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Hmm, this site is showing up on the Cnet web site

Jul 21, 2008 11:34AM PDT

Discussion is locked

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How did it appear?
Jul 21, 2008 12:47PM PDT

Did the site replace Cnet's in the tab/window, open in a pop-up, display as an advertisement within the Cnet pages, or open in a new window? (The link you provided just links to their website.) Could you have clicked on an advertisement? With the recent round of malicious ads I'm keeping my eyes open, just in case.

John

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It was in the standard links displayed at the bottom of each
Jul 21, 2008 1:02PM PDT

page. Bottom left usually 5 or 6 of them before the internal links footer to Cnet. Again this was a Cnet page not a forums page. The page was the home page found after choosing the Hard Drives category button.

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this one
Jul 21, 2008 1:05PM PDT
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no that is incorrect not there, this one ....
Jul 21, 2008 1:16PM PDT
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Ah...Google Syndication...
Jul 21, 2008 2:14PM PDT

Those are text-based-only ads with the content chosen by Google and filtered (to a certain, automated extent) by Cnet. Many of them are still scams, however, so I recommend blocking it. Nothing out of the ordinary, though.

John

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No problem for me
Jul 21, 2008 9:24PM PDT

just thought others might be perhaps offended, up set, maybe a few Feminists, Christians etc... I passed it on, do with the information as you will. Have a good one, John.

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If the filters aren't going far enough maybe here migth be
Jul 21, 2008 9:33PM PDT

a possible solution:

http://www.searchtools.com/robots/

Pass the link along to your scriptwriter/programmer he/she will know what to do with it. My guess would be a problem in the Meta tags like .... "Girls", "Hot pics", etc...

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It could also be
Jul 21, 2008 9:37PM PDT
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Separate topic
Jul 21, 2008 10:02PM PDT

Since a new version of the web site is under way, something like this might be considered in it's development to check for broken links:

http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/ThirdParty/WebCrawler/index.html

Perhaps a notice could be sent to the originated of the links so these might be corrected.

Like:

Your link at Cnet XXXXXXXXX is broken, please correct it.

Just a suggestion. As always, do with this suggestion as you will.