Some users, especially those on Twitters Android app, were unable to use the service. Others reported seeing tweets from a year ago.
While its unclear what caused the error, one Twitter user looked into the login process and found that Twitters server seemed to think the date was December 29, 2015.
Twitter acknowledged the issue in a post on its Status blog last night. The issue was due to a bug in our front end code, which has been patched, the company said, and apologised for the problems.
The site and apps seemed to be working this morning.
Many users were locked out of Twitter on Saturday, too, with tweets not showing up on feeds or the site failing to load at all.
Joe Cocker, 70, the raspy-voiced soul singer who became a sensation after performing at Woodstock, died on Dec. 22, 2014.
Actress and former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley Collins died on Dec. 9, 2014. She was 77.
Actor Ken Weatherwax, who played the child character Pugsley on "The Addams Family" television series in the 1960s, died on Dec. 7, 2014. He was 59.
Rolling Stones collaborator and Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan died on Dec. 3, 2014. He was 69.
Saxophonist Bobby Keys, a lifelong rock "n" roller who toured with Buddy Holly, played on recordings by John Lennon and laid down one of the all-time blowout solos on the Rolling Stones" "Brown Sugar," died on Dec. 2, 2014. He was 70.
Roberto Gomez Bolanos, the iconic Mexican comedian known as Chespirito who wrote and played the boy television character "El Chavo del Ocho" that defined a generation for millions of Latin American children, died on Nov. 28, 2014 at age 85.
Mike Nichols, Oscar-winning director of "The Graduate" and husband of ABC News" Diane Sawyer, died on Nov. 18, 2014 night at the age of 83.
Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold on to My Love," died on Nov. 17, 2014. He was 78.
Ken Takakura, a Japanese actor who played alongside American stars such as Tom Selleck and Michael Douglas, died on Nov. 10, 2014. He was 83.
Glen A. Larson, the writer and producer behind well-loved TV series such as the original "Battlestar Galactica," ""Knight Rider," ""Magnum, P.I." and "Quincy, M.E.," died on Nov. 14, 2014. He was 77.
Singer Henry Jackson, who was better known as Big Bank Hank of the Sugarhill Gang, died on Nov. 11, 2014. He was 57.
Flamenco guitarist Manitas de Plata, who sold nearly 100 million records worldwide and broke boundaries for Gypsy musicians, died on Nov. 5, 2014. He was 93.
Tom Magliozzi, right, the iconic co-host of NPR"s "Car Talk" for nearly 35 years, died on Nov. 3 at the age of 77.
Wayne Static, the lead vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist for the heavy metal band Static-X, died on Nov. 1, 2014 at 48.
Actress Elizabeth Norment, who played Frank Underwood"s secretary, Nancy Kaufberger, on Netflix"s "House of Cards," died on Oct. 13 at age 61.
Jack Bruce, bassist and lead vocalist for the 1960s rock band Cream, died on Oct. 25, 2014. He was 71.
John Holt, the reggae musician best known for his hits "Stick By Me" and "Ali Baba," died on Oct. 19, 2014, at the age of 69.
Tim Hauser, the founder and singer of the Grammy-winning vocal troupe The Manhattan Transfer, died on Oct. 16, 2014. He was 72.
Elizabeth Pena, the versatile actress who shifted between dramatic roles in such films as "Lone Star" and comedic parts in TV shows like "Modern Family," died on Oct. 14, 2014. She was 55.
Former "Saturday Night Live" star Jan Hooks died on Oct. 9, 2014. She was 57 years old.
Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes, who was a Guinness Book of World Records holder for most consecutive performances, died on Oct. 6, 2014. She was 86.
Paul Revere (center), the organist and leader of the Raiders rock band, died on Oct. 4, 2014. He was 76.
Emmy-winning actress and nightclub singer Polly Bergen, seen here with Carl Reiner, died on Sept. 20, 2014. She was 84.
Richard Kiel, the towering actor best known for portraying the steel-toothed villain Jaws in a pair of James Bond films, died on Sept. 10, 2014. He was 74.
Gerald Wilson, the dynamic jazz musician whose career spanned more than 75 years, died on Sept. 8, 2014. He was 96.
Comedienne Joan Rivers, who reveled in skewering celebs with cutting remarks and a caustic wit, died on Sept. 4, 2014 at 81.
Jimmy Wayne "Jimi" Jamison, the lead singer of the 1980s arena rock band Survivor, died on Aug. 31, 2014.
Acclaimed actor and Oscar-winning director Sir Richard Attenborough, whose film career on both sides of the camera spanned 60 years, died on Aug. 24, 2014. He was 90.
