zimki dies
Got a web app that relies on a 3rd party service? Well, I hope you selected that service well! A year or so ago I was evaluating Zimki and nearly selected it to provide a platform for some web app development at work. I’m rather glad I didn’t now…
Please note that this is your final notification of the withdrawal of the Zimki service, which will occur on the 24/12/2007.
All user applications and data remaining on the Zimki service will be deleted and the servers decommissioned shortly after this date.
It certainly highlights the importance of building your fancy-pants web 2.0 application on solid and reputable services.
About 18 months ago I started using Stikipad…alot. At the beginning they were really good, responded to support issues quickly and generally provided a good service. After a few months the service slowly got worse. Whilst the site is still their and am sure people are still signing up it seems like they have just disappeared whilst leaving the \’on\’ switch \’on\’.
I recently moved all my stuff away from them, but it did take up alot of my valuable time. Obviously it didn\’t make Rosie very happy, but I have learnt my lesson!