Google+ Runs Out of Disk Space, Swamps Users With Notifications 321
dkd903 writes "Yesterday, many users of Google+ noticed Google spamming their inbox with multiple email notifications in very quick succession. Earlier today, Vic Gundotra, Head of Social at Google, explained what was causing it – Google ran out of disk space on the server that keeps track of notifications."
Re:Google+ (Score:4, Insightful)
I don't use FB (never have, never will) and just don't *approve* of google getting any more cosy with user info than they already are.
just that.
Re:Google+ (Score:5, Insightful)
*sigh* Monopolies aren't illegal. Please try to remember that.
Abusing your monopoly position, that is illegal. Google doesn't abuse their monopoly.
The reason for this distinction is that you can get yourself into (and remain in) a monopoly position without harming the public. But the majority of companies can't resist abusing that power if they obtain it, and need a smack-down or break-up. (usually because it's a slow process and they just creep into a behavior of abuse as they creep into the monopoly) Technically speaking, when you have a monopoly, you become a lot more efficient - advertising costs go down, you avoid "race to the bottom" games, the best employees in a field are concentrated and working together. In the end, customers can benefit from a company having a monopoly, it just requires the company's directors to take a strong high-road stance in the face of the temptation of greed you get operating in a democracy. ("do whatever it takes, be it illegal or immoral, to maximize profit")
Re:Google+ (Score:4, Insightful)
But not everyone was allowed access. It was a limited release. When a MMO is in beta do you think the game developer should be "held responsible for what goes wrong".
Re:Google+ (Score:5, Insightful)
Quite a long time, but this isn't a beta like the late, fully-public beta of Google Mail, its like the very early, invite-only, restricted beta of Gmail.
Uh, they aren't using to "cover their asses", they are admitting it was a mistake, apologizing for it, and explaining how it happened.
Re:Facebook(2011):Google+::MySpace:Facebook(2005) (Score:5, Insightful)
get your own website and put your photos there.
jeebus cristo, you people are TECHIES. act like it. 'big content' hosting sites are not the only way to serve your own photos and html, even free forum software.
lazy. do your own site and html. its not rocket science!
stop giving all your content to the big corps.
Google Haters? (Score:5, Insightful)
We're working hard on the technology... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Google+ (Score:4, Insightful)
What he's saying is that they cite its so-called prerelease status as justification for the existence of such mistakes.
And what GP was saying is that "it is, in fact, pre-release, not the fake pre-release google often does, so it's actually justified."