News Sites Swamped Following Michael Jackson's Death
CNet, June 25, 2009
By Greg Sandoval
The traffic numbers are beginning to roll in now, and it appears online news sites fared poorly in handling a flash flood of traffic following the death of singer Michael Jackson. A review of more than 30 online news sites shows that availability on average fell from 100 percent to 86 percent.
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