When it Comes to Web Scale Go Cheap, Go Custom or Go Home

just you.

ps: this might be useful for the future, i use it all the time. http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

Are you using Chrome on Linux by any chance? GigaOM pages never load for me on Chrome 4.0.249.43 on Linux--- they just look like they're loading forever, then Chrome eventually pops up the "this tab died" message. Works fine in FF though.