Internet Holds Up Under Jackson Onslaught
Web analytics firm Akamai measured a peak of 3 million simultaneous video streams as of 3PM EST. That's three times the normal traffic, but less than the 7 million streams during the Obama inauguration. Facebook said that 30 minutes after the start of the service, 800k status updates had flowed through their system. CNN delivered 8.9 million live streams during the event, according to TechCrunch, and Ustream delivered 4.6 million.