Google just launched the Google Public DNS. Just like OpenDNS, Google Public DNS will allow users to bypass their ISPs Domain Name Servers (DNS). DNS servers are, tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_launches_google_public_dns_opendns_competitor.php'; tweetmeme_source = 'rww'; in many respects, the backbone of the Internet. DNS allows you to type a domain name like www.senate.gov into a browser instead of a machine-readable IP number like http://156.33.195.33/.