Forgetting about his quirks and the accusations of improprieties he was
a true worldwide cultural giant. He had to have wondered, after that
fateful trial, (from which he would never be the same again) if his impact
on the world would be forgotten in the positive sense. Question: 'How
many people does it take to bring Google to its knees?' Answer: 'One if
it's Michael Jackson.'
I think he does not have to worry about his legacy being a positive one in
the end.
Jackson death prompts malware alert at Google
Summary
The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack.
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The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack.
As reports began to circulate, first of Jackson's hospitalization, then of his death, some people searching for news on Google found themselves looking at a page that said: "We're sorry, but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application."
The page asked users to enter a Captcha code in order to continue their searches.
"When you get huge volumes of searches, an interstitial page comes up to make sure we aren't coming under attack," a spokesman for the company told ZDNet UK on Friday. "The volumes searching for Michael Jackson during the night were such that a page did come up, and it slowed things down for a short period."
Asked how the volume of searches compared with other breaking-news events, Google's spokesman described the spike as "volcanic" — the term used in the Google Trends labs project to define the highest level of search volumes.
"This is one of the biggest [spikes] we've seen in recent times," the spokesman said.
Google malware alert over Michael Jackson's death:
The interstitial page delivered by Google to some people searching for news on Michael Jackson's death.
Talkback Most Recent of 5 Talkback(s)
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jnoel@...26th Jun 2009 -
idea
well then Microsoft should have hired him! =)
fpirillo26th Jun 2009 -
FUnny thing is
They still may... the guy is very deep in debt, i heard something like 400 mil, and his estate is probably going to inherit at least some of it, so they might sell his post-humus endorsement to cover some of that. His name will continue making money for a long, long time.
If he wasn't a pop artist, I'm sure he'd be offended. As it is, its the perfect legacy for him. Long live MJ!
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gnesterenko26th Jun 2009 -
RE: Jackson death prompts malware alert at Google
Malware....Go go..go.....
I don't like it....
I hate it
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newsradio27th Jun 2009 -
Nothing on the radio
It's not like the consolidated radio covered MJ's
death in a timely manner.
Of course Google was swamped.
epcraig27th Jun 2009
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