google down ?

[Whois-Search]

Google keeps going offline

 

[stuff]

Originally posted by Whois-Search
Google keeps going offline

Yes for me to, in this moment

 

[fizz]

Hmmmm, including the search sites powered by Google :cry:

 

[devolution]

Isn't Google itself powered by DMOZ listings?

I find that is always very slow.

 

[Nexus]

Originally posted by devolution
Isn't Google itself powered by DMOZ listings?

Ouch! I'm sure they'd hate to hear you ask that! Bad PR if a company's sole function and claim to fame, is "powered" by another company.
Google does use DMOZ's listings for its "Directory" search (human-editted directory listing). It cross references it with its own PageRank and indexing system to enhance it further. DMOZ is free. Google's normal search does not use DMOZ's website *at all* (but does link to categories). DMOZ is powered by Netscape/AOL.

The reason why DMOZ is so slow sometimes is that some people spider the website dynamically, redisplaying its content on their own websites ( Click Here ). Google downloads all their data and maintains it separately so their not affected by them. Amazon had this happen to it for a while, but then made the smart move of supplying a more efficient and "smart" API for developers to utilize ( Click Here ).

~ Nexus

 

[RMF]

I notice it go down once in a while. I have google set as my homepage, and im online 24 hours a day

RMF