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A Big, Big Apology About All My Stupid Tweets

Alan Cross 5 Comments

If you follow me on Twitter and Facebook, you have a right to be annoyed by the deluge of tweets that crashed your stream over the last 48 hours.  For my part, I had no idea what was happened.

After much investigation, it turns out that YouTube arbitarily turned on all notifications full blast and did some platform swtiching.  That was the cause of the tweet storm.  Again, I had no idea that was happening until the complaints and unfollows started coming in.

With the help of some very smart web people, we’ve (a) found the problem; (b) corrected the problem; and (c) promise it won’t happen again–we hope.  It was one of those stupid tech issues that come up when you rely on a behemoth like YouTube/Google.

Again, sorry for the inconvenience and annoyance.  Hell, I’d be pissed off, too.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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5 thoughts on “A Big, Big Apology About All My Stupid Tweets”

  • Jason
    February 11, 2012 at 4:35 pm
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    No worries Alan! No way I would stop following you and I figured it had been a technical glitch of some sort. Kudos for all the great work you do!

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  • sweeneyanne
    February 11, 2012 at 4:44 pm
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    Oh doll, your tweets always make my day a little brighter! No worries, sugar.

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  • MariaE
    February 11, 2012 at 4:50 pm
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    I wondered what was going on but it wasn't near enough to unfollow! I've seen much worse from others! Still love you Alan!

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  • Sven
    February 11, 2012 at 11:07 pm
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    Here I am, thinking you've gotten into some of Aerosmith's cocaine or had been infiltrated by some sort of bot. Good to know it was just the old "ScrewTube" on the fritz!

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  • I was really wondering what happened there I assumed it was a accident seemed out of character for you. Thanks for clearing it up and the apology.

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