Google Was Down For Five Minutes And The Internet Couldn't Handle It
It was the most frightening time imaginable.
GOOGLE IS DOWN! Stand by your beds, don't be alarmed, this is when humanity sees how much it can remember.
People trying to search for stuff this morning were greeted with a 500 error.
People kept their heads pretty admirably.
Google is down! EVERY MAN FOR THEMSELVES, I'LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE *grabs shotgun*
Dane Cobain@danecobainFollow
Google is down! EVERY MAN FOR THEMSELVES, I'LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE *grabs shotgun*
10:39 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
So, Google is down apparently. Alrighty then... #FirstWorldProblems
Alan Finn@alanfinn94Follow
So, Google is down apparently. Alrighty then... #FirstWorldProblems
10:47 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
People it's defcon1 we are fucked i repeat we are fucked! Google search is down!
Rik van Duijn RCX@rikvduijnFollow
People it's defcon1 we are fucked i repeat we are fucked! Google search is down!
10:43 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Google is down? IT'S THE APOCALYPSE. RUN RUN RUN.
Kellie@BigFashionistaFollow
Google is down?
IT'S THE APOCALYPSE. RUN RUN RUN.
10:38 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Some people thought it was THE moment that Microsoft's Bing had been waiting for.
Google is down. THIS IS BING’S TIME TO SHINE.
BuzzFeed UK@BuzzFeedUKFollow
Google is down. THIS IS BING’S TIME TO SHINE.
10:44 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
Someone else made the exact same joke about Alta Vista.
Looks like Google is temporarily down. NOW IT'S ALTAVISTA'S TIME TO SHINE
Chris Scullion@scully1888Follow
Looks like Google is temporarily down. NOW IT'S ALTAVISTA'S TIME TO SHINE
10:38 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
And Ask Jeeves.
#Google is down! I did think it was the end of the world until I remembered you can http://t.co/VbZksxg4Op
Gear4DJs@gear4djsFollow
#Google is down! I did think it was the end of the world until I remembered you can http://t.co/VbZksxg4Op
10:48 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
The whole thing was a significant blow to the IT industry.
Google is down and millions of IT technicians have no way to find out how to fix anything.
Tom Fisher@tvrfisherFollow
Google is down and millions of IT technicians have no way to find out how to fix anything.
10:37 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
But most worryingly, it's at times like this when we realise we don't actually know anything.
Google is down. Nobody can remember how to find out information by any other means. Civilisation falls.
Lizzy@LizzyCampbellFollow
Google is down. Nobody can remember how to find out information by any other means. Civilisation falls.
10:40 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite
But then several minutes later, the natural order of the internet was restored and Google reappeared. As you were, everyone.
Ok Google is back, but still hearing reports of pterodactyls in skies above London #dontrelaxjustyet
Rory Cellan-Jones@ruskin147Follow
Ok Google is back, but still hearing reports of pterodactyls in skies above London #dontrelaxjustyet
10:47 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite