Michael Jackson's death crashes websites
BY MATTHEW BACKHOUSE
Huge demand for the latest news on Michael Jackson's death took down Twitter and two celebrity news websites today, the Guardian website reported.
The site which first reported Jackson's death, TMZ.com, crashed earlier today as millions scrambled for the latest updates, the Guardian said.
With news-seekers apparently turning to other sources, Perez Hilton's popular gossip blog also went down temporarily.
Tens of thousands of Twitter updates about the singer's death caused the social networking site to be unavailable temporarily earlier today, the Guardian said.
The US government had urged Twitter to remain online while protests in Iran were at their height, the Guardian reported.
Heavy demand on Stuff.co.nz caused by massive interest in Michael Jackson's death also caused some people to briefly experience problems accessing the site.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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