The people behind twitter never cease to amaze me with seemingly bad decisions, but the true die-hard “twits” don’t seem to mind the bumpy ride that I find rather frustrating.

The lack of solid scalability planning in twitters platform causes enough downtime to spawn sites, groups and even products surrounding the social utility’s iconic “Fail Whale” that is displayed when the site is inaccessible.

As I logged in tonight, I see that there is system maintenance planned for 6pm PST on July 4th. I think that even the most useless sites on the internet don’t do maintenance on major holidays. What adds insult to injury is that twitter’s main function is intended to let people know what you are up to. A lot of “twits” will be stagnant for 2 hours while they wait for twitter to come back online to find out where the best fireworks gathering is taking place.

Wake yourself up with our new Google Wake Up Kit!
Google didn’t let us down this year; here’s the first “new” Google product launch that is set to “launch” on April, 1 2008:

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From Google:

Just launched!

Wake yourself up with our new Google Wake Up Kit!
Do you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning? We do, too. In fact this problem became so serious at times that it sometimes resulted in lacklustre attendance at team meetings. To help solve the problem we’ve created an innovative solution called the Google Wake Up Kit.

In combination with the kit, you can receive a new type of notification from Google Calendar, called the “wake up” notification. This notification is relentless in ensuring your timely awakening from restful slumber.

The “wake up” notification uses several progressively more annoying alerts to wake you up. First it will send an SMS message to your phone. If that fails, more coercive means will be used. The kit includes an industrial-sized bucket and is designed to be connected to your water main for automatic filling. In addition, a bed-flipping device is included for forceful removal from your sleeping quarters.

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Personally, I think that last year’s new Google product launch was a bit more entertaining, but then again, I have been accused of having a dirty sense of humor.

With spring in the air, Google has announced a breakthrough offering - Google TiSP. Check out this very timely (and septic-friendly) product release.