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Posted: 1/24/2006 5:23:33 PM EDT
nope

Link Posted: 1/24/2006 5:28:18 PM EDT
[#1]
IIRC, Yahoo (eta: and microsoft) has been doing this for awhile. Business is business, did you think they would put morals ahead of dollars?
Link Posted: 1/24/2006 8:27:46 PM EDT
[#2]

Quoted:
IIRC, Yahoo (eta: and microsoft) has been doing this for awhile. Business is business, did you think they would put morals ahead of dollars?



Google does claim that their motto is "Don't be evil"
Link Posted: 1/24/2006 9:07:09 PM EDT
[#3]

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The more I read about google, the less I like.




what would a "free market capitalist" like yourself do?  pass up business based upon principal?
Link Posted: 1/24/2006 9:20:05 PM EDT
[#4]

Quoted:

Quoted:
The more I read about google, the less I like.




what would a "free market capitalist" like yourself do?  pass up business based upon principal?



Nope, I would provide services within the rules, and hope my product in some small way provided for the winds of political change to blow.

Pure capitalism at its best.
Link Posted: 1/24/2006 9:25:57 PM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Quoted:
The more I read about google, the less I like.




what would a "free market capitalist" like yourself do?  pass up business based upon principal?



Nope, I would provide services within the rules, and hope my product in some small way provided for the winds of political change to blow.

Pure capitalism at its best.



I think people could find the info they need or want without google, they wont be missing anything.
Link Posted: 1/25/2006 12:24:38 AM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:
The more I read about google, the less I like.




Apparently you have not read much. You really should try to get out more
Link Posted: 1/25/2006 12:42:38 AM EDT
[#7]
I`ve never used google, i`m not a googler because......

Chuck Norris says, "google is teh gay"

He also told me to tell you. "All your search engines are belong to me"!
Link Posted: 1/25/2006 2:39:35 AM EDT
[#8]

Quoted:

Quoted:
The more I read about google, the less I like.




what would a "free market capitalist" like yourself do?  pass up business based upon principal?




I probably would. Maybe that's why I'm not a millionaire. I also think all drugs should be legalized but would never touch the things myself. Just because you have freedom doesn't mean you have to act like a jackass.

Or like subnet says, take their offer and do what you can within it to put a thumb in the eye of the commies.

Link Posted: 1/25/2006 2:42:08 AM EDT
[#9]

Quoted:

Quoted:
The more I read about google, the less I like.




Apparently you have not read much. You really should try to get out more




I know they won't let you participate in their adsense program if your website involves discussion or sales of firearms.

www.google.com/adsense/policies



Site Content

Site may not include:

   * Excessive profanity
   * Violence, racial intolerance, or advocate against any individual, group, or organization
   * Hacking/cracking content
   * Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia
   * Pornography, adult, or mature content
   * Gambling or casino-related content
   * Excessive advertising
   * Any other content that promotes illegal activity or infringes on the legal rights of others
   * Pop-ups, pop-unders or exit windows that interfere with site navigation, obscure Google ads, change user preferences, or are for downloads. Other types of pop-ups, pop-unders, or exit windows may be allowed, provided that they do not exceed a combined total of 5 per user session
   * Excessive, repetitive, or irrelevant keywords in the content or code of web pages
   * Deceptive or manipulative content or construction to improve your site's search engine ranking, e.g., your site's PageRank
   * Incentives (monetary or point-based) to users or third-party beneficiaries for online activity including, but not limited to, clicking on ads or links, performing searches, surfing websites, reading emails, or completing surveys
  * Sales or promotion of certain weapons, such as firearms, ammunition, balisongs, butterfly knives, and brass knuckles
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Link Posted: 1/25/2006 2:45:28 AM EDT
[#10]
this is unfreaking believable.  shocking for a CA company huh?  What's their company motto again?
Link Posted: 1/25/2006 3:35:42 AM EDT
[#11]
Google;

A) Takes a principled stand against releasing anonymous search results to U.S. Justice department.

B)Falls flat on it's back and spreads it's legs for China like two dollar whore.

C) All of the above



Answer = C

Go figure.
Link Posted: 1/25/2006 4:37:22 AM EDT
[#12]

Quoted:


A) Takes a principled stand against releasing anonymous search results to U.S. Justice department.





pointless.  they're gonna lose.
Link Posted: 1/25/2006 4:40:21 AM EDT
[#13]
When in Rome...
Link Posted: 1/25/2006 4:41:41 AM EDT
[#14]
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