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Monday, June 29, 2009

The Great Michael Jackson Web Collapse Downgraded to “Stumble”

bridgeWe’ve previously noted that the Web is great at transmitting information quickly, though not always accurately. Same goes, apparently, for stories about the Web’s ability to transmit information quickly. Those reports you read last week about the Internet buckling under the weight of Michael Jackson traffic? Greatly exaggerated, says the analytics company cited most often in those reports.

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Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider. Read more »

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Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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