Reader Amy is wondering if anyone knows why Blockbuster Online is, well, not online.
Any idea on what’s going on at http://www.blockbuster.com/?
Tried to log on this AM and it says “Sorry, BLOCKBUSTER Online is temporarily unavailable while we make some changes to the site. We’re working hard to bring you an ever better BLOCKBUSTER Online experience. Check back soon!”
Nice, since I am a Blockbuster Online member and now have zero access to my queue or know what’s coming to me next.
Haven’t the foggiest, Amy.
Anyone have any ideas?
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There were nationwide issues today with both the website and the internal computer system BBV uses for personnel management. The latter was resolved first… as of this comment, their website is still down, but says resolution is expected tonight.
@themoralorderdotcom: The something bigger is Blockbuster messing around with queue wait times and movie send times to save themselves money and make your plan effectively worth less.
And the error screen in question shows up several times a week in the wee hours of the morning; nothing uncommon about that, it’s their routine maintenance one (although, clearly, not routine maintenance here)
This article strikes me as effectively pretty pointless. Unless the Blockbuster site has been down for a day or more, then I think this should pretty much be accepted as internet norm. Sites go down for updates or repair, or just because of server problems. Usually, they come back up pretty quickly. Yea, maybe they picked a bad time, but is it really comment-worthy?
It’s like sending out a note about a 6 hour road diversion for repairs. Yea, it’s annoying, and by all means, moan to your friends about it a bit. But is it really worth writing about?