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− | At the time of this comic's release, {{w|Vic Gundotra}} had recently left {{w|Google}}. Because he was the head of {{w|Google+}}, this | + | At the time of this comic's release, {{w|Vic Gundotra}} had recently left {{w|Google}}. Because he was the head of {{w|Google+}}, this has caused many people, including [http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/google-is-walking-dead/ TechCrunch], to theorize that Google+ is going to be shut down, despite the continuing comments from Google that it will remain active and updated. |
− | Google has a history of {{w|List of Google products#Discontinued products and services| | + | Google has a history of closing popular services {{w|List of Google products#Discontinued products and services|listed}}. |
− | The comic extrapolates this to an announcement that Google would be closing '''all''' its popular services, up to and including its e-mail service, Gmail, and even the core business of the company, its Internet search engine, to wholly concentrate on a relatively obscure part of its product lineup. According to Google, its Public {{w|Name server|DNS servers}} (Domain Name System servers), better known by their IPv4 addresses | + | The comic extrapolates this to an announcement that Google would be closing '''all''' its popular services, up to and including its e-mail service, Gmail, and even the core business of the company, its Internet search engine, to wholly concentrate on a relatively obscure part of its product lineup. According to Google, its Public {{w|Name server|DNS servers}} (Domain Name System servers), better known by their IPv4 addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, are supposed to be a faster alternative to using one's ISP's DNS servers (because of caching effects due to a large user base), as well as less susceptible to censorship. When Turkey started blocking access to Twitter and YouTube in March 2014, Turkish ISPs first did this on the DNS level by manipulating the results from their own name servers. The most popular workaround was using Google's DNS server instead, so much so that its address was written as [http://gawker.com/turkish-graffiti-spreads-the-ip-addresses-of-googles-d-1548946312 graffiti on the side of a building]. |
The joke may also be related to the fact that 8.8.8.8 is an IP address heavily used by network administrators to perform connectivity tests (''ping'') because it is easy to remember and fast to type. Google would want to concentrate on this feature to build a business model using that fact. | The joke may also be related to the fact that 8.8.8.8 is an IP address heavily used by network administrators to perform connectivity tests (''ping'') because it is easy to remember and fast to type. Google would want to concentrate on this feature to build a business model using that fact. | ||
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