The Slashdot Effect is the sudden, relatively temporary surge in traffic to a Web site that
occurs when a high-traffic Web site or other source posts a story that refers visitors to another
Web site. The effect gets its name from the Slashdot Web site, a discussion forum originally about
Linux
and related software, but increasingly about any technology-related subject. The Slashdot Effect
can be perceived when any large Web site posts a high-interest, widely-publicized story about
another site. The effect is obviously much more noticeable on smaller sites and the surge in
traffic sometimes will slow a site down or make it impossible to reach.
Slashdot, the Web site, is named, according to Slashdot originator Jeff "Hemos" Bates, as "a
play on how terrible it is to say domain names out loud." In this case:
h-t-t-p-colon-slash-slash-slash-dot-dot-o-r-g
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