MySpace Runs Out Of Power

Everyone's friend on MySpace, Tom Anderson, has posted a note on the MySpace home page stating a power outage has brought down the site. If it can happen to MySpace, it can happen to you.

homepage lists the reason why the site is completely down, and a PacMan game visitors can play if they choose to stick around. "hey everyone! there's been a power outage in our data center. we're in the process of fixing it right now, so sit tight. hopefully we'll be back online within the hour. its 6:40pm PST now. wanna place a bet? -Tom," reads the note, posted Sunday evening. That was twelve hours ago. MySpace was purchased by News Corp in 2005, when Rupert Murdoch's Los Angeles-based Internet unit worked out a $580 million deal for MySpace's parent company, Intermix. Even a company with deep pockets can get caught out on something as mundane as a power outage. "Hear that? That's the sound of 80 million people hitting the refresh button," Pete Cashmore wrote on his Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.