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| Websites knocked offline by super-storm Sandy | Websites knocked offline by super-storm Sandy |
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| Americans affected by storm Sandy were unable to access some popular news and commentary websites as power cuts in Lower Manhattan knocked several offline. | |
| Sites such as the Huffington Post, Gizmodo and BuzzFeed, along with all Gawker Media sites, were affected. | Sites such as the Huffington Post, Gizmodo and BuzzFeed, along with all Gawker Media sites, were affected. |
| Many organisations tweeted that the culprit was a battery failure caused by flooding in a data centre. | Many organisations tweeted that the culprit was a battery failure caused by flooding in a data centre. |
| The websites went down early on Monday evening as the storm hit. | The websites went down early on Monday evening as the storm hit. |
| Many came up with novel ways to deal with the power cut: the Huffington Post published updates on a special page, as well as on its Twitter and Facebook feeds. | Many came up with novel ways to deal with the power cut: the Huffington Post published updates on a special page, as well as on its Twitter and Facebook feeds. |
| Others ran live blogs. | Others ran live blogs. |
| The UK edition of the Huffington Post published a hand-drawn "low-tech" version of the website. | The UK edition of the Huffington Post published a hand-drawn "low-tech" version of the website. |
| Hurricane hackers | Hurricane hackers |
| Gawker tweeted: "We're continuing to work on our servers and will be back online as soon as is possible. We miss you already. Stay dry." | Gawker tweeted: "We're continuing to work on our servers and will be back online as soon as is possible. We miss you already. Stay dry." |
| It had previously blamed a crane: "The 57th Street Crane just flooded our servers with sea foam, or something." | It had previously blamed a crane: "The 57th Street Crane just flooded our servers with sea foam, or something." |
| Some content from Buzzfeed was back online via content delivery service Akamai, which has servers around the world. | Some content from Buzzfeed was back online via content delivery service Akamai, which has servers around the world. |
| Meanwhile a flurry of community-based websites has sprung up, offering advice for those affected by the storm. | Meanwhile a flurry of community-based websites has sprung up, offering advice for those affected by the storm. |
| Hurricane Hackers, a website from MIT's Media Lab which offers real-time information on projects related to the storm, has been receiving very high levels of traffic. | Hurricane Hackers, a website from MIT's Media Lab which offers real-time information on projects related to the storm, has been receiving very high levels of traffic. |
| Projects outlined on the site include a map of places that need sand-bagging, ways for people to sign up and help, and after-storm parties, set up to raise money. | Projects outlined on the site include a map of places that need sand-bagging, ways for people to sign up and help, and after-storm parties, set up to raise money. |
| President Barack Obama has declared a "major disaster" in New York state after "super-storm" Sandy triggered devastating floods and cuts power to millions on the US east coast. | President Barack Obama has declared a "major disaster" in New York state after "super-storm" Sandy triggered devastating floods and cuts power to millions on the US east coast. |