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Google.com Is Anti-Gun....
Bubba Joel
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Google.com Is Anti-Gun....
Posted 9/28/2003 from Packing.org printer friendly version
"You are getting this straight from the horses mouth. Google.com is anti gun! I enrolled in their advertising program recently. The way it works is this, you set up an account as a Google advertiser, it is called Adwords. You pick out keywords, which when a Google user searches one of those keywords, my link to www.valleyfirearms.com shows up on the right side of the browser. Of course this service is not free, I have to pay for every click thru that Google provides me with.
I set up an account, I used Google's keyword tool to come up with gun related keywords to add to my list. Keep in mind, most of my keywords were words the Google's own tools had suggested. Of course, because I am advertising a gun store, all my keywords were gun related. Below is the email Google sent me. The have disallowed ALL of my keywords because they are firearm related.
This is what they stated
'Content: At this time, Google policy does not permit the advertisement of websites that contain 'firearms and ammunition'. As noted in our advertising terms and conditions, we reserve the right to exercise editorial discretion when it comes to the advertising we accept on our site.' The entire email is below.
I STRONGLY suggest gun owners and supporters pass this information along to their friends, email google at adwords-support@google.com, and look for another search engine to use. They are being copied on this email.
Please continue to scroll down and read the entire email they sent me. Thanks, Rick"
You can read the complete story at:
http://www.packing.org/talk/thread.jsp/15786/
Posted 9/28/2003 from Packing.org printer friendly version
"You are getting this straight from the horses mouth. Google.com is anti gun! I enrolled in their advertising program recently. The way it works is this, you set up an account as a Google advertiser, it is called Adwords. You pick out keywords, which when a Google user searches one of those keywords, my link to www.valleyfirearms.com shows up on the right side of the browser. Of course this service is not free, I have to pay for every click thru that Google provides me with.
I set up an account, I used Google's keyword tool to come up with gun related keywords to add to my list. Keep in mind, most of my keywords were words the Google's own tools had suggested. Of course, because I am advertising a gun store, all my keywords were gun related. Below is the email Google sent me. The have disallowed ALL of my keywords because they are firearm related.
This is what they stated
'Content: At this time, Google policy does not permit the advertisement of websites that contain 'firearms and ammunition'. As noted in our advertising terms and conditions, we reserve the right to exercise editorial discretion when it comes to the advertising we accept on our site.' The entire email is below.
I STRONGLY suggest gun owners and supporters pass this information along to their friends, email google at adwords-support@google.com, and look for another search engine to use. They are being copied on this email.
Please continue to scroll down and read the entire email they sent me. Thanks, Rick"
You can read the complete story at:
http://www.packing.org/talk/thread.jsp/15786/
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www.dogpile.com
for all my searches.
Regards,
SALLY
Committee member-Ducks Unlimited
it is good that we meet in the struggle of life or death.. .....it shall be life!
There are no bad guns, only bad people.
Don't do anything that I've allready done - That'd be just plain STOOOOOOPID.
Happy I don't know why but your link doesn't work.I typed in in and it worked OK.I was using Google as a Home Page I sent them an e-mail and told them because of their Anti - Gun Policy that I was dumping them.
Bubba Joel,Thank You for bringing this up I knew nothing about this.Also if anyone else is intrested AOL is highly Anti-Gun.
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ATF
BTW- I got a kick out of the page; showed it to my roommate, whose fom much stauncher republican roots than I, and he liked it as well.
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