Lady Gaga fans overwhelm Amazon servers
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(CBS/AP) Some Lady Gaga fans trying to download her new release “Born This Way” on Amazon hit a traffic roadblock on Monday.
Some visitors to Amazon’s site were unable to download the digital version, which the online retailer was selling for 99 cents on its release date.
Spokeswoman Sally Fouts said Amazon experienced a high volume of traffic that caused delays for those downloading the album, echoing a posting on the album’s product page on Amazon.com. Customers who ordered the MP3 version of “Born This Way” on Monday will get it for 99 cents, she said.
An early evening attempt by The Associated Press to buy the album on Amazon and use its new server-based storage system went seamlessly. The album appeared instantly on Amazon Cloud Drive and could be streamed online right away. The album downloaded in a few minutes to a computer. The user’s storage space also registered the promotional 20 gigabytes of cloud storage that came with the album.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, is known for her pop music and outre fashion sense.
Customer reviews gave the album an average three out of five stars.
Source:hollywooddaily
