ma.gnolia.com flame out

ma.gnolia.com flamed out pretty badly there. I’m a complete outsider, so I am actually onto this story late. But apparently there was some sort of error trying to recover their database. I’d really love to see a detailed post-mortem on this someday.

I feel bad for users of their service. I’ve been using del.icio.us for a while, and that has been great. However, I almost never bookmark important things there. I like keeping a local copy so I can back it up myself.

In the past, I’ve seen a few companies that use ma.gnolia.com or del.icio.us streams to post stories/news items/etc. I understand the ease of use, but seriously, if you are working for a big company, you probably shouldn’t rely on miniscule startups to provide vital services to your customers. Just my opinion.