Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.

My Twitter and Plurk timelines, as well as my social networks, are now filled with updates on the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, who apparently suffered from cardiac arrest, according to reports.

Earlier, we’d already been jolted by news that actress Farrah Fawcett died, losing her battle against cancer. Now the Web is “collapsing under the weight of Michael Jackson’s death“, according to TechCrunch.

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