The tsunami of traffic related to Michael Jackson’s death brought down news web sites on Thursday because those sites had to wait for third-party content, such as images for ads, according to a new analysis.
...sites collapsed from the traffic because they were built the wrong way. Those web sites waited for every image to be downloaded from a third-party ad service before displaying the web page to the reader.
...sites collapsed from the traffic because they were built the wrong way. Those web sites waited for every image to be downloaded from a third-party ad service before displaying the web page to the reader.
The control system failed because it was built, or - more accurately - evolved, with no regard for the variety of payloads and their delivery routes.
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