Downdetector.com shows nothing but red because of Akamai being down. I won't even pretend to know what that is. Good thing? Bad thing?
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Probably a bad analogy but I think of these giant DNS registrars as a sort of internet phone book.
You have Ip 8.8.8.8 and they know that is google.com
Just like john smith is (123) 456-7890
When a DNS goes down, if you type in the website, it doesn't know what IP to go to and it times out or you get an error.
That helps! Thanks!