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News Sites Slammed By Michael Jackson Traffic

Posted by kdawson on from the off-to-neverland dept.

miller60 writes "Major news sites struggled to remain online yesterday evening as news of Michael Jackson's death triggered huge waves of Internet traffic. TMZ.com broke the news and was quickly overwhelmed, while Twitter turned off features to handle its load. They weren't alone. Keynote Systems reports that ABC, AOL, CBS, CNN Money, MSNBC, NBC, and Yahoo! News all experienced performance problems between 6:15 and 9 pm Eastern time, when the average availability of news sites tracked by Keynote dropped from almost 100% to 86%. The cloud computing crowd immediately jumped on the traffic jams to argue their case. 'Not have a cloud bursting strategy in the age of cloud computing isn't just wrong — it's idiotic,' wrote one cloud blogger."

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  1. Re:Poll results by tomhudson · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "Right now the results of the /. poll are showing the majority of votes as him being forgettable. Obviously the current young generation has no idea the impact MJ had on the world. Perhaps in time they will learn."

    Riiight - Michael Jackson - the same guy who added a whole new meaning to "Think of the children!" Next up: a new Fox DocuDrama/Horror Flick: "Michael Jackson Unmasked!"

  2. Re:Personal View by iamhigh · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Your personal view is representative of a young, ignorant kid. Farrah was the greatest sex symbol in the US for over a decade. Jackson has the best selling album of all time. They were important figures in American culture and it is natural, and if I may, prudent, to recognize, celebrate and honor their contribution to our history. Even with all of Jackson's crazyness and trouble, he's still far more important, and likable, than your /. post. BTW, would you be so coy when a story breaks about the geek god Steve Jobs?

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  3. Re:Poll results by rubycodez · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    good grief, by any serious consideration of musical talent he was nothing special, made no new contribution to the arts. Hype and marketing success story, sure. But being almost the same age as MJ I can tell you neither I nor any of my friends growing up cared for his music, especially as he spent half his life being a weirdo.