[MACEP] Internet Search "Horror" Stories

[Mary Hochberg]

Even with "moderate safe search" on trampolines (with the s on the 
end) Google still brought up one labeled "Girls on Trampolines" on 
the first page.

With Yahoo, "trampoline" was fine but "trampolines" was X-rated.



>Try Google instead.
>
>Larry Francis
>Computer Information Services, Southern Oregon ESD
>541.858.6748 or 866.858.6730
>larry_francis at soesd.k12.or.us
>http://www.soesd.k12.or.us/support/training
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>>>>  humphreyr at umatilla.k12.or.us 4/3/2006 2:44:05 PM >>>
>Just had a good one appear in the district before spring break.  A 
>middle school class was doing an image search on trampoline using 
>Yahoo.  No problem.  Try an image search using trampolines and see 
>what you get?
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>Rod Humphrey
>Technology Director
>Umatilla School District
>541.922.6562
>http://www.umatilla.k12.or.us
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>186,000 miles/second - "It's not just a good idea, it's the law!"
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>>>>  deb at vividtech.net 3/29/2006 12:49 pm >>>
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>Greetings to all!
>
>Does anyone have a good, or rather great, horror story about doing a search
>on the Internet and coming up with a wild response, especially in front of a
>class? Something innocent like searching for the "White House" and coming up
>with whitehouse.com vs. whitehouse.gov?
>
>I'm doing a presentation on Internet searching and am looking for some
>examples that would result in inappropriate search results.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Deb.
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>Deb Postlewait
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>VIVID Technology Solutions, Inc.
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>8940 SW Crystal St.
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>Portland, OR  97223
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