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# Google
We're all very pro-Google. I know I am. But this article worried me:
target='_blank'>www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=13254
May repost in the (my) morning when more people are about.
(I helped save b3ta! winston_theramin, Tue 4 Jun 2002, 3:29, archived)
# How do I
make it look 'clicky' rather than ugly HTML?

{edit} I'm sure by the time I wake up, I will massively have to timespazz to get an answer.
(I helped save b3ta! winston_theramin, Tue 4 Jun 2002, 3:31, archived)
# well, i only know this 'cos i was educated yesterday
< a HREF="http://"www.whateverthefuckUlike.com">clicky< /a>"

minus the spaces after both the 'more than' symbol
(MiNK, Tue 4 Jun 2002, 5:14, archived)
# Wha..?
John Malkovich threatened to shoot Gorgeous George? The bastard!

Oh.

In all seriousness, this is a bit disturbing. At least it's restricted to advertising, and (hopefully) not placement, but someone like Roddick would pull up a fair number of hits, and the Google advertising would be an important way of finding a personal/official site.
(dougal, Tue 4 Jun 2002, 4:27, archived)
# That is
a bit of a worry. They can't do that!
(I helped save b3ta! Wifey, Tue 4 Jun 2002, 6:53, archived)
# of course they can.
its their site. If you type anita roddick into google, her site still comes out top. If they took her out of the search engine, now that would be harsh.
(crazymum, Tue 4 Jun 2002, 8:02, archived)
# yeah, but
part of what makes google better than other searches is that they are lovely. if they stop being lovely, i might look for a new lovely search engine!
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Tue 4 Jun 2002, 8:09, archived)
# i think one of the things that makes them
lovely is the fact that they are the biggest and best search engine out there. As long as they dont actually censor the searches, they're not really doing anything bad. I hate on-line adverts anyway and think they should ALL be banned, so I'm not too bothered about one of Ms.Roddick's being pulled.

oo-er.
(crazymum, Tue 4 Jun 2002, 8:30, archived)
# true
i've never clicked on any of their adverts, so why am i worrying? i suppose i want to maintain my illusion that they are fluffy and nice *sigh*
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Tue 4 Jun 2002, 8:36, archived)
# noooooo!!!
google! how could you do this to us?

though to be fair, the comment about free speech on the internet dying off is a load of wank.
(I helped save b3ta! spacefish bong!, Tue 4 Jun 2002, 8:03, archived)