When San Francisco suffered an eleven hour blackout on Tuesday, the people in the city weren’t the only ones affected. All across the country, people who rely on certain websites to do business or have fun were left in the dark. That is, besides people, the city also contained data centers with servers and computer equipment for websites such as Craigslist, LiveJournal and Technorati. The power outages were caused by a series of problems with Pacific Gas & Electrical Equipment, although false rumors are still running rampant across the Internet saying that the absence of Craigslist was due to some … Continue reading →