Virtual Weather Map gives snapshot of Internet health: "June 9, 2007 Imagine trying to explain the Internet to someone who had been in a cave for the last 30 years - it has no shape, no single clearly defined purpose and no beginning or end. In short, it's hard to visualize. Add 'what's going on?' to the question and it becomes almost impossible to answer, hence Internet monitoring has become almost a science in its own right. One impressive attempt to visualize the Web has just been announced by Global service provider Akamai which has created an interactive 'Virtual Weather Map' that for the first time provides the public with a picture of what it calls the 'real-time well being of the Internet'. The map provides a very interesting insight into why Web traffic may be slow or unstable and points out potential trouble spots by measuring a range of Internet conditions including attack traffic and traffic volume...