Internet almost came to a halt – word? Michael Jackson
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CNN.com reports that “Michael Jackson” almost took the internet with him upon his death. The news of his death yesterday clogged bandwidth at Twitter, TMZ and LA Times website yesterday as people were spreading the news about the King of Pop’s death.
When people were trying to access TMZ.com and couldn’t, it is reported that they went over to Perez Hilton’s blog which experienced the same heavy traffic as well.
With Google Trends rating “michael jackson died” at VOLCANIC at its peak yesterday, one could say – Michael Jackson almost took the internet with him.
“Between approximately 2:40 p.m. PDT and 3:15 p.m. PDT today, some Google News users experienced difficulty accessing search results for queries related to Michael Jackson,” a Google spokesman told CNET, which also reported that Google News users complained that the service was inaccessible for a time. At its peak, Google Trends rated the Jackson story as “volcanic.”
People from all over the world are mourning the loss of a great artist, a pop icon. Now, everyone is awaiting Michael Jackson’s autopsy results. I guess, we all have to wait.
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