The popular site Data Center Knowledge crashed on August about an hour and a half . During the crash viewers saw an `` extremely high volume of whales '' Some online writers have speculated that the Web site 's traffic has started to slow or decline in recent weeks . A cartoon whale appears on the site when it has service issues . Reports say this is the first big crash for Twitter since an attack in Wednesday .
The popular site Data Center Knowledge crashed on August about an hour and a half . During the crash viewers saw an `` extremely high volume of whales '' A cartoon whale appears on the site when it has service issues . Reports say this is the first big crash for Twitter since an attack in Wednesday .