Comment on Twitter's UID associated to each tweet will very soon exceed 2,147,483,647Comments−pierrefar17yIt's actually sooner. They assume 83 tweets per second (reference 2) but the number is 200 tweets per second: http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer/50e673d8/some-stats-from-tw...−m_eiman17yFrom the link:"Twitter is seeing about 200 tweets per second, during peak loads. - Robert Scoble"Note "during peak loads", so 83 is probably not too far off.−pierrefar17yFair enough. Do we have any solid references of the actual average rate of tweets?−m_eiman17yI haven't seen one, but it's easy enough to get it. Just check the UID of the latest tweet on the public timeline, wait a week and check again.−jsdalton17yThey must read HN. It now says:2 at a rate of 151 tweets per seconds−IsaacL17y"Values updated every 5 minutes". Looking at the source (I don't actually know JavaScript, but it seems pretty simple) I'm assuming that means they get the current TwitID AND the current rate of increase.
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It's actually sooner. They assume 83 tweets per second (reference 2) but the number is 200 tweets per second: http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer/50e673d8/some-stats-from-tw...
From the link:
"Twitter is seeing about 200 tweets per second, during peak loads. - Robert Scoble"
Note "during peak loads", so 83 is probably not too far off.
Fair enough. Do we have any solid references of the actual average rate of tweets?
I haven't seen one, but it's easy enough to get it. Just check the UID of the latest tweet on the public timeline, wait a week and check again.
They must read HN. It now says:
2 at a rate of 151 tweets per seconds
"Values updated every 5 minutes". Looking at the source (I don't actually know JavaScript, but it seems pretty simple) I'm assuming that means they get the current TwitID AND the current rate of increase.