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Hey Folks!

If you were like me earlier today you might have thought you broke the Internet. I figured I posted one to many videos but what happened is that Google placed the Internet on a blacklist.

Yes, A mistake caused every site in Google's result pages to be marked as potentially harmful and dangerous.

I guess the problem affected Internet pages across the whole planet and lasted for around 40 minutes.

Google's malware detector, which is designed to keep Internet users from visiting sites Google believes may install malicious software when users brows them. Google blamed "human error" when an engineer tried to add one web address to the list of suspicious and by mistake added them all.

So if you tried searching during the ""error" it came up with a error that nothing was found. Yes, Google broke the Internet.

Have a Great Day!
Tony Grego, Regional Sales Director with Amerisave
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Comments (7)

Denise Gray
Realty World Alliance - Wichita, KS
Realtor SRES, Wichita Kansas Homes

Glad to see even the keepers screw up sometimes. I missed getting to see it.

Jan 31, 2009 01:54 PM
Val Rensink
HomeSource Lamoreaux Group - Victorville, CA

Google has too much power.

Jan 31, 2009 02:09 PM
Karen Monsour
Coldwell Banker Fort Lauderdale Beach - Fort Lauderdale, FL
REALTOR, SSRS - Sells FL Waterfront, Short Sale Expert!

Thanks for the info.

Jan 31, 2009 02:11 PM
Nate Rowe
Oakstone Properties, Homes in Richmond VA - Richmond, VA
Realtor, Homes in Richmond VA

Thanks for sharing.  It is a little scary.

Jan 31, 2009 02:40 PM
Jason Neumann
Century 21 Assurance Realty Ltd. - Kelowna, BC
Realtor - www.KelownaRealEstateNews.com
Wow! To think that Google by itself has the ability to virtually cripple the entire Internet at the click of a mouse is just a bit disconcerting. Take care and happy blogging!
Jan 31, 2009 07:26 PM
Michael Swanson
Keller Williams North Raleigh - Raleigh, NC
Broker

HA I didn't know it was even possible to "break" the internet until I read this! Pretty funny how much we rely on the internet.

Feb 06, 2009 12:09 AM
Jonathan Bell
Keller Williams Realty Partners, Inc. - Overland Park, KS

That's HILARIOUS!!!

Jun 10, 2009 11:53 AM