MacRumors' Webcast Stats during the MWSF 2006 Keynote

MacRumors · Jan 13, 2006, 12:24 AM

On January 10th, 2006, MacRumors delivered live updates of the Macworld San Francisco 2006 keynote speech given by Steve Jobs. Since no live Quicktime stream was made available, Mac fans had to rely on live web text updates. MacRumors.com successfully delivered live-updates to a record number of users using the latest web technologies.

After analyzing the logs, we've posted a summary of the MacRumorsLive system and the traffic that it generated.

In short, we peaked at approximately 103,000 simultaneous web visitors and over 6,000 IRC viewers during the keynote speech and consumed over 32 GB of bandwidth during the three hours surrounding the event.

oingoboingo · Jan 13, 2006, 12:26 AM

Interesting statistics. I wonder how many Kleenexes were soiled when the Intel iMac and MacBook Pro were announced?

EricNau · Jan 13, 2006, 12:26 AM

Woa, that is a lot!

Good Job MacRumors!

dornoforpyros · Jan 13, 2006, 12:27 AM

32gb of bandwidth? Jeeze the most my companies site has ever used is 60gb...in a MONTH

BlueRevolution · Jan 13, 2006, 12:29 AM

no wonder I couldn't post comments on the news stories... whoa! and that's 32 GB of mostly plain text I guess. mind-boggling.

what's the site hosting setup like? are you going to pay dearly for that bandwidth?

poe diddley · Jan 13, 2006, 12:31 AM

i was following along while it was going on. pretty good work actually. macrumors had the best coverage by far as i tried to bounce between a couple other sites that were a lil behind u guys. next best thing to streaming quicktime IMO

Xtremehkr · Jan 13, 2006, 12:32 AM

Excellent job, congratulations to all involved for providing the best user experience to be had in this corner of the web. Here's to many more to look forward to.

Zweben · Jan 13, 2006, 12:33 AM

That's pretty damn impressive. Good work guys. Very well designed site to be able to handle that kind of traffic.

MacNut · Jan 13, 2006, 12:37 AM

Of all the MacWorld events ever covered by MacRumors this was the best one yet.

Trowaman · Jan 13, 2006, 12:41 AM

You guys did a great job in the coverage. The format was great and I enjoyed the 1 minute updates as compared to the 3 in previous years.

Thank you!

Dr. Dastardly · Jan 13, 2006, 12:42 AM

Holy Jebus!

Thats a frickin TON of bandwidth for a product announcement no one was sure of.

Yeah you guys this one down pat! Great work!

MBHockey · Jan 13, 2006, 12:44 AM

Yeah, congratulations on being able to handle all that. I think you guys were the only site, out of the 10 or so regular ones i visit, that actually worked without a hitch the entire keynote. Thanks!

arn · Jan 13, 2006, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dornoforpyros

32gb of bandwidth? Jeeze the most my companies site has ever used is 60gb...in a MONTH

If we had used the old full-page refresh method instead of the new AJAX enabled site, it would have generated close to 196 GB of bandwidth during the same period of time.

arn

joker2 · Jan 13, 2006, 12:46 AM

VERY nice work! (I'd hate to see the bandwidth bill!

)

SiliconAddict · Jan 13, 2006, 12:47 AM

Again I want to thank the Macrumors forum server for almost giving its life so that Mac fans could continue to freak out, bitch, and worry before, during, and after (Most of the bitch after mind you.) the keynote. It took some real gonads to keep the forum server unlocked the entire time. Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by arn

If we had used the old full-page refresh method instead of the new AJAX enabled site, it would have generated close to 196 GB of bandwidth during the same period of time.

arn

Arn. Do you guys think you will ever bring back the Macrumors mugs?

I, and I'm sure many others, would be more then willing to plunk down some $$ to help MR's. Esp in times like this where you eat through bandwidth like a thirsty man in the desert goes through water.

treblah · Jan 13, 2006, 12:52 AM

Go MacRumors

By far the best coverage on the net!

Heres to the next Stevenote/WWDC/Paris coverage

quackattack · Jan 13, 2006, 12:52 AM

Wow! Congrats MacRumors on surviving the storm! I know I sure appreciated the fantastic job MR did. It was a wonderful way to keep updated.