Don Pardo, television and radio announcer best known as the voice of NBC"s "Saturday Night Live," died on August 18, 2014. He was 96.
Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall, star of films such as "To Have and Have Not" and "Key Largo," died on Aug. 12, 2014. She was 89.
Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died on Aug. 11, 2014. He was 63.
Charles Keating, a British-born Shakespearean actor who became an award-winning American soap opera star on "Another World," died on Aug. 9, 2014. He was 72.
Scream queen Marilyn Burns, who starred in the original 1974 "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and appeared in two sequels, died on Aug. 5, 2014. She was 65.
d**k Smith, the first makeup artist to win an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died on July 30, 2014. He was 92.
Prolific TV producer Robert Halmi, Sr., who worked on more than 200 programs and miniseries, died on July 30, 2014. He was 90.
Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi, who was considered one of the most authoritative interpreters of Verdi"s operas, died on July 25, 2014 at the age of 90.
Actor James Garner, whose whimsical style in the 1950s TV Western "Maverick" led to a stellar career in TV and films such as "The Rockford Files" and his Oscar-nominated "Murphy"s Romance," died on July 20, 2014. He was 86.
Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, who was best known for playing the youngest daughter of Mel Gibson"s character in the film "The Patriot," died on July 19, 2014. She was 21.
Broadway icon and TV actress Elaine Stritch died on July 17, 2014. She was 89.
Texas blues icon Johnny Winter, who rose to fame in the late 1960s and "70s for his energetic performances and musical collaborations including with childhood hero Muddy Waters, died on July 16, 2014. He was 70.
Lorin Maazel, a world-renowned conductor whose prodigious career included seven years at the helm of the New York Philharmonic, died on July 13, 2014. He was 84.
Tommy Ramone, 65, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, died on July 12, 2014.
British actor and boxer Dave Legeno, who played the werewolf Fenrir Greyback in three Harry Potter films, died on July 6, 2014 while hiking in Death Valley National Park. He was 50.
Actor Bob Hastings, who won fans on the 1960s sitcom "McHale"s Navy" as Lt. Carpenter, died on June 30, 2014 at 89.
Paul Mazursky, the innovative and versatile writer and director who showed the absurdity of modern life in such movies as "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" and "An Unmarried Woman," died on June 30, 2014. He was 84.
Actor Meshach Taylor, 67, who was best known for playing Anthony Bouvier on the hit TV show "Designing Women," died on June 28, 2014.
Bobby Womack, an R&B singer-songwriter who influenced artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, died on June 27, 2014. He was 70.
Mary Rodgers, the composer of the 1959 musical "Once Upon a Mattress" and the author of the body-shifting book "Freaky Friday," died on June 26, 2014. She was 83.
Actor Eli Wallach, who worked for decades in TV, movies and on stage and made a lasting impression as the scuzzy bandit Tuco in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," died on June 24, 2014 at the age of 98.
Grand Ole Opry member Jimmy C. Newman, who was known for mixing Cajun and country music, died on June 21, 2014. He was 86.
Lyricist Gerry Goffin, 75, who penned such hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," ""(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," ""Up on the Roof" and "The Loco-Motion," died on June 19, 2014.
Horace Silver, a pianist, composer and band leader with a tireless inventiveness who influenced generations of jazzmen with his distinctive hard bop sound, died on June 18, 2014. He was 85.
Jimmy Scott, a jazzman with an ethereal man-child voice who found success late in life with the Grammy-nominated album "All the Way," died on June 12, 2014. He was 88.
Legendary broadcaster Casey Kasem, who was best known for his work on the "American Top 40" radio show, which he hosted from 1970 to 1988, and again from 1998 until 2004, died on June 15, 2014. He was 82.
Actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee died on June 11, 2014. She was 91.
Comic actress Ann B. Davis, who played the devoted housekeeper Alice on the television sitcom "The Brady Bunch" and won two Emmy awards as the forever-single secretary Schultzy on "The Bob Cummings Show," died on June 1, 2014 at age 88.
Gordon Willis, the cinematographer responsible for stirring camera work in such film classics as the "Godfather" trilogy and "Manhattan," died on May 18, 2014.
Jerry Vale, the beloved crooner known for his high-tenor voice and romantic songs in the 1950s and early 1960s, died on May 18, 2014. He was 83.
Leslie "Les" Carlson, an actor best known for his role as Barry Convex in the sci-fi classic, "Videodrome," died on May 3, 2014. He was 81.
