Los Angeles Times
A San Francisco data center that touts its double-backed-up system for protecting websites from crashing during power outages failed anyway on Tuesday, raising questions about how safe the Internet is from power disruptions. "For hours, no one could find an apartment on Craigslist.org or buy a present for Mom at RedEnvelope.com. No one could Yelp or emote on LiveJournal," write
Joseph Menn and
Michelle Quinn. ||
The Onion video: "OMG! All online data lost after Internet crash!!!"
