Blackout articles

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  Syrian internet access restored, state-run news says 'optic cable malfunction' caused outage

  By Dante D'Orazio on May 8, 2013 11:08 am + 12 comments

  After Syria effectively disappeared from the internet yesterday, service appears to be restored. Continue reading…

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  How Oreo's rapid-response team lit up Twitter with a Super Bowl blackout ad

  By Vlad Savov on February 4, 2013 10:22 am + 63 comments

  The Super Bowl, America's annual celebration of the gridiron game, tends to be the most expensive Continue reading…

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  Beyonce, a blackout, and the Ravens: what ruled Twitter, Facebook, and Google during the Super Bowl

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 4, 2013 09:52 am + 31 comments

  There are few things that social networks love more than rounding up the chatter surrounding a big Continue reading…

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  What happened to Syria's internet?

  By Kimber Streams on November 30, 2012 10:16 am + 8 comments

  Syria's country-wide internet outage has been blamed on "terrorists" and a cable fault, but content Continue reading…

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  Syrian internet goes dark in the midst of violent upheaval (update)

  By Dante D'Orazio on November 29, 2012 10:23 am + 35 comments

  Syria, a Middle Eastern country in the midst of a violent civil war, has been cut off from the Continue reading…

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  Power slowly coming back to Lower Manhattan after four day blackout

  By Dante D'Orazio on November 2, 2012 05:09 pm + 24 comments

  Consolidated Edison (better known as Con Ed) looks to have kept its promise to those living in Lower Continue reading…

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  What will it take to prevent power failures on the aging US grid?

  By Kimber Streams on August 2, 2012 02:29 pm + 30 comments

  In light of India's recent two-day power failure that left more than 600 million people in the Continue reading…

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  NBC insults viewer intelligence, says Olympic Opening Ceremony is too 'complex' for online audience

  By Bryan Bishop on July 28, 2012 01:16 am + 244 comments

  The 2012 Summer Olympics have finally kicked off, and while NBC has been boasting about the digital Continue reading…

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  MTV, Comedy Central and 24 other channels return as DirecTV and Viacom settle dispute

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 20, 2012 06:27 am + 31 comments

  Viacom and DirecTV have reached a long-term agreement to bring all 26 Viacom Networks channels back Continue reading…

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  Viacom pulls 'Daily Show,' 'Colbert Report,' and other shows offline in wake of DirecTV dispute

  By Bryan Bishop on July 11, 2012 08:38 pm + 90 comments

  Viacom pulled 26 of its channels from DirecTV today as a result of failed contract renegotiations Continue reading…