English actor Bob Hoskins, who is best known for his roles in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Hook," died on April 29, 2014. He was 71.
Kevin Sharp, a country music singer who recorded multiple chart-topping songs and survived a well-publicized battle with cancer, died on April 19, 2014 at the age of 43.
Ultimate Warrior, a 54-year-old professional wrestler who was recently inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, died on April 8, 2014.
Phyllis Frelich, a Tony Award-winning deaf actress who starred in the Broadway version of "Children of a Lesser G*d," died on April 10, 2014. She was 70.
Mickey Rooney, an award-winning actor and Hollywood legend who appeared in more than 300 films and TV programs, died on April 6 at the age of 93.
John Pinette, renowned stand-up comedian who appeared in the final episode of the hit TV show "Seinfeld," died on April 6. He was 50.
Actress Kate O"Mara, who was best known for her role as Caress Morell, the scheming sister of Alexis Colby in the 1980s primetime soap opera "Dynasty," died on March 30 at the age of 74.
David Brockie, who as "Oderus Urungus" fronted the heavy metal band GWAR, died on March 23, 2014. He was 50.
Patrice Wymore Flynn, Hollywood actress and widow of swashbuckling screen legend Errol Flynn, died on March 22. She was 87.
In this file photo, actor James Rebhorn attends "The Box" premiere at the AMC Lincoln Square on Nov. 4, 2009 in New York City. Rebhorn died on March 21, 2014. He was 65. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
L"Wren Scott, a noted fashion designer and model, died on March 17. She was 49.
Comedian David Brenner, who became one of the most frequent visitors to Johnny Carson"s "Tonight" in the 1970s and "80s, died on March 15, 2014. He was 78.
George Donaldson, the lead singer of Celtic Thunder, died on March 12, 2014. He was 46.
Legendary voice-over artist Hal Douglas died on March 7, 2014 at the age of 89, due to complications from pancreatic cancer.
In this file photo, Harold Ramis attends a SCTV panel discussion in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Second City at 1616 N. Wells Avenue on December 12, 2009 in Chicago. Ramis died on Feb. 24. He was 69.
Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member and second-eldest daughter of the musical family whose escape from n**i-occupied Austria was the basis for "The Sound of Music," died on Feb. 18, 2014. She was 99.
In this 1978 photo taken by Janet Macoska and released by Devo, Inc., the band Devo, from left, Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, kneeling, Jerry Casale, Bob Casale and Alan Myers pose for a photo. Bob Casale died on Feb. 17, 2014 at the age of 61.
Ralph Waite attends at "The Waltons" 40th Anniversary Reunion The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles. Waite died on Feb. 13. He was 85.
In this file photo, actor Sid Caesar arrives at the Arclight Cinema for the 40th Anniversary screening of the movie "It"s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" on October 16, 2003 in Hollywood. Caesar died on Feb. 12, 2014. He was 91.
Actress Shirley Temple Black accepts the Life Achievement Award onstage during the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2006 in Los Angeles. She died on Feb. 10 at the age of 85. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
In a Jan. 19, 2014 photo Philip Seymour Hoffman poses for a portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Hoffman died on Feb. 2. He was 46. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
This May 5, 2006, file photo shows Pete Seeger in Beacon, N.Y. The American troubadour, folk singer and activist Seeger died Jan. 27, 2014, at age 94. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
FILE - This Oct. 2, 1978 file photo shows Russell Johnson, as the professor, posing during filming of a two-hour reunion show, "The Return from Gilligan"s Island," in Los Angeles. Johnson died Jan. 16, 2014, at his home in Washington State. He was 89. (AP Photo/Wally Fong, File)
This 1970 photo released by courtesy of Sony Pictures Television shows, back row, from left, cast members, Shirley Jones, Dave Madden, David Cassidy, Susan Dey, and front row, from left, Brian Forster, Danny Bonaduce and Suzanne Crough of the television series, "The Partridge Family." Madden, who played the child-hating agent on the hit 1970s sitcom, died on Jan. 16, 2014, at age 82. (AP Photo/Copyright CPT Holdings Inc, Courtesy Sony Pictures Television)
In this 2010 file photo, actress Juanita Moore attends the TCM Classic Film Festival screening of a "A Star Is Born" at Grauman"s Chinese Theater. She died on Jan. 1, 2014. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Continua la sfida per la vetta tra Meghan Trainor e Taylor Swift. Anche questa settimana a prevalere la cantante esordiente. Il suo singolo All about that bass ha infatti ottenuto un incremento dei points complessivi pari al 11%, questo grazie alla salita nello streaming (2-1, +19% e in radio (6-3, +19%). Taylor Swift per non si arrende e incrementa del 22% il suo punteggio complessivo grazie alle vendite (+10%), alle radio (7-4, +11%). Discorso a parte merita lo streaming dove il brano salito del 58% per via di molteplici fattori: un video virale di giovani del Kentucky che fanno finta di cantare la canzone, un video di un pap e sua figlia che ballano il pezzo e poi i Shake it off Outtakes Video pubblicati sul canale VEVO della cantautrice.
