The Trojan Pony » Michael Jackson http://trojanpony.com/wot Jottings from the world of technology Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The death of a rock star almost cripples the internet http://trojanpony.com/wot/the-death-of-a-rock-star-almost-cripples-the-internet/ http://trojanpony.com/wot/the-death-of-a-rock-star-almost-cripples-the-internet/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:19:11 +0000 admin http://trojanpony.com/wot/?p=6 Good points from Spalding Computers about how the death of Michael Jackson caused a tsunami of traffic to the web’s news sites and Twitter.

“The death of Michael Jackson almost caused the internet to fall over last night. The last time I recall anything like this happening was on 9/11 when all the big news sites almost dropped off the net under the sheer weight of traffic, and phone networks jammed with people, including me, trying to contact relatives in New York.”

A good indication of where we all go for breaking news these days.

Spalding Computer Services

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