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The Story of the Fail Whale

readwriteweb.com — Twitter users are very familiar with the iconic image of the Fail Whale. This social object has been latched onto by Twitter fans not just as a representation of Twitter's downtime, but also as a representation of the community's love for the service and their hope for its triumph over their many struggles.

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  • andymurd, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1Excellent coverage of the birth of an internet meme. I love finding out the stories behind stuff like this.
  • WaltRibeiro, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Yea Tom!
  • laptopbride, on 07/20/2008, -0/+0Thanks....
  • hcyee, on 03/21/2009, -0/+0I kind love and hate this image :-)
  • shearyadi, on 07/18/2008, -0/+0i love it! but let's hope we didn't fail to stop the whaling activity in the real world!
  • seononsense, on 07/18/2008, -0/+0I knew the image had been public domain, and really wanted a t-shirt. It's good to know that my tee will benefit the artist! Thanks for the backstory!
  • nerxs, on 07/18/2008, -0/+0I was wondering about all the fail whale tweets on twitter. Searched the online dictionary for. Nothing. Now I know why.
  • hrg4me, on 07/18/2008, -0/+0A true example of social community! Way to go Tom for making this happen.

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