The web’s response to the passing of music legend Michael Jackson has been staggering . Social media was pounded with tributes last Thursday after the news broke, but next Tuesday could be a huge test for the entire infrastructure of the web, when the memorial for Michael Jackson will take place. The tribute and…

Today a fire hit a major datacenter in Seattle, taking money processor Authorize.Net down . This has caused many web-based financial transactions to grind to a halt, but Authorize.Net isn’t the only website that’s gone offline today. Another popular website has fallen, Geocaching.com , a worldwide…