So does the "device swarm" (or "splinternet" as Josh Bernoff calls it) spell the end of the web's golden age? (And help Apple to trounce Google into the bargain.)

This talk by Kevin Kelly is quite good. Thought-provoking.

Reminds me ...

Hmmm .... this does mean though that both sides of the conversation have to retain state.

Has Facebook (or the internet) finally melted down with too much traffic?

Update : Basically, I'm somewhat miffed that, having got an evening free to work on my Facebook app. it keeps giving me this message :

Errors while loading page from application

The URL http://myappurl did not respond.

There are still a few kinks Facebook and the makers of My App 
are trying to iron out. We appreciate your patience as we try to fix 
these issues. Your problem has been logged - if it persists, please 
come back in a few days. Thanks!

That's not true. The URL in question, on my server, responds perfectly well. It's Facebook which is running slow and (probably) timing-out.