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Jason Dunn
06-09-2004, 01:00 AM
Wondering why our server was crashing this morning, and even when it back back, why it was so slow? Well, Google News put a story by our very own Kent Pribbernow onto their front page, and it cause a big rush of traffic to come our way:

http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/google-is-crushing-our-server.gif

Ah, the price of popularity. :lol:
Jonathon Watkins
06-09-2004, 01:21 AM
Nice problem to have! :way to go:
klinux
06-09-2004, 01:27 AM
Go Kent!

I recall Thoughts have been slashdotted before as well? Like Jonathan mentioned, nice problems to have!
Jonathon Watkins
06-09-2004, 01:34 AM
It's Jonathon BTW. :wink:

Googlesplatted is now the new Slashdotted. :lol:
David Prahl
06-09-2004, 01:47 AM
Googlesplatted is now the new Slashdotted. :lol:

:lol: :rock on dude!:
Jonathon Watkins
06-09-2004, 01:51 AM
Dare I say "Roadkill on the Information Superhighway"?

Nah - I'd never get away with that......... :wink:
Mike Temporale
06-09-2004, 02:20 AM
What kind of traffic numbers are we talking about? Just curious about the volume behind being "googlesplatted". :wink:
Suhit Gupta
06-09-2004, 02:22 AM
We will have number tonight and I can post them tomorrow. Typically the hit number are aggregated overnight.

Suhit
David Prahl
06-09-2004, 02:51 AM
What kind of traffic numbers are we talking about?

Duh! This is Google! :wink:
Mike Temporale
06-09-2004, 02:55 AM
What kind of traffic numbers are we talking about?

Duh! This is Google! :wink:

Ya, but are we talking 2 Gigs of traffic, 4 Gig? Just wondering what kind of traffic Google News produces.
Jonathon Watkins
06-09-2004, 03:11 AM
What kind of traffic numbers are we talking about?

Duh! This is Google! :wink:

Ya, but are we talking 2 Gigs of traffic, 4 Gig? Just wondering what kind of traffic Google News produces.

Just a few more hours and we'll find out. :wink:
Kent Pribbernow
06-09-2004, 04:16 AM
*Mr. Burns voice* Excellent...everything went according to my plan. :twisted:
Jason Kravitz
06-09-2004, 04:41 AM
Nice - good to see some traffic coming this way!
Jason Dunn
06-09-2004, 06:56 AM
What kind of traffic numbers are we talking about? Just curious about the volume behind being "googlesplatted". :wink:

I can't tell you until Janak fixes Urchin, our stat analysis tool. :wink:
Janak Parekh
06-09-2004, 04:27 PM
I can't tell you until Janak fixes Urchin, our stat analysis tool. :wink:
Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's fixed. Go have fun. :P

--janak
Jason Dunn
06-09-2004, 05:50 PM
What kind of traffic numbers are we talking about? Just curious about the volume behind being "googlesplatted". :wink:

Ok, got a chance to look at the logs (thanks Janak!). Last week we were averaging about 3500 visitors per week day. Monday we jumped to 5084 and on Tuesday we had 10,867 visitors. It looks like the Google link went up at 6 AM (server time) and we had 1601 visitors that hour, then 2900 the next hour, 2472 the next hour, and 671 by 9 AM. By the 10 AM hour we were down to a more normal 241 visotors because it had rolled off the Google frontpage.
Mike Temporale
06-09-2004, 07:20 PM
Monday we jumped to 5084 and on Tuesday we had 10,867 visitors. It looks like the Google link went up at 6 AM (server time) and we had 1601 visitors that hour, then 2900 the next hour....

8O :way to go: Way to go Foo! And of course, the rest of the DMT team. Those are some nice numbers.
ux4484
06-10-2004, 06:58 PM
Alright Foo!! :beer: