Has anyone else notice the dramatic drop in performance at popular
sites lately? Apple, WellsFargo, eBay, Yahoo! and Myspace have been
absolutely crawling for me, both at work and at home.
What I’ve noticed during these lags is a “connecting to xxx.xxx.x.akamai.net;
Akamai being the world’s leader in image and content hosting. I’m beginning
to think they’ve outgrown themselves and we are paying the price. I
am writing to each of the companies showing this slow down in hopes of
pressuring Akamai to get their act together. I suggest you do the same.
tags:
Akamai
internet slowdown
Rants to get discussion started 