news.zdnet.co.uk— In research published on Monday by McAfee SiteAdvisor, 5.4 percent of Yahoo searches returned links to "risky" internet sites. AOL was found to be the safest of the top five, with 2.9 percent of sites.
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I didn't even know aol was still around. Good for them...It kinda reminds me of the new Rocky... except aol lost to apollo creed and had no other wins in the middle...
Yahoo is really something.I think Yahoo's search algrithmn is more powerful than Google's. It finds very specific pages if I query for them. I can even type a filename like "file-version-arch.RPM" and it will often find it on some obsecure personal website or download directory (if its rare). Google is usually less accurate for me in most cases but offers a few more features and loads quicker because Google isn't really a portal with a high footprint--doesn't take long to download the page.
actually, a much more interesting nugget from the story is that sponsored results are more than twice as risky and unsponsored ("organic" results - stupid name for them...).
Nope, this is wrong. The safest search engine is the Phlogiston search engine. Any search returns nothing. Safest search result ever. Also, it's not a web site, advantage: no connection to the web needed. Think of the search term, you already know the result: nothing. You don't even need a computer for crying out loud!Also, the carpet cleaner called, claimed your carpet needs cleaning.They can come to your house, assess the need for cleaning, answer is yes, you always need cleaning.
Ofcourse. Go to google and search for "the best web-based email" and it'll take you to yahoo mail. Does this mean yahoo mail is the best web-based email? Google thinks so. So, it must be true.Hope this helps.
Closed AccountJun 6, 2007
I didn't even know aol was still around. Good for them...It kinda reminds me of the new Rocky... except aol lost to apollo creed and had no other wins in the middle...
elcaminosJun 6, 2007
AOL: Protecting You From Yourself. ...sounds like the government to me.
topher06Jun 6, 2007
There's 5 search engines?
xaerovincentJun 6, 2007
Yahoo is really something.I think Yahoo's search algrithmn is more powerful than Google's. It finds very specific pages if I query for them. I can even type a filename like "file-version-arch.RPM" and it will often find it on some obsecure personal website or download directory (if its rare). Google is usually less accurate for me in most cases but offers a few more features and loads quicker because Google isn't really a portal with a high footprint--doesn't take long to download the page.
philbaJun 6, 2007
actually, a much more interesting nugget from the story is that sponsored results are more than twice as risky and unsponsored ("organic" results - stupid name for them...).
g3r7hJun 7, 2007
Use firefox with WOT plugin
phlogiston99Jun 7, 2007
Nope, this is wrong. The safest search engine is the Phlogiston search engine. Any search returns nothing. Safest search result ever. Also, it's not a web site, advantage: no connection to the web needed. Think of the search term, you already know the result: nothing. You don't even need a computer for crying out loud!Also, the carpet cleaner called, claimed your carpet needs cleaning.They can come to your house, assess the need for cleaning, answer is yes, you always need cleaning.
tackleJun 7, 2007
Ofcourse. Go to google and search for "the best web-based email" and it'll take you to yahoo mail. Does this mean yahoo mail is the best web-based email? Google thinks so. So, it must be true.Hope this helps.