November 03, 2004

MARKETS UP

CBS reports some happy market shifts:

An Election Day health-sector rally Tuesday could be tied to hopes that a perceived "market-friendly" President Bush will keep his job, plus renewed investor optimism over some key health-care firms.

Shares in a multitude of companies among health insurers and pharmaceutical distributors were up several percentage points in morning trading, a few hours after polling sites opened.

UPDATE. Also via CBS, Blogads founder Henry Copeland discusses blogs and the election:

During the presidential debates, we saw traffic double. People are tired of sitting there listening to the talking heads and they want to do a little talking themselves. They want up-to-the minute information, unbridled, unmediated, full of vitriol. The best place to go for that is blogs.

Election Day seems like we're going to have a lot more. If you want the latest rumor, you're going to go to the blogs. If you want the latest tidbit, you're going to go to the blogs.

My bet is we're going to see double the traffic that we saw during the debates. I think we're just going to get, basically, a hurricane.

He's right about that. A friend in Sydney e-mails to say his dial-up connection won't load any major US blog. Traffic be big.

UPDATE. S.E. Brenner in the UK reports similar dial-up grief. We have killed the Internet!

Posted by Tim Blair at November 3, 2004 04:11 AM
Comments

I just got online and can't even get to Instapundit. Hell, I had trouble getting HERE.

Posted by: Sortelli at November 3, 2004 at 04:38 AM

Yeah, Instapundit seemed to be down for a bit just now...Spleenville's holding up for me so far.

Posted by: PW at November 3, 2004 at 04:53 AM

I'm not having any trouble getting to Instapundit, or any other sites, but I'm at work, which I'm sure helps.

Posted by: Polly at November 3, 2004 at 05:02 AM

Can't get through to Treacher. Bet he's doubled his traffic - from 6 to 12! (That's what he gets for being in "Wall magazine".)

Posted by: Scott Campbell at Blithering Bunny at November 3, 2004 at 05:11 AM

*sputters* THIRTEEN.

Posted by: Sortelli at November 3, 2004 at 05:15 AM

As soon as I get Treach's site to load.

Posted by: Sortelli at November 3, 2004 at 05:16 AM

I'm on dial-up in Tucson and don't have any trouble getting to Instapundit. Euroweenies!!!

Posted by: YoJimbo at November 3, 2004 at 05:17 AM

NRO and The Corner were good this AM. Great commentary!

Posted by: JEM at November 3, 2004 at 05:18 AM

The revolution is blogged. The byte is heard around the world.

Posted by: syn at November 3, 2004 at 05:44 AM

I got through to Instapundit and a few live links. Early mail looks good for Bush. Large turnouts in Red strongholds - smells like a major backlash...

Posted by: jafa at November 3, 2004 at 05:57 AM

No waiting at blog.gleeson.us, I got right on. And the "Hey, go vote, or something" project features expert commentary on the AIGA's poster crusade. Very educational.

Posted by: Sean Gleeson at November 3, 2004 at 06:01 AM

It took me a few tries to get here. But here I am!

Finally.

Posted by: The Real JeffS at November 3, 2004 at 06:03 AM

Jon Stewart whines: "Your hurting the Internet!"

Posted by: Beryl Gray at November 3, 2004 at 06:24 AM

I'm on cable and cant get the popular blogs(defined because I can't get them)

everyones tied up except tim blair
Oh and the early rumors are it's a runaway for Kerry..

Posted by: e m butler at November 3, 2004 at 06:26 AM

I'll have you know I know about running. Why, I once ran the Boston Marathon!

Posted by: John Forbes Kerry at November 3, 2004 at 06:30 AM

Everyone's tied up except me? Oh, thanks ...

Posted by: tim at November 3, 2004 at 06:36 AM

I just thought I'd add to the traffic overload by pointing out that I am also suffereing from the traffic overload. Well, define "suffering." But I want to post something and can't. DAMN YOU GEORGE BOOOOOOOSH!!!

Posted by: Jim Treacher at November 3, 2004 at 06:47 AM

Democratic Underground is easy to get to. Came up in a flash. Wonder why? Hehhehheh

Posted by: YoJimbo at November 3, 2004 at 06:54 AM

Okay, it seems to be working now. Thanks for missing me!

Posted by: Jim Treacher at November 3, 2004 at 06:58 AM

I'm at work, sharing an OC-198, and a lot of sites are not coming up for me. I've even had trouble accessing my own, but that is no doubt total trans-Pacific traffic. I've seen reports of hosting companies trying to respond.

Posted by: triticale at November 3, 2004 at 07:20 AM


I'm on a T-1 or some such here at work (in California) and I haven't been able to raise Instapundit all day and just now (1:52 pm Pacific) have found my way here.

Posted by: Andrew at November 3, 2004 at 07:52 AM

Kerry's camp might have passed out those numbers hoping to demoralize our side.

But GOTV just started, they call to get out the vote.

Posted by: Sandy P at November 3, 2004 at 08:15 AM

Treacher wrote:
>Okay, it seems to be working now. Thanks for missing me!

Back down to 6 readers again, eh Treach? (Damn. That's 2 more than me).

Posted by: Scott Campbell t Blithering Bunny at November 3, 2004 at 08:28 AM

I can't even nslookup instapundit.com samizdata.net or until recently timblair!

Someone might be hacking as all the lefty sites are up. Free speech, the lefts heard of it!

Posted by: Rob Read at November 3, 2004 at 08:32 AM

I've been trying to get on to this site since 6.00 am and I've just got on now 12.10 pm

Posted by: Sally at November 3, 2004 at 11:12 AM