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Badware problems

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

Hello ripplers,

We’ve discovered this morning that unfortunately the Ripple site was compromised by malware.
Some of you who are using Chrome as your browser will have seen “This site could harm your browser” type messages. We’re incredibly unhappy about this and we are very concerned that some users could be avoiding the site as a result.

WHAT WE’RE DOING: The malware has been removed and we are now working to remove the malware warnings via Google, although they haven’t responded to our initial request, and it can take up to 24 hrs. We hope to have this resolved as quickly as possible and Ripple to return to normal operations.

We are also moving hosts as a precaution as we have had some concerns about recent security incidents and advisories.

Please keep an eye on the blog for details and hopefully this will be resolved shortly.

UPDATE 27/08/2010: We’re happy to say that the badware problem has been completely nuked and hopefully will never return. We’ve moved hosts, locked down unnecessary services, changed passwords and beefed up security in general.

Sorry for the stress folks – everything back to normal – happy rippling!

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devine caroline thinks we’re fine

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

ripplers,

Ripple has been nominated for a Love! This Site Award from DivineCaroline again! To vote for us click the badge below. Voting closes December 4th!

By Neighborhood & World

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Aaaaaaaand……. we’re back.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

OK, so basically the Media Temple storage cluster went down and completely nuked about 15,000 sites and took Ripple offline for over 2 days.

We’ve been getting constant updates from MT and it kept *looking* like it was coming back online….just…not….there…yet captain. So thank you for your patience and we are looking at ways to avoid this in future without costing an arm and a leg.

Thanks, and keep on rippling!

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Search Issues

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Hi Ripplers,

As you may have noticed, we’re having some issues with search at the moment (yes…it’s broken!!!) and it appears some code may have changed in the Google API. Our team of trained monkeys is working frantically to fix the problem.

This has come at a bad time as it is last thing on Friday here and we’re really under the pump. If you can bear with us hopefully search will be back up and running shortly.

Thanks and keep rippling.

UPDATE 15/02/2009: We’ve got some word from a Google employee that they have identified the problem and are working on it. Hopefully this will be resolved quickly. Stay tuned and keep an eye on the blog for more updates.

UPDATE 16/02/2009: All fixed! Thanks for your patience.

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Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

As many people are already aware, this shocking disaster has already made headlines around the world and claimed the lives of over 180 people, with the toll still rising. Entire communities have been wiped out and we have all been deeply affected. Day after day shocking and heartbreaking stories continue to emerge as the full horror of what transpired on Black Saturday continues to unfold.

This is very close to home for us, some of the worst fires occurring in the outskirts of Melbourne, Rippleâ€™s home town. We all know people who have been affected, saw their houses and property destroyed, or worse yet, lost friends or loved ones.

The cost of this disaster has been estimated at over $1.5 billion.
The Red Cross are providing aid, accommodation, medical support, and food for over 7500 people.

Please take a moment to consider donating to assist the effort in rebuilding these shattered communities and helping those who have lost everything.

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ripple in merge mag

Monday, December 8th, 2008

ripplers,

Check out the article Merge Mag did on ripple….unlike any other ripple article! Love your work MERGE! (Note to self: Look into getting some of those ripple flags made up.)

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Click!

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Hey Ripplers,

Weâ€™d like you to check out a great Ripple ad put together completely by some keen Ripple volunteers â€“ Amelia Birrell, Steve Murray, Georgie Langmead, and Olivia Thomas from RMIT in Melbourne, Australia.

These guys have put a lot of hard work and effort into shooting and editing a short video ad to help get the Ripple message out there. Guys we salute your efforts!

Also a big thanks to David Usher, a well known Canadian recording artist who gave permission to use his track â€œThe Riverâ€ in the video. David you rock.

Check the vision below and let us know what you think!

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How Divine!

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Hey guys,

Ripple has been nominated for a “Love! This Site Award” from DivineCaroline.

To vote for us, click below.

ripple out!

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Get Your Ripple On

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Hey ripplers,

We’ve come up with some cool designs for Ripple tees which we are planning to sell on the site, so you can wear some cool Ripple threads and support Ripple at the same time. Check out the designs below and let us know your favorite in the comments!

1. Click

2. Hands 1

3. Hands 2

4. Water

5. Ad - *beta (We don’t know if we can get sponsors to support this, but it’s a cool idea!)

We’ve actually already had a small (read: limited edition) run of shirts printed…stay tuned on the blog for details, in the meantime if you are interested in a Ripple T shirt drop us a line at hq@ripple.org with subject “I Want Ripple Stuff”