I had no idea so many others were enjoying it with me.

Doctor Q · Jan 13, 2006, 12:54 AM

Next year more fine-tuning will make MacRumors coverage even better, as Steve Jobs announces the secret plan for switching from Intel to AMD and the new MacBook nano.

narco · Jan 13, 2006, 12:55 AM

I visit a lot of Mac-related websites, and you guys had the best coverage without a doubt. In fact, some of the other sites were just copy/pasting what you guys were posting.

Fishes,
narco.

jnasato · Jan 13, 2006, 01:00 AM

Wow, that's really amazing... Impressive that the servers could handle it all.

Thanks for the coverage MacRumors!

Menhir · Jan 13, 2006, 01:02 AM

Kudos on a job wonderfully done!! I was following the keynote on multiple sites, including engadget, which covered CES keynotes pretty well, but even they couldn't sustain the hits like you guys did. Amazing responsiveness and perfect updates!!

Again, you guys were undoubtedly the best!

greg555 · Jan 13, 2006, 01:04 AM

I was totally impressed by the way the site held up. Well done.

Greg

mad jew · Jan 13, 2006, 01:05 AM

Nice work. I was surprised how dead the forums were despite all those logged-on people though. Awe-inspired silence maybe?

iEdd · Jan 13, 2006, 01:06 AM

Wow. Nicely done. Those messages of 'overwhelming interest' certainly weren't lying.

I'd also like to say thanks for this site not having pop-ups or annoying advertisements. It's understandable that some pay the hosting fees, but I'm glad you guys have kept it tame

hscottm · Jan 13, 2006, 01:26 AM

its scary to think that there are 100,000 of us hard up for rumors.

No wonder steve made special mention of "super secret mac rumors" in his fake keynote podcast.

I wonder if internal marketing estimates think of this (e.g., "we could make an ipod toilet and those rumor-ons would buy 100,000 of them, so lets do it").

I just thought there were 500 or so of us wackos.

Jan 13, 2006, 12:24 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	MacRumors' Webcast Stats during the MWSF 2006 Keynote On January 10th, 2006, MacRumors delivered live updates of the Macworld San Francisco 2006 keynote speech given by Steve Jobs. Since no live Quicktime stream was made available, Mac fans had to rely on live web text updates. MacRumors.com successfully delivered live-updates to a record number of users using the latest web technologies. After analyzing the logs, we've posted a summary of the MacRumorsLive system and the traffic that it generated. In short, we peaked at approximately 103,000 simultaneous web visitors and over 6,000 IRC viewers during the keynote speech and consumed over 32 GB of bandwidth during the three hours surrounding the event.

Jan 13, 2006, 12:26 AM	#2
oingoboingo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Interesting statistics. I wonder how many Kleenexes were soiled when the Intel iMac and MacBook Pro were announced? __________________ - 24" 2.8GHz iMac / 512MB nVidia 8800GS - 15" 2.4GHz MacBook Pro - 20GB 4G iPod

Jan 13, 2006, 12:26 AM	#3
EricNau macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA	Woa, that is a lot! Good Job MacRumors! __________________ November is Pancreatic Caner Awareness Month www.PanCan.org \| Get Involved

Jan 13, 2006, 12:27 AM	#4
dornoforpyros macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calgary, AB	32gb of bandwidth? Jeeze the most my companies site has ever used is 60gb...in a MONTH __________________ www.JasonDorn.com \| this looked better on paper

Jan 13, 2006, 12:29 AM	#5
BlueRevolution macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ailleurs	no wonder I couldn't post comments on the news stories... whoa! and that's 32 GB of mostly plain text I guess. mind-boggling. what's the site hosting setup like? are you going to pay dearly for that bandwidth? __________________ "In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal a loaf of bread." —Anatole France

Jan 13, 2006, 12:31 AM	#6
poe diddley macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: orlando	good work!!!!!!! i was following along while it was going on. pretty good work actually. macrumors had the best coverage by far as i tried to bounce between a couple other sites that were a lil behind u guys. next best thing to streaming quicktime IMO

Jan 13, 2006, 12:32 AM	#7
Xtremehkr macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenix.	Excellent job, congratulations to all involved for providing the best user experience to be had in this corner of the web. Here's to many more to look forward to.

