I think mtgox is changing the output of the api... looks to be dynamic, probably based on traffic to reduce lag. I will see bitcoinity not report a sale for up to 5 min, then a flood of action and another delay.
Thanks dandirk,
I see pretty much the exact same behavior. Since bitcoinity is AWESOME, i will assume the fault is on the Gox end. Does make it pretty much impossible to do quick trades, though.
I wouldn't take my work for it... I am just guessing. Bitcoinity I am guessing added/upgraded their servers after the crash. So I would guess it is not on their end, but it could be. I also see the same type of delay for bitfloor, though in that case bitfloor is reporting a ddos attacks.
Yesterday, Bitcoinity had a message on their site "Please ask Mt.Gox not to use a 5 min cache on the api data. Contact information here." or something similar.
I prefer 5 min cache on the api data if it keeps Gox alive.