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News.com - The statistics are amazing: Akamai said worldwide Internet traffic was 11 percent higher than normal during the peak hours between 3 p.m. PDT and 4 p.m., when news of Michael Jackson's death was breaking. That traffic forced even Google to its knees for a brief period of time Thursday afternoon. (more) Can a system that has trouble keeping up with ever-increasing demand for its servic…