Just thought I’d throw out some info...
Many of the guests you see as part of the "Who’s Online" section are indeed guests, but some of them are also "spiders and bots"...
These are websites (Google & Yahoo are the 2 biggies, but there are tons of ’em) that index our forum and add them to their search pages...They send their spiders and bots to our forum to gather info on the forum and display it on their pages...
Some of you probably knew this already, but I came across something that puts it more into perspective...
A member created a post at 1:53 this morning ...
Here it is only 4 hours later and it’s been picked up on Technorati-Japan’s website . (wow!)...
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Questions Raised Whether Hillary Ad Darkened ObamaFrom: politicalwrinkles.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 17:08:12
A controversial new Hillary Clinton attack ad caused an Internet stir Tuesday among critics who claim it deliberately darkens Barack Obama’s skin color.
The buzz began earlier the day, when the liberal Web site DailyKos.com showed side-by-side screen grabs of Barack Obama taken during a debate with Clinton in Cleveland last week. The screen grab used in the ad showed a clearly darker-skinned Obama, prompting some to wonder if it was done to highlight his race.
Clinton spokesman Jay Ca...
more Snow eating now endangered kid pleasureFrom: politicalwrinkles.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 16:20:03
PITTSBURGH - To the list of simple childhood pleasures whose safety has been questioned, add this: eating snow. A recent study found that snow — even in relatively pristine spots like Montana and the Yukon — contains large amounts of bacteria.
Parents who warn their kids not to eat dirty snow (especially the yellow variety) are left wondering whether to stop them from tasting the new-fallen stuff, too, because of Pseudomonas syringae, bacteria that can cause diseases in bean and toma...
more Florida Man Charged With 350 Counts of Sex Abuse Against DaughterFrom: politicalwrinkles.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 16:16:38
A Central Florida man was arrested and charged with 350 counts of sexual battery against his young daughter, Local6.com reported.
Police said the man, who wasn’t named, also tortured his children by putting them on plastic before lowering a shotgun to their heads.
He was arrested on 350 counts of sexual battery by a custodian of a victim younger than 12 years old.
The father also was charged with 10 counts of aggravated battery using a deadly weapon, three counts of aggrava...
more Venezuela troops head to Colombia borderFrom: politicalwrinkles.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 14:10:41
Venezuela troops head to Colombia border - Yahoo! News
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BOGOTA, Colombia - Hundreds of Venezuelan troops moved Tuesday toward the border with Colombia, where trade was slowing amid heightening tension over Colombia’s cross-border strike on a rebel base in Ecuador
The Organization of American States scheduled an emergency afternoon meeting in Washington to try to calm one of the region’s worst political showdowns in years, pitting ...
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