Earlier this morning, an article was posted on TechCrunch, discussing the fact that FriendFeed was apparently not working. The author claims that the remaining two FriendFeed users were ticked off at being unable to reach their favorite service. With tongue in cheek, he talks of how FriendFeed has become a ghost town since its acquisition by Facebook – something the Facebook team promised wouldn’t happen.

As you scroll past the article and begin to read the comments, you’ll notice some rabid FriendFeed users valiantly defending the service. If one were to go by those comments, it would appear that FriendFeed is still a happening place. The sad truth, though, is that it really has become a virtual ghost town. It wasn’t that long ago that the site saw as much traffic per day as rival sites did. Granted, I’m exaggerating a little bit. But I think you get what I’m saying.

When Facebook bought the site not long ago, we were told that they were planning to work hard to keep it viable. They promised us the moon and stars… and nothing is being delivered. Every day, I see more users disappear from the site. There are no teary goodbyes. They just fade away and stop posting.

I do still believe that FriendFeed COULD be a great service. If only someone wanted to take the time to bring it back to the front of the pack…