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Google goes dark, bringing sites down with it
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Widespread outages involving several Google services--including search, Google Docs, and Gmail--were caused by an upgrade gone awry inside of Google, according to engineers.
An unknown "bug" inside Google's network involving some sort of hardware failure or glitch prevented Internet service providers from finding Google's new ASNs on the Internet--effectively sealing it off from many customers.
Not all Internet users were affected, but some that use larger providers--such as AT&T or Verizon--appeared to be disproportionately hurt because large ISPs "peer" with Google, or interconnect their networks with Google's networks to improve speed and reduce bandwidth costs.
This isn't the first time Google, and its services have suffered downtime, but it's a wake-up call to how interconnected the Web really is, and how many companies rely on Google to keep their own services running.
Read more about the outage
 Related: Widespread Google outages rattle users
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Tom Krazit
CNET.com
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'Verified apps' coming soon to Facebook
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Google wants to know if you're sick
Posted by Tom Krazit
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Mulligan! Twitter backtracks on unpopular change
Posted by Caroline McCarthy
This week Twitter made a small update that's left many avid users scratching their heads--to put it lightly. Previously, Twitter users had been able to choose between two settings for viewing the feed of accounts that they follow: to turn on "@-replies" from members whom they follow directed to members whom they don't follow, or to leave those off and hence see fewer "tweets" that may not be relevant to them personally. Twitter went ahead and removed the option, then after a large user backlash, brought it back. Read more
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Chrome-on-Mac precursor rough but workable
Posted by Stephen Shankland
I spent the better part of Monday trying out the Mac OS X version of Chromium, the open-source project on which Google Chrome is based, and I'm favorably impressed. The software, available for download from the Chromium Web site, is incomplete and definitely buggy, as one would expect. But for Mac users who've been clamoring for the software, I can tell you that overall, it works, and it shows glimmers of what I liked about the open-source browser on Windows. Read more
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15 useful Firefox extensions for bloggers
Posted by Don Reisinger
As a Firefox user and blogger, I realized not too long ago that the best way to be more efficient was to find useful add-ons. After trying a handful of them, I've found 15 that do a fine job of making my blogging more productive. Read more
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Webware: Dead or alive
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What happens to data when a Web start-up dies?
Posted by Rafe Needleman
One of the greatest stumbling blocks that a start-up Web service company has to get over is customers' fear that the company will die and take their data with it. Manufacturers of traditional software can go belly-up without it immediately affecting a product's utility. And if General Motors went out of business tomorrow (I know, shocking), its cars would still be drivable. But Web services are different. When your cloud app goes under for the last time, it sinks customers, too. Read more
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Why isn't Zillow dead?
Posted by Rafe Needleman
We're in the thick of the worst economic crisis of a generation and a depressed real estate market, yet somehow Zillow is doing just fine. Page views and unique visitors are up. The site had 8.8 million unique visitors in March, which is a 70 percent year-over-year growth, but what's in store for it in the coming months? Read more
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