Nicki Minaj si conferma alla 3 con Anaconda, questo nonostante abbia perso la cima della streaming songs chart (-5%). Questo calo compensato dalle radio dove il brano aumenta del 10%. Le vendite rimangono sostanzialmente stabili. Guadagna ancora una posizione Black Widow di Iggy Azalea ft Rita Ora. La canzone ha dei buoni piazzamenti in tutte le singole categorie: nona in radio, quinta nelle vendite e nello streaming. Scende alla 5 Bang Bang, ma il brano sta salendo in radio (16-13, + 22%).
Come avete visto anche questa settimana tutta la top 5 tinta di rosa: troviamo infattisolo donne, complessivamente esse sono 7 (Nicki Minaj compare 2 volte).Alla 6 rimane stabile il primo uomo: Sam Smith con Stay with me. A seguire c Break free di Ariana Grande. Grazie a Shake it off, Bang Bang e Break free, Max Martin ha per la quarta settimana consecutiva 3 singoli da lui co-scritti o co-prodotti in top 10. Forte della risalita nelle vendite, passa alla 8 Maps dei Maroon 5.Ritorna a scendere Rude dei MAGIC!, torna in top 10 Boom Clap, il singolo di Charli XCX il secondo pi passato in radio. Esce dopo un po di settimane dalla top 10 Chandelier di Sia. Il brano sta calando in radio.
Guadagnano una posizione Dont tell Em e Bailando a scapito diRather Be e Am I wrong. Nuovo peak per Habits (stay high) di Tove Lo. Sembrano prossime a lasciare la top 20 due grandi hits come Fancy e Problem, Sale alla 18 Hot Boy. Rimane stabile alla 20 Burnin it down di Jason Aldean.
LOS ANGELES The first film adaptation of Veronica Roths Divergent novels was one of the most popular new Hollywood franchises of 2014, grossing more than $150 million at the domestic box office.
Now, fans can close out the year with a look at the much-anticipated sequel, Insurgent, which is due out March 2015.
Shailene Woodley reprises the role of Tris, a teen living in a dystopian future where people are divided into categories based on character attributes. Tris and her fellow divergents, who dont fit into any of the categories, continue their struggle to survive as Jeanine Matthews (played by Kate Winslet) hunts them down.
A trailer released this week shows a greater emphasis on action scenes this go-around. Fans of the trilogy might also notice that Tris has a pixie cut in this installment, even though the characters hair is not that short in the book.
Woodley says director Robert Schwentke granted her request to keep her naturally short hair which she cut for her role in another young adult novel adaptation, The Fault in Our Stars instead of wearing a wig.
I think wigs always look wiggy, especially in an action movie, Woodley told Buzzfeed.
LeBron James Full Highlights 2014.12.19 vs Nets - 22 Pts, 9 Assists
LeBron James is returning to his former home for the holidays. In anticipation of the Cleveland Cavaliers playing against the Miami Heat on Christmas Day, the Miami Herald asked fans to change some of the lyrics to Santa Claus Is Coming To Town for James.
The tone among most entries reminded Heat players to not take it easy on their former teammate. Some lyrics emphasized good etiquette among Heat fans, such as, You better not whine, you better not boo, and memorable moments of his time with the team. Even a few fans from Ohio contributed their own versions.
But not all of the verses showed a fondness for James. Locals did share lines with stinging remnants of his departure this year, ending the first stanza with LeBron James is a disloyal fraud and LeBron James is breaking ex-fans minds.
Read some of our favorite submissions on Page 2D. You can submit your lyrics for LeBron James Is Coming To Town and read other entries through the Public Insight Network.
PSN still down = #MesaBabble (Things to do when back, Engrams, Crota and more bable)
While the past few weeks have been terrible, horrible, and, in some cases, very bad for Sony, many PlayStation customers haven"t paid too much mind to the Japanese company"s ongoing suffering. Instead, Sony"s customers been almostexclusivelyconcerned with one question: When will PlayStation Network finally make its return?
