SEOPDXSEO ServicesSEM Servicesemail MarketingSEOSDSEO Web Design
Free ReportsFree Video SEO Site ReviewSubscribe to RSSemail SEOPDXSitemap


The SEO Blog

Search Engine Optimizician

The Story of Google, Firefox, Safari, Spyware, and Captcha

Posted • December 29, 2008 • Comments Off

white hat The Story of Google, Firefox, Safari, Spyware, and Captcha

Snubbed by Google for being Spyware

I was asked how to find a particular typeface:

Find this typeface?? How?
We drew our creative inspiration from the depression era. For typography, we wanted to evoke a no frills, tough times feeling, and after reviewing a few options we decided on a typeface called Memphis as the primary font for the identity. Memphis is a classic Slabserif designed in 1930 by Rudolf Wolf.

I entered “Memphis font” into the little Google search box on my Firefox browser hit return and guess what…

Spyware or Computer Virus

I am no longer a person I am an automated request from a computer virus or spyware application. Google has blocked me from using their search engine.

google The Story of Google, Firefox, Safari, Spyware, and Captcha

I entered the capcha letters properly and guess what? I get the same error message only without the captcha box.

Very interesting I can search Google using Safari as my browser but not Firefox.
Does Google have a vendetta against Mozilla and Firefox?

After a substantial wait I can once again access Google using Firefox.

I guess I am OK in Google’s eyes once again. I am no longer a computer virus or spyware. Even if I am presented with the captcha page when ever I want to begin a search.

Whew! That was close. I almost lost my identity icon wink The Story of Google, Firefox, Safari, Spyware, and Captcha

Late,
Gary Pool


Terms related to this post:

Comments

Comments are closed.


  • Optimizician
    Insider Info

    email:
    safe subscribe
  • follow Gary Pool on Twitter Subscribe to the Search Engine Optimizician
    View Gary Pool's profile on LinkedIn
    Send Gary Pool and invitation to LinkIn
    View Gary Pool's profile on Facebook
    Gary Pool - Konnects
    Join My Community at MyBloglog!
  • Tools To Help With SEO

    SEO Tools to Help You Rank Better.

    NicheBOT Premium Keyword Research - Finds exactly what people search for

    email Marketing for Small Business

    TextLinks Free 21 day trial

    Pingler

    Visit Sempo Institute Today!

    Search Engine Strategies Conferences & Expo


  • Popular Posts

  • Bookmarks

  • Category Cloud

    Yahoo! WordPress Windows XP WIFI Video SEO Site Review Video twitter Tools twitter Travel Top 10 SEO Tips and Tricks Sustainability Software Social Networking Social network Social Media SEO SEM Security Search Engines Search Scams Restaurants Raves Rants Rand Fishkin PPC PMUG Personal Pee Cee OS X Networking MSN Movies Microsoft Meta Tags Matt Cutts Marketing Mac M$ Live Linux LinkedIn Learning Internet Hardware Guest Blog Post Green Google Fun Food Firefox Facebook Entertainment Computers Coffee Code Business Blog Bing Ask Apple All That Jazz Advertising

  • Tag Cloud

  •  
  • Top Posts



  • Creative Commons