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Google Tells Sites for ‘Cougars’ to Go Prowl Elsewhere
New York Times ^ | May 14, 2010 | Sarah Kershaw

Posted on 05/16/2010 10:46:54 AM PDT by reaganaut1

IF you’re a woman who would like to date younger men, you can find lots of articles about these relationships by doing a Google search.

But as a woman looking for a man, you might be a little confused by the advertisements that accompany these articles. One promises to help you find sexy Latin women, and another, hot Latvian ladies. But there are no links to the growing number of “cougar” dating sites, matching older women with younger men, on content sites that show up in a Google search. Google has recently deemed those dating sites “nonfamily safe,” and therefore its ads for such sites containing the word “cougar” will not be allowed on so-called content pages.

The Google advertising system has two components: one for ads that appear next to search results, and one for its content network. For a company like CougarLife.com, now banned from the content network, that means its ads will no longer appear on more than 6,700 Web sites, including Ask.com, YouTube and MySpace, which accounted for 60 percent of its traffic, said Thomas Koshy, vice president for marketing at CougarLife, a Toronto-based site that says it has a half-million members, men and women.

Google continues to allow similar advertising for the many sites that match older men and younger women, like DateAMillionaire.com, which assures its clients they can meet “sugar babies.”

So cougars and cubs are out, