Posted by yxibow on March 10, 2007, at 19:20:01
In reply to Apprentice chef? » Quintal, posted by Declan on March 10, 2007, at 18:20:50
These are parked websites by companies who speculate on selling possible websites to people by the thousands. Its creeping into Google and making a mess of things. Sometimes you'll see what you think is a legitimate site but it will be on some odd domain and you'll click and it will be a parked domain site, filled with underlined advertisement.
They've got you, because maybe you'll click on one of the things on their page. Now, the game is made, they've gotten their 4c or 10c or whatever for a clickthrough.
Its a rehashing of an old idea.
But yes, everything on here is indexed on google. It is why I speak in vague fashion and it is why most people on here post in an "avatar" -- an avatar is a cloaked, made up name, frequently used in reference in fantasty computer games.
Its also why when I have conversations on here I tell people not to reveal their insurance company, or the like, hinting that a vague (but filled with enough information to make sense) response would be much better for their wellbeing. As for me revealing a first name at times, well, there are lots of first names across this 6 billion overfilled planet.
-- Jay
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