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Google starts April off with a bang!

Discussion in 'Google' started by zman, Mar 31, 2005.

  1. #1
    Hi all,

    Im up into the night watching Googles actions and it looks like Australians are really sweating it at the moment. Every .com.au domain has been removed form G's index. It happened about 3 hours ago. The entire country is gone from Google.

    Search for all domains with a .com.au in the domain name:

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...allinurl:com.au

    Nothing!

    Look at the PR for this one:

    http://www.news.com.au/

    Nothing!

    I really do hope this is an April fools joke. Otherwise I feel sorry for Australians.
     
    zman, Mar 31, 2005 IP
  2. zman

    zman Peon

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    Checked it again, still nothing. I bet SEO's are being woken up, this could be serious if it doesnt change quick. Anybody know what is going on?
     
    zman, Mar 31, 2005 IP
  3. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Yikes... you are right. :)
     
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    Dominic Well-Known Member

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    Pays to have .org.au I guess!
     
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    wow...that i bad.... what other countries are on the radar ? maybe Nigeria since they are famous of scam mails.
     
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  6. zman

    zman Peon

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    They are still out. I just got an e-mail from a buddy and there is panic. Im glad I dont have any .com.au's.
     
    zman, Mar 31, 2005 IP
  7. fryman

    fryman Kiss my rep

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    Imagine a day without .coms.....

    Now THAT would be scary....
     
    fryman, Mar 31, 2005 IP
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    zman Peon

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    I wouldnt mind a day without .coms, that way I could give my .orgs a good work out. ;)
     
    zman, Mar 31, 2005 IP
  9. zman

    zman Peon

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    ok seems to be fixed now but the page rank is still missing. That was weird, it was out for about 3 hours.
     
    zman, Mar 31, 2005 IP
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    tbarr60 Notable Member

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    Well Google.com.au still exists. I have received 7 referals from google.com.au and my host is only two hours into Friday and I received 13 visitors on Thursday which was Friday in Oz.

    She'll be right, mate.
     
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    2003m2003 Well-Known Member

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  12. zman

    zman Peon

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    I think they have it back now, but will they take it from us? :rolleyes:
     
    zman, Mar 31, 2005 IP
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    Juls Well-Known Member

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    wow interesting... ;-) i would love it, if it was an april fools prank...
     
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    zman Peon

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    It may have been an update glitch. On searchenginewatch someone was saying they called Google/AU and the rep had no idea it happened. 20 minutes later everything wa back up.
     
    zman, Mar 31, 2005 IP
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    Dominic Well-Known Member

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    I wonder what the cost to the Aussie economy would have been? 3 or so hours off google....? That is pretty significant to some businesses: if it was 3 hours that's 12.5% of a 24hr day or 37.5% of an 8hr day of traditional business hours.
     
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    .com.us had gone for a time there also.
     
    Shine, Apr 1, 2005 IP
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    MattUK Notable Member

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    If that was an April fools it was a pretty unfunny one, I wonder how much money some people lost! A glitch would be a little more forgivable!
     
    MattUK, Apr 1, 2005 IP
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    Infiniterb Well-Known Member

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    Works now.
     
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    The .com.au are back and so are the pageranks. That definitely was a glitch on google's part.
     
    hdwills, Apr 1, 2005 IP