As Speed HQ is set to be swamped by Harry Potter fans this evening, the World Wide Web will be flooded with Michael Jackson fans looking to get a glimpse of his funeral. The memorial service is expected to attract more attention than that of Elvis Presley and could become the biggest web event.

So, how will the internet cope? If reports that it collapsed as the news of Michael Jackson’s death broke are to believed, then it is unlikely. Whilst, TechCrunch summed up the web troubles, Interoute rightly points out, that it was not an Internet fail, but more a website capacity fail.

Although the service will be shown on five main US television networks, Internet uses are set to be logging on to check out the live streaming and latest reports. Facebook has teamed up with CNN, MySpace with AEG Live and various new sites, including The Guardian are ready to start live blogging from 4.00PM.

So, will the Internet fail? I doubt it, but you may see the odd whale.