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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 05:35 PM Feb 2012

Google down most of the day-anyone know why? ( issue resolved..thanks)

Last edited Thu Feb 9, 2012, 06:26 PM - Edit history (1)

(Posting here because Google is used by most folks, and could have have been target of Anonymous)

edited: now it seems to be working ok, but honestly was not, at least for me, all day.

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Google down most of the day-anyone know why? ( issue resolved..thanks) (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 OP
Worked for me all day. n/t FSogol Feb 2012 #1
Me as well. (nt) Robb Feb 2012 #2
I didn't notice that it was down today. myrna minx Feb 2012 #3
It's been up every time I've used it today. Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #4
Maybe your Google valve is stuck shut. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #5
worked for me too Alameda Feb 2012 #6
You get what you pay for with free services. onehandle Feb 2012 #7
series of tubes. nt limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #8
Worked/working here OK today. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2012 #9
maybe they're trying too hard to link everything in the universe qb Feb 2012 #10
This is very interesting! Thanks for posting ixquick.com n/t RKP5637 Feb 2012 #11
I've been using ixquick, instead of Google, most of the time. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #12
It might have been some type of gateway issue way out in Internet land RKP5637 Feb 2012 #13
Also, check out dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #14
Will do. duckduckgo, yep, that is a silly name! RKP5637 Feb 2012 #15

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
7. You get what you pay for with free services.
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 05:41 PM
Feb 2012

And in Google's case, you get the bonus of being cyber-stalked and your info sold to Russian and Chinese scammers.

qb

(5,924 posts)
10. maybe they're trying too hard to link everything in the universe
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 05:45 PM
Feb 2012

I like ixquick.com (Ixquick does NOT record your IP address !)

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
12. I've been using ixquick, instead of Google, most of the time.
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 06:24 PM
Feb 2012

Google appears to be weird for me today.
the main search page will come up, and it will produce a page of results, but then when I ciick on the results, nothing happened.

Fixed now, after all day, so I am going to edit the post to "resolved"

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
13. It might have been some type of gateway issue way out in Internet land
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 10:24 PM
Feb 2012

where it might have been a regional problem. Glad to hear it's working OK for you now. I'm going to explore ixquick some more.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
14. Also, check out
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 11:19 PM
Feb 2012

StartPage.com
which ixquick points to as a non-tracking search engine.
I think ixquick offers the ability to be not tracked... but first you have to click on the "proxy" option below the result to be anonymous.

I do know that duckduckgo claims to be non-tracking totally.
( I know, silly name, eh?)

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