tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post7796085086997908289..comments2024-03-09T00:31:10.190-05:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: Google to Bleach Their Blue NosesLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-71140707648863152008-12-03T10:01:00.000-05:002008-12-03T10:01:00.000-05:00I'm sure that's what it was, Bill, and I'd put tha...I'm sure that's what it was, Bill, and I'd put that right up there with the ridiculous practice of beer/booze websites forcing you to enter your birthdate before <I>reading</I> about their drinks. Keep laughing!<BR/><BR/>As for making fun of Google: they're fair. But I am paranoid, and hoping this doesn't get me shit-canned!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-79945979826440772862008-12-03T09:48:00.000-05:002008-12-03T09:48:00.000-05:00Don't you think that really, they didn't want to b...Don't you think that really, they didn't want to be seen as aiding the marketing of alcohol to children? In one of the funniest user agreements ever, Google says you need to be 18 or older to use Google. Pause for hysterical laughter. Now, since reading blogs have no such restrictions -- wait, I'm laughing again -- ok. But since they can't forbid kids to blogspot sites, they didn't want liquor ads to appear. But in these tough times...<BR/><BR/>And you can't be that paranoid -- you're making fun of them and attributing motives to them on their product without fear of reprisal!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634642987617262810noreply@blogger.com