Jan 13, 2006, 12:33 AM	#8
Zweben macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2004	That's pretty damn impressive. Good work guys. Very well designed site to be able to handle that kind of traffic.

Jan 13, 2006, 12:37 AM	#9
MacNut macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Connecticut	Of all the MacWorld events ever covered by MacRumors this was the best one yet. __________________ New York Yankees 2009 World Series Champions!!!! #27

Jan 13, 2006, 12:41 AM	#10
Trowaman macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CD: TX-22	You guys did a great job in the coverage. The format was great and I enjoyed the 1 minute updates as compared to the 3 in previous years. Thank you!

Jan 13, 2006, 12:42 AM	#11
Dr. Dastardly macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: I live in a giant bucket!	Holy Jebus! Thats a frickin TON of bandwidth for a product announcement no one was sure of. Yeah you guys this one down pat! Great work!

Jan 13, 2006, 12:44 AM	#12
MBHockey macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York	Yeah, congratulations on being able to handle all that. I think you guys were the only site, out of the 10 or so regular ones i visit, that actually worked without a hitch the entire keynote. Thanks!

Jan 13, 2006, 12:46 AM	#14
joker2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: DC area	VERY nice work! (I'd hate to see the bandwidth bill! ) __________________ Hmm... TV Take 2 or not? Answer: YES!!

Jan 13, 2006, 12:52 AM	#16
treblah macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 29403	Go MacRumors By far the best coverage on the net! Heres to the next Stevenote/WWDC/Paris coverage

Jan 13, 2006, 12:52 AM	#17
quackattack macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boise, ID	Wow! Congrats MacRumors on surviving the storm! I know I sure appreciated the fantastic job MR did. It was a wonderful way to keep updated. I had no idea so many others were enjoying it with me. __________________ Alum iMac 24" 2.8, 4GB RAM Powerbook 15" G4 1.5 iPhone / 5G iPod / TV "Be true to yourself, if it lands you in hell at least now you know."

Jan 13, 2006, 12:54 AM	#18
Doctor Q macrumors god Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the table with countless relatives	Next year more fine-tuning will make MacRumors coverage even better, as Steve Jobs announces the secret plan for switching from Intel to AMD and the new MacBook nano. __________________ "You've just been abducted, of course you need crepes!" -- Walter Bishop

Jan 13, 2006, 12:55 AM	#19
narco macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: California.	I visit a lot of Mac-related websites, and you guys had the best coverage without a doubt. In fact, some of the other sites were just copy/pasting what you guys were posting. Fishes, narco.

Jan 13, 2006, 01:00 AM	#20
jnasato macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: paradise	wow Wow, that's really amazing... Impressive that the servers could handle it all. Thanks for the coverage MacRumors! __________________ nothinggg.com

Jan 13, 2006, 01:02 AM	#21
Menhir macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Columbus, OH	Excellent Work... Kudos on a job wonderfully done!! I was following the keynote on multiple sites, including engadget, which covered CES keynotes pretty well, but even they couldn't sustain the hits like you guys did. Amazing responsiveness and perfect updates!! Again, you guys were undoubtedly the best!

Jan 13, 2006, 01:04 AM	#22
greg555 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada	I was totally impressed by the way the site held up. Well done. Greg

Jan 13, 2006, 01:05 AM	#23
mad jew Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia	Nice work. I was surprised how dead the forums were despite all those logged-on people though. Awe-inspired silence maybe? __________________ Some things are better mad...

Jan 13, 2006, 01:06 AM	#24
iEdd macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia	Wow. Nicely done. Those messages of 'overwhelming interest' certainly weren't lying. I'd also like to say thanks for this site not having pop-ups or annoying advertisements. It's understandable that some pay the hosting fees, but I'm glad you guys have kept it tame

Jan 13, 2006, 01:26 AM	#25
hscottm macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2005	its scary to think that there are 100,000 of us hard up for rumors. No wonder steve made special mention of "super secret mac rumors" in his fake keynote podcast. I wonder if internal marketing estimates think of this (e.g., "we could make an ipod toilet and those rumor-ons would buy 100,000 of them, so lets do it"). I just thought there were 500 or so of us wackos.

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