Google and Gmail Down?

[Voyager]

I can get to everything on the web just fine except for Google and Gmail right now. It's been that way most of the morning. Is anyone else having the same problem, or could it be limited to my area? I've never seen this happen before.

[Voyager]

Maybe it's just my area. We had some bad storms last night along with some flooding in areas, which has affected fiber optic cables around here in the past. But when that happens, it usually shuts down the entire Internet.

The Google home page comes up very slowly, but when I try to do a search it bombs and does nothing. I can't get to Gmail.com at all, and my email client (Outlook Express) gets errors when it pops my Gmail accounts.

[CatEyes]

maybe they don't like you

[Voyager]

maybe they don't like you

That's the last straw. When the Google doesn't like you, it's time to quit the Internets.

Bye.

[bluejeangirl76]

No problems here.

In fact, we're all having problems with Outlook at my office, so we're all having to access our email through google/gmail.
I was just in there, it's working fine.

[Rhiannon]

I can't get either Google or Gmail at all. Not since 8:45 this morning.

[WIX]

I can't get either Google or Gmail at all. Not since 8:45 this morning.

oh how sad....................does that mean you have to work??? bwhahahahaahahahha

[Voyager]

I can't get either Google or Gmail at all. Not since 8:45 this morning.

Whew. I thought maybe it was my T1 or my DNS servers, but they both seem to be working fine.

They must be having some scattered problems on specific networks that don't affect the entire Internet.

[Jeremey]

I can't get either Google or Gmail at all. Not since 8:45 this morning.

Whew. I thought maybe it was my T1 or my DNS servers, but they both seem to be working fine.

They must be having some scattered problems on specific networks that don't affect the entire Internet.

I logged in fine here using Safari 4 and Google docs and calendar.

[bluejeangirl76]

I can't get either Google or Gmail at all. Not since 8:45 this morning.

Then I guess you didn't get the naked pictures of Adam Burish I sent you at 8:46?

[Voyager]

Seems to be working fine now. Al Gore must have reset the Internets for them.



Looks like it affected a lot of people:

http://elitestv.com/pub/2009/05/google- ... tood-still

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/it ... _still.php

[Rhiannon]

Seems to be working fine now. Al Gore must have reset the Internets for them.

I was going to say, seems to be back up now. Weird.

[lights1961]

THOSE WHO LIVE BY GOOGLE... well you can finish the sentence... however you choose.
the creepest thing about google is being able to see street level...

R

[Jubilee]

THOSE WHO LIVE BY GOOGLE... well you can finish the sentence... however you choose.
the creepest thing about google is being able to see street level...

R

Exactly!

WTF?!? I'd like to know just when these sneaky bastards where cruising my neighborhood. Fortunately the lawn was mowed and the shrubs were neatly trimmed, but still. Kinda creepy to find out well after the fact that you were being watched.

[bluejeangirl76]

THOSE WHO LIVE BY GOOGLE... well you can finish the sentence... however you choose.
the creepest thing about google is being able to see street level...

R

Exactly!

WTF?!? I'd like to know just when these sneaky bastards where cruising my neighborhood. Fortunately the lawn was mowed and the shrubs were neatly trimmed, but still. Kinda creepy to find out well after the fact that you were being watched.

Smaller-town people are lucky.
Street level isn't usually available on those - only some of the main streets, but not residential.
Unless they just haven't gotten to them yet.

[Rhiannon]

Smaller-town people are lucky.
Street level isn't usually available on those - only some of the main streets, but not residential.
Unless they just haven't gotten to them yet.

No. Remember I told you about my farm back home being on street level and being able to see my step-grandpa sitting in the Cadillac staring at the thing going by? And that's about as rural as you can get where they are.

[lights1961]

THOSE WHO LIVE BY GOOGLE... well you can finish the sentence... however you choose.
the creepest thing about google is being able to see street level...

R

Exactly!

WTF?!? I'd like to know just when these sneaky bastards where cruising my neighborhood. Fortunately the lawn was mowed and the shrubs were neatly trimmed, but still. Kinda creepy to find out well after the fact that you were being watched.

they took the picture from the front of our house... the neighbors garage door was open... can see inside their house... both cars were in our driveway... yeah... lucky it was a nice summer eve and the grass was cut!

[Don]

The Japanese appeared to be a little annoyed also

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8049490.stm



Google's Street View service suffered a second blow this week after numerous complaints in Japan forced the firm to start reshooting all the photos.


Cameras attached to the Street View car were "too high" for Japanese buildings, allowing them to see over walls into private areas.

Google said it would lower the cameras on its cars by 40cm (16in).

On 12 May, Greece's data protection agency ordered Google to stop filming because of privacy concerns.

In a statement, Google said it would make "locally appropriate modifications to ensure a better user experience".

"We have lowered the height of the camera due to the unique characteristics of many Japanese roads; they tend to be narrow, without pavements and driveways, and houses are built close to the street," the statement said.

"We think the new camera height allows us to get a high-quality image of the street while respecting the privacy of homeowners."

The Street View service covers 12 cities in Japan, including Tokyo and Osaka.

First launched in the US two years ago, Street View now covers nine countries including the United Kingdom, and Google wants to expand the service to cover all of Europe.

Users zoom in to a location in Google Maps, and then drag the "Pegman" icon above the zoom bar on to a given street.

A picture of that street appears, which users can control to get a 360-degree view of the area or to progress on street level, throughout the city.

Google says the service shows only imagery already visible from public thoroughfares.

However, it has come in for criticism from some quarters, being accused of an invasion of privacy.

Earlier this week, Greece's data protection agency banned Google from expanding its Street View service in the country, pending "additional information" from the firm.

Authorities want to know how long the images will be kept on Google's database and what measures it will take to make people aware of privacy rights.

In the UK, residents near Milton Keynes blocked the driver of a Google Street View car in April when he started taking photographs of their homes saying the service was "facilitating crime".

The Pentagon has also banned Google from filming near or inside its military bases, saying it posed a "potential threat" to security.

[Peartree12249]

THOSE WHO LIVE BY GOOGLE... well you can finish the sentence... however you choose.
the creepest thing about google is being able to see street level...

R

Exactly!

WTF?!? I'd like to know just when these sneaky bastards where cruising my neighborhood. Fortunately the lawn was mowed and the shrubs were neatly trimmed, but still. Kinda creepy to find out well after the fact that you were being watched.

Smaller-town people are lucky.
Street level isn't usually available on those - only some of the main streets, but not residential.

Unless they just haven't gotten to them yet.

I live in a township out in the country 30 miles from a major city. My road isn't even on Mapquest and I found my house on Google street level. It is very creepy. Sort of like being stalked. Now we know how SP must feel.

[Rip Rokken]

They must have had issues today because I ran into problems with both sites this morning, too.