Sony hasn"t been able to give a direct answer. In response, websites likeIs The PlayStation Network Back Up?" have been created to monitor the restoration"s progress. Sparsely decorated with social media buttons and advertisements (some of which are PlayStation-related, curiously) the site is clearly a move tocapitalizeon both the eagerness and fatigue surrounding the outage.
And its not alone. Another PSN status site, "Is PSN Still Down?", also offers a clear and disappointing answer to the question. A third, "Is PSN Up Yet?, goes in a different direction, reappropriating an Internet meme in its similarly-simpleresponse.
None of the sites, of course, can predict when the PlayStation Network will return. Nor, apparently, can Sony, which planned to restore the service before the end of last week. But the company"s plans were dashed as the news broke that its Sony Online Entertainment services were also affected bysecurityintrusions.
"We were unaware of the extent of the attack on Sony Online Entertainment servers, and we are taking this opportunity to conduct further testing of the incredibly complex system," wrote Sony Communications DirectorPatrick Seyboldon Friday, acknowledging the yearning of PlayStation owners to return to online play. In the end, Seybold failed to give customers any information as to when the PlayStation Network will be restored.
FIFA 15 | PACK OPENING 6.0 BOXING DAY | DoctorePoLLo
Despite fears that increasing competition from online retailers would temper the Boxing Day chaos, stores across Edmonton were packed with customers looking for big savings.
Youve maybe got to park a little further away from the store, bear the cold and the long lines, but if youre going to save some money, you have to pay the price somehow, said Darrick Aube, who was still smiling about saving $400 on his new 60-inch flat screen television as he loaded it into the back of his truck with help from his father, Brian Aube.
Both say they usually avoid the chaos of Boxing Day shopping, but the savings this year were simply too good to pass up.
It was busy in there, but it wasnt bad, said Brian, outside of the Best Buy on Stony Plain Road. We were in and out of there in maybe 15 or 20 minutes.
The lines of cars trying to get into West Edmonton Mall stretched for blocks in all directions, but shoppers at Kingsway Mall managed to cut through the crowds to rack up some savings.
I call this a suicide walk, laughed Angus Cameron, feeling lucky to get out in one piece as he helped Tammy Steeves pick up a Doctor Who themed mini-fridge for Steeves daughter.
Sisters Madison Mercer, 12, and Summer Mercer, 16, were more than willing to brave long lines and crowds in order to help stretch their Christmas spending money.
I think its worth running through people rather than spending twice as much, said Madison, whose best score of the day was purchasing pair of pants for $19 that usually retail for $55 dollars.
I didnt think it was going to be this good for deals, added Summer, who spent her budget on clothes and gift cards. It was crazy, but it was fun.
Danielle Duguay seized the opportunity to purchase a new pricey winter jacket she has been coveting at half the price.
I saw it a while back, but it was too expensive. Then they put it on a really good deal, she said, adding that in order to take full advantage of Boxing Day sales, patience is the key.
Debbie Delorme and 13-year-old Izabella Delorme, have turned Boxing Day shopping into an annual mother-daughter tradition.
I knew where I wanted to go so we didnt have to waste time, because I dont like big crowds, said Izabella, grinning ear-to-ear while showing off a new pair of winter boots bedazzled with rhinestones that she got for a fraction of the regular cost.
You can still get some pretty good deals, you just have to look around sometimes, said Debbie, who recommends staring early and knowing where you want to go to get the most out of your shopping experience.
PARKING . . . I"LL PASS
While Boxing Day sales werent hard to find at West Edmonton Mall on Friday, parking definitely was, with lines of cars stretching for blocks in all directions.
You should have hired police officers to direct traffic. Its insane, tweeted a frustrated @whoisalbert.
While stores in North Americas largest mall open two and a half hours early to accomodate seasoned bargain hunters, @DKSkittle39 tweeted out a warning about parking just past 7 a.m.
Already a line up to park at [West Edmonton Mall]! Wonder if any of the expectant mother spots are still open, she posted.
Oh, its not THAT busy, tweeted @Conal_Mac, using the sarcastic hashtag #ClosestParkingSpotWasInSpruceGrove.
Despite the fact that West Edmonton Mall boasts the largest parking lot in the world, with enough space to accomodate 20,000 vehicles, the promise of big savings at over 800 stores was easily enough to overwhelm them, with the @Official_WEM twitter account suggesting overflow parking early in the afternoon.
Im #insane thats the only reason I would be at west edmonton mall on #BoxingDay, tweeted @MissyHollyAnn.
