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Subject: Re: insulting ads
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Ron,
I can understand your frustration with the search engine, and given your
situation, it looks like you should probably use another one. But, I was
responding to the follow-up message from Carolyn Karis. It looks like her
kids had entered just "usgs" into the location box on the browser and got
one of those adult sites, (usgs.com) instead of the United States
Geological Survey (usgs.gov). This happens less often with the newer
version of Navigator than the older ones.
Betty
At 08:33 PM 7/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
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---- > >Elizabeth, > >It wasn't the url that I was typing in, it was the assumption of the >program that because I used the word 'oral' that I was looking for 'oral sex.' >Interestingly enough, the search *results* were not reflective of the >assumption of the advertising controller. > > > > >At 03:13 PM 7/13/1999 -0400, you wrote: >>The newer browsers (Netscape Navigator's newer versions, anyway) now have >>"most popular" sites pre-programmed so that if you enter just "whitehouse" >>in the address box you get <http://www.whitehouse.gov> (The White House >>website) instead of <http://www.whitehouse.com> (an "over 18" site). I >>think this started with Netsapce Navigator 4.5. Might be a good reason to >>update your school's browsers over the summer. >> >>Betty -------------------------------------------- >> >>At 09:36 AM 7/13/99 -0700, >> Carolyn Karis <ckari@URBANSCHOOL.ORG> wrote: >>> >>>Dear all, >>>I had a similar experience but not with Excite. >>> >>>The problem seems to be with search word choices and being careful about the >>>choice of .com vs .org and .gov >>> >>>It's important to include the correct domain ending. Some browsers will >>>automatically assign the .com to the URL search and so create problems. >>> >>>Our students had located a great map on the USGS.gov site. When another >>>student wanted to relocate that site he typed in www.usgs (without the .gov) >>>and got a porno site. Seems that porno web people tend to co-opt the great >>>sites like White House and USGS and turn them from a .gov site to a porno >>>.com site. >>> >>>All of this points to the need for teachers to teach search techniques. >>>Carolyn Karis >> >>> _________________________________________________________
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