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FeedBurner 502 Server Errors

I just tried to load up my feed and it served up a 502 server error.

Anyone else seeing similar errors?
Update – 10:23pm EST: Looks like it’s going back and forth between two errors. The one above and the one now below.

Update – 10:50pm EST: After doing the digging, trying to validate the [...]

Ironic, Lively is Dead.

I find it ironic that a project named Lively is, well, dead.
Google announced that they are shutting down the beta project called Lively.
Here’s a short excerpt from the post about why it’s being shut down.
That’s why, despite all the virtual high fives and creative rooms everyone has enjoyed in the last four and a half [...]

Google Groups Outages

I just finished posting a question to the FeedBurner Help Group, when, right after hitting submit, it tells me that Google Groups is currently unavailable.
What gives? Seriously though. I post a single question and now Google Groups isn’t available? It was available 3 minutes ago.

This is not the first time I’ve encountered [...]

FeedBurner Subscriber Count Skyrockets Thanks to FeedBlitz

I noticed yesterday that the subscriber count for Ginside jumped from an average of 230 all the way up to 320. Alright, a little abnormal, but I can deal with that. Today, the story is a little different. I, as well as a lot more of the Blogosphere, has noticed a dramatic [...]

FeedBurner Weekend Subscriber Issues

This past weekend, FeedBurner had some issues with subscriber tracking. They released an official statement about it. Vanessa Fox makes a point to note the large discrepancy on her site.

FeedBurner Blocked in China

FeedBurner is being reported as blocked in China right now. This doesn’t come as much of a shock because anyone could gain access to a feed simply by setting up a FeedBurner feed in case the primary domain was being censored. [photo courtesy and thanks to William Long]

Google Officially Acquires FeedBurner

As previously rumored around the mill, Google has officially announced that they are acquiring FeedBurner. Google has even posted a 45-minute phone call with FeedBurner’s CEO Dick Costolo.
So why would Google do this? As with any Google-acquisition, their goal is one-fold: expand AdWords possibilities.
Google has had a strong focus on AdWords and they have continued to build their business model around it.