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		blake8086 on April 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New GitHub Pages domain: github.io From what I understand, this is the same reason Google uses googleusercontent.com

fyi80 on April 5, 2013 [–]

But Google's domain name isn't misleading. github.io still gives the impression of github-backed content.

kzrdude on April 5, 2013 | [–]

well you know github is a.. hub.. of user content in git repositories.

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