Hi,
I would like to mention that I fould the following article on
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4816549/
It addresses the same issue.
Google's SafeSearch flaws are more than academic -- they can have serious
consequences for innocent Web site operators blocked out by them. Google is the
most widely used search engine on the Web, and failure to appear in its
listings can have a direct impact on sales for some companies, particularly
smaller enterprises with limited marketing budgets.
Research company WebSideStory reported last month that Google claimed an
all-time high in search referrals, 41 percent of the United States total, and
the search giant's market share is steadily expanding.
"Traffic from Google can make or break a business," said Maria Medina, whose
family-run clothing business at ALittleGirlsBoutique.com doesn't pass the
SafeSearch censor. "Here I am, a mom of four children, creating an at-home
business that sells little girl dresses and accessories, in order to spend more
time with my children, and I have been filtered out as not being family
friendly. Ridiculous."
David Drummond, Google's vice president for business development, said that at
the time of its development, SafeSearch was designed to be overly cautious.
"The thinking was that SafeSearch was an opt-in feature," Drummond said.
"People who turn it on care a lot more about something sneaking through than
they do about something getting filtered out."
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All former DNSO GA members or other interested stakeholders/users,
Seems Google has gone over the edge. More disgusting Censorship... Maybe
there is to much sex in Vietnam and to many girls advertising
their wares... So much for Marketing is education and/or
education is marketing... No more liberal sex education for Safe Searchers on
Google, and seems all "Girls" are now "innocuous" if the term or string "Girls"
appears in a domain name and google is your chosen "Safe Search" search
facility.. So Girlscouts.org, Girlsclub.org, ect, ect., are now "innocuous"
domains... How special... :/
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