The Fail Whale Fan Club http://failwhale.com Celebrating Twitter and our favorite error page cetacean Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:11:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en R.I.P. Michael Jackson… http://failwhale.com/2009/06/rip-michael-jackson/ http://failwhale.com/2009/06/rip-michael-jackson/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:01:26 +0000 admin http://failwhale.com/?p=29 “Jackson’s death caused Twitter outages, as portrayed by Raul Orozco in this take on Twitter’s Fail Whale.” - on CNN.

Michael Jackson Fail Whale

Image by @raeioul based on original Fail Whale Illustration by @yiyinglu

]]> http://failwhale.com/2009/06/rip-michael-jackson/feed/ A Fail Whale Primer http://failwhale.com/2009/04/a-fail-whale-primer/ http://failwhale.com/2009/04/a-fail-whale-primer/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:28:15 +0000 yiyinglu http://failwhale.com/?p=28 So far our beloved whale has been featured from a lot of media publications. Here is a brief collection for whom want to have a bit of insight of Fail Whale:

* Fail Whale Story on CNN By John D. Sutter
Fail Whale on CNN

* Fail Whale Story on New York Times by Rob Walker
Fail Whale on New York Times Consumed

* “How Fail Whale became a hit” on Sydney Morning Herald by @skytsang:
Fail Whale Sydney Morning Herald Story

* Fail Whale Party featured on Wired Magazine by @jennydeluxe:
Fail Whale Party Wired

* Fail Whale Story on ReadWriteWeb by @sarahintampa:
Fail Whale Read Write Web Story

Also Check out:

What is fail Whale?

www.whatisfailwhale.info

]]> http://failwhale.com/2009/04/a-fail-whale-primer/feed/ Everything Fail Whale - Check out http://whatisfailwhale.info http://failwhale.com/2009/04/everything-fail-whale-check-out-httpwhatisfailwhaleinfo/ http://failwhale.com/2009/04/everything-fail-whale-check-out-httpwhatisfailwhaleinfo/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:07:57 +0000 yiyinglu http://failwhale.com/?p=27 It has been great to see so many Fail Whale related stories & projects!

In fact our fail whale creator @yiyinglu has set up a *What is Fail Whale.info* page for them!

http://www.yiyinglu.com/whatisfailwhale.gif

Some High-Lights here:

* Lego Fail Whale and its making process by @tveskov:

LEGO Twitter Fail Whale by tveskov.

* Fail Whale’s cameo role on SuperNews! “Twouble with Twitters”

* Fail Whale Artist @yiyinglu Featured on Australia’s best Sunday read “Sunday Life”:

Yiying Lu Fail whale twitter twitter little star

For the entire Fail Whale sighting, check out: www.whatisfailwhale.info

]]> http://failwhale.com/2009/04/everything-fail-whale-check-out-httpwhatisfailwhaleinfo/feed/ Cheers to Yiying Lu: Shorty Award Winner! http://failwhale.com/2009/02/cheers-to-yiying-lu-shorty-award-winner/ http://failwhale.com/2009/02/cheers-to-yiying-lu-shorty-award-winner/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:31:27 +0000 seanosteen http://failwhale.com/?p=26
The Fail Whale Martini

Last week, in New York City, the first Shorty Awards ceremony was held to honor the twitter elite. Yiying Lu, the creator of the “Lifting a Dreamer” Fail Whale illustration was honored with the award in the “#Design” category. There’s even an article in the New York Times Magazine this weekend. Congratulations Yiying! We’re very proud of you!

]]> http://failwhale.com/2009/02/cheers-to-yiying-lu-shorty-award-winner/feed/ FAILParty2: EconoFAIL! http://failwhale.com/2009/02/econofai/ http://failwhale.com/2009/02/econofai/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:12:18 +0000 seanosteen http://failwhale.com/?p=25 If you are in San Francisco on February 18, 2009, please join us for a rendezvous of the frenetic fanboys and fangirls of FAIL. FAILParty 2: EconoFAIL will be held at Mr. Smith’s starting at 8PM.

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]]> http://failwhale.com/2009/02/econofai/feed/ Fail Crash http://failwhale.com/2009/01/fail-crash/ http://failwhale.com/2009/01/fail-crash/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:45:52 +0000 seanosteen http://failwhale.com/?p=23 [DISCLAIMER: We here at the FailWhale Fan Club have the deepest respect and admiration for all those involved with US Airways Flight 1549. We are grateful that there were no casualties. The pilots, the crew, the passengers, and the emergency responders did everything they could to avert a potential disaster. That said, we also feel that laughter is always the best medicine. And this Fail Whale mod seems to be some really good medicine.]

“Fail Crash” Created by Stephen Lopez
]]> http://failwhale.com/2009/01/fail-crash/feed/ The most bestest failwhale fan ever! http://failwhale.com/2008/08/the-most-bestest-failwhale-fan-ever/ http://failwhale.com/2008/08/the-most-bestest-failwhale-fan-ever/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:03:32 +0000 seanosteen http://failwhale.com/?p=22 I now hand the royal sceptor of the Fail Whale Fandom to @critter:

 

Here’s more detail on his new tattoo as well as pictures of other iconic internet tattoos! Thanks to @edrabbit & @tlimongello for the links!

 

 

]]> http://failwhale.com/2008/08/the-most-bestest-failwhale-fan-ever/feed/ iPhone Wallpaper http://failwhale.com/2008/08/iphone-wallpaper/ http://failwhale.com/2008/08/iphone-wallpaper/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:01:03 +0000 seanosteen http://failwhale.com/?p=21 Here’s an iPhone wallpaper image for those of us who just can’t get enough. Thanks Yiying!

 

]]> http://failwhale.com/2008/08/iphone-wallpaper/feed/ FAILparty: EPIC UNFAIL http://failwhale.com/2008/07/failparty-epic-unfail/ http://failwhale.com/2008/07/failparty-epic-unfail/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:04:43 +0000 seanosteen http://failwhale.com/?p=20 Tuesday night’s FAILparty at Shine was a success. We had a capacity+ crowd and copious amounts of [pseudo] Fail Whale Pale Ale was consumed. My compliments to the organizers and everyone who participated in the event!


The photos above are just a sample from Flickr. Please click through to the respective detail pages for copyright information.

]]> http://failwhale.com/2008/07/failparty-epic-unfail/feed/ FAILparty: Down with Whale http://failwhale.com/2008/07/failparty-down-with-whale/ http://failwhale.com/2008/07/failparty-down-with-whale/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:43:20 +0000 seanosteen http://failwhale.com/?p=19

If you are in San Francisco on July 29th, you need to be at the FAILparty! Let’s remember and celebrate our FAILures and show our appreciation and support for others experiencing FAIL - including of course, the adorable Fail Whale!

  • FAILparty art & schwag designed by Fail Whale creator Yiying Lu
  • Music by John Adams (@netik)
  • FAIL visuals and FAILbooth
  • Fail Whale Pale Ale on tap!

Location:

Shine
1337 Mission St.

FAILparty details (Please RSVP):
Facebook
Upcoming

Special thanks to @mr_bill, @ChadScott, & @TimIsHungry for organizing this event.

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