Why Google Went Offline for 27 minutes

Why Google Went Offline Today and a Bit about How the Internet Works - CloudFlare blog: "Today, Google's services experienced a limited outage for about 27 minutes over some portions of the Internet. The reason this happened dives into the deep, dark corners of networking. I'm a network engineer at CloudFlare and I played a small part in helping ensure Google came back online. Here's a bit about what happened."

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TechSpot

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IBNLive
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IBNLive

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Bloomberg
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San Jose Mercury News (blog)
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BBC News

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Engadget Mobile

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First National Study of Internet Governance Arrangements in Kenya ...
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