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By: Remembering 9/11 — A Time Before Social Networks – GigaOM

Remembering 9/11 — A Time Before Social Networks – GigaOM — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:04:01 +0000

[...] we’ve also seen how major news events, most notably the death of Michael Jackson in June, can significantly slow down and disrupt the [...]

By: Will Trendistic Trump Trendrr for Tracking Twitter Trends?

Will Trendistic Trump Trendrr for Tracking Twitter Trends? — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:57:49 +0000

[...] Jennifer Martinez | Friday, August 28, 2009 | 9:57 AM PT | 0 comments As we saw with the death of Michael Jackson and the Iranian election protests, statistics on tweets help to reveal how information spreads [...]

By: King of Pop Proves to be King of Traffic: MJ’s Online Memorial Pushes Internet’s Limits « Gomez, Inc.

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:13:36 +0000

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By: The Weekly Review: Episode 2: RIP Steve McNair « JJMProductionss

The Weekly Review: Episode 2: RIP Steve McNair « JJMProductionss — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:23:49 +0000

[...] http://gigaom.com/2009/07/07/michael-jacksons-memorial-online-traffic-pushes-internets-limits/ [...]

By: Michael Jackson Memorial Web Streaming Tested Limits of the Internet « Daily News

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:01:26 +0000

[...] In case you hadn’t heard, the memorial for Michael Jackson, held in Los Angeles yesterday, was a big deal even for people who couldn’t attend. But how staggering, exactly, was this event’s impact on the Internet? For starters, two terabytes of traffic come through the Akamai network during every second of the service. At 1 p.m. Eastern yesterday, there were 3,924,370 visitors coming through the network every minute. That’s second only to the 4,247,971 visitors per minute that stormed the Web when news of MJ’s death surfaced on June 25. For the most part, though, the Internet held up this time, with few outages reported. People who streamed video on the U.S. fared alright, with just 5 percent reporting video stalling, though 40 percent had those issues in Asia. One predictable setback: Twitter logins were only successful 50 percent of the time during the memorial, but it’s okay; there were more important matters at hand than what you ate for breakfast. [via GigaOM] [...]

By: NEWS: Michael Jackson memorial streams top 2 million | Tech Blog

NEWS: Michael Jackson memorial streams top 2 million | Tech Blog — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:39:37 +0000

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By: The Web Survives Michael Jackson Memorial « The Future of Internet

The Web Survives Michael Jackson Memorial « The Future of Internet — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:23:27 +0000

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By: Techknology’s Blog » Jackson’s Funeral a Big Day for Internet Traffic

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:10:42 +0000

[...] to Akamai, more than 2,185,000 live and on-demand streams in both Flash and Windows Media formats recorded 3,924,370 visitors per minute as of 1PM EST, and more than 3.3 million visitors per minute [...]

By: Michael Jackson Memorial Web Streaming Tested Limits of the Internet | The Coolest Gadgets & Technology - GadgetCrave

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:38:45 +0000

[...] it’s okay; there were more important matters at hand than what you ate for breakfast. [via GigaOM] Posted In: [...]

By: Obama Edges Jackson in Net’s Most Watched Sweepstakes | Technologizer

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:21:19 +0000

[...] flood the Interwebs. Akamai said it surpassed 2 terabits per second during the memorial service, according to GigaOM. Also, there were over 3.9 million visitors per second at the height of the service at 1pm EST, [...]