{"id":4769,"date":"2014-05-08T15:25:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T13:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/?p=4769"},"modified":"2025-07-18T12:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:38:10","slug":"broke-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/broke-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Dude &#8211; We Broke The Internet!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Read Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute <\/span><\/span><p dir=\"ltr\">Hi &#8211; Ilya here, Powtoon&#8217;s Chief Executive Unicorn. This happened last night and was so funny that I wanted to share it with you.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At around 9.15pm last night, I get a phone call from our CTO (The Architect of Awesomeness) who tells me in a very serious voice that since we sent the email announcing the Sneak Peek of #Slides just a few hours ago, something happened that has never happened before!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;ve been bombarded with so much traffic that our servers buckled under the strain and Powtoon is now offline. Trying to stay composed I ask him whether he can fix it, and how long it will take.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He says: We&#8217;re working on it&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I put the phone down and break out in a mild panic!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To get some reassurance I call the latest addition to the Powtoon Scientists, Ari our new Marketing Awesomeness.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The conversation goes like this:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Me: Ari, I am a little bit nervous. Our servers are down because too many people are trying to access the #Slides Sneak Peek.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">SILENCE&#8230;. (for about 5 seconds)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ari: Dude &#8211; We broke the internet!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I laughed so hard I nearly dropped my phone. A statement worthy of a true Powtoon scientist!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Luckily our Architect of Awesomeness was able to fix the problem relatively quickly and while doing so he increased our capacity massively.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In any case I apologize if you tried to reach the Sneak Peek last night and got a 502 Gateway error. Also a huge thank you for all the amazing comments, keep the awesome vibe going&#8230;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The site is fixed now and you can see it here: <a title=\"#Slides Sneak Peek\" href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sneak Peek of Powtoon&#8217;s brand new PowerPoint alternative #Slides.<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi &#8211; Ilya here, Powtoon&#8217;s Chief Executive Unicorn. This happened last night and was so funny that I wanted to share it with you. 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