Why is it raining on my Picnik?

posted by mike Jul 20th, 2008

We’re experiencing a few problems right now. One of our service providers, Amazon Web Services, has gone offline. That means that Picnik is operating slower than normal and you may have a some difficulties saving. We’re working hard to get things back to normal, we expect to be back to full speed soon.  

UPDATE: We’re back! We apologize for the interruption.  Happy Picniking! 


8 Responses to “Why is it raining on my Picnik?”

  1. pattyrice Says:

    i need you to fix your program because a contest i am entering is closing soon and i need the program. please correct the problem before this coming tuesday.

  2. When Amazon S3 Goes Boom, So Does the Web | Technologizer Says:

    [...] and found that a couple of them weren’t working today. One, the excellent Picnik, says that S3 is to blame. (I have a hunch that the other one also leverages S3, but I’m not positive.) The outages are [...]

  3. DjuiceBlog Entertainment » Blog Archive » Amazon S3 Crash Hampers Web 2.0 Sites Says:

    [...] Posterous.com reported problems posting different types of files. Picnik, a web graphics tool, has reported problems (via Technologizer) Another site down is Smugmug.com - you can see their message here. [...]

  4. Elizabeth Says:

    Hello! Just wondering what you’re doing to fix the EXCRUCIATINGLY SLOW load times for Picnik? Can take as much as half an hour to edit one photo. Really not worth it, and quite frustrating. =(

  5. Jasmine Says:

    My problem is that when I click on Start Picniking, it just goes blank, white thats it. Nothing to click on. Is this my computer, or your site?

  6. francheska Says:

    My problem is that when I click on Start Picniking, it just goes blank. Nothing to click on. Is this my computer, or your site?

  7. Amber Says:

    my prob is when i go on here, it says its raining on my piknic. lol. i kno, random, right?!

  8. matthew Says:

    why does my browser quit “unexpectedly” after i try and edit a photo or even when i try and upload a photo….i restarted (reboot) my MAC computer, i installed tha latest version of flash player, i cant reload tha page bcuz it quits before i have tha chance, the pop up block thing in the latest version of firefox and safari is on….i can’t figure out the problem…. HELP!

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