The death of Michael Jackson Thursday sent the internet a surge of traffic that caused crashes and slowdowns in what one website is calling a major “wake-up call” for internet infrastructure.

Here is a roundup of links related to the slowdown:

DataCenterKnowledge: Chart shows that “web creaks as Jackson fans mourn” — web site response time grows, availability down

TechCrunch: TMZ, which broke the story, crashed on its scoop boom; Perez Hilton also reportedly down

TMZ: “major web sites bombed by a tidal wave of traffic”

TechCrunch: Twitter disables search to accommodate surge

CNet: Google confirms “difficulty,” ABC News drops to 11% availability

Merc: Facebook: status updates surged

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