I think that their main problem was lack of availability once the buzz reached its highest pitch. I could understand less-than-impressive search results, since

I think that their main problem was lack of availability once the buzz reached its highest pitch. I could understand less-than-impressive search results, since that could be an ongoing thing. However, a search engine crashing the way someone's blog folds under the weight of Digg/Reddit/HN effect is unacceptable in my eyes.