

10:39:08 AM: TweetMeme is now down and the buttons will be up for now still.

10:39:44 AM: And the buttons that are new will show the Maintenance button #TweetMemeV2

10:40:01 AM: System back up done! #TweetMemeV2

10:44:27 AM: Now for the big stuff! :) #TweetMemeV2

10:51:46 AM: Why is it that the post arrives mid upgrade and live tweet! It seems to all be going very smoothly so far… Fingers Crossed #TweetMemeV2
10:55:52 AM: Now for the code updates… they look like they are upgrading OK atm… The dev team are checking they are all there! #TweetMemeV2

11:01:59 AM: So what does everyone think of the new logo ? You’ll see we’ve updated it over on the TweetMeme twitter account http://retwt.me/pN
11:04:31 AM: TweetMeme will be back soon! http://bit.ly/ClXQy
via @tweetmeme

11:04:43 AM: TweetMeme Maintenance Live Update http://bit.ly/wnNjX
via @tweetmeme

11:07:17 AM: Do we want more pics of the team working hard? #TweetMemeV2

11:12:42 AM: So you’ve already seen Alex doing his thing… Now for Nick T our in house Mylie Cyrus fan… #TweetMemeV2 http://twitpic.com/fjwqd

11:16:04 AM: I have a feeling @nicktelford is probably going to hide now he’s been outed! ;) http://is.gd/2DJ99

11:19:53 AM: If you’re wondering what’s going on we’re still upgrading. It does take a while to do though! The team have been working hard! #TweetMemeV2

11:24:12 AM: You should hear the silence in the office as everyone is beavering away! Just the tap tapping of keyboards! #TweetmemeV2

11:39:37 AM: Checking our spam filter settings & a few other bits now…#TweetmemeV2

11:50:40 AM: We’re now testing everything to make sure it’s all working properly!

12:01:44 PM: We can hear the dull tones of #readingfestival from our offices! I’m amazed we can hear it as it’s a few miles away! #TweetMemeV2

12:08:03 PM: Team motivation to get the site back up online #TweetMemeV2 http://twitpic.com/fjzzn

12:11:04 PM: RT @alexforrow: @talkTweetMeme http://twitpic.com/fjv3c – Yeah makes me look like some kind of milk addict <- he’s our milk fiend! ;)

12:11:53 PM: RT @stewarttownsend: http://bit.ly/u9SNK The Story of Tweetmeme #tweetmemev2

12:33:54 PM: We have content in our test area! And are looking to go live very, very soon!

12:50:15 PM: The first thing to go online will be our API. THe rest will follow.

1:27:05 PM: The buttons should be starting to come back up and the API should be working but is currently rate limited.

5:49:09 PM: Not quite as simple an update as we hoped but buttons are being served & the API is running. The site update is a bit tricker but is coming

7:39:42 PM: And finally the main site is about to go live! Wait for it! …..

7:42:11 PM: We’ll be doing a count down!

7:42:35 PM: 3, 2, 1, go!

7:45:59 PM: http://tweetmeme.com

7:47:37 PM: Thanks to all the TweetMeme team for all their hard work today! I know it’s been a long hard few weeks getting it all finished!
7:54:41 PM: We hope everyone likes it and do let us know about any site bugs over on the forum http://help.tweetmeme.com/forum

By Sarah Blow

Sarah is the community manager here at TweetMeme and you'll find her writing posts and tweeting over at @talktweetmeme. Sarah is also the person you'll see answering the forum questions and looking after everyone who's using our button!