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    Click Frenzy Fails To Impress Retailers

    Their PR message dubbed it "the sale that stops the nation", but the attempt by some of Australia's major retailers to grab a chunk of the online market has backfired and crashed and burned. The 24-hour online sale couldn't cope with the huge volume of buyer traffic it generated and crashed leaving consumers angry, retailers furious and the internet alive with memes

    David Iwanow
    by David Iwanow

    Community Contributor

    Click Frenzy Fails to Deliver

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    Just 30 mins after launch I started tracking the UpTime of ClickFrenzy.com.au and so far over the past 2 hours the overall availability has been 13%.

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    The page load times in aggregate for the worst performing sites and the best performing sites. Photo: MelbourneIT

    ACCC keeping a close eye on Click Frenzy fallout

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    News Ltd understands the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is closely watching the extent of consumer or business disadvantage

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    Click Frenzy: the fail that stopped a nation and sparked a social media firestorm

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    AUSTRALIAN web surfers have responded to the debacle of Click Frenzy's failed launch in the way they know best, with viral memes and mash-up videos.

    Hitler finds out that Click Frenzy crashed

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    Hitler is furious at the Click Frenzy staff for causing his online shopping master plan to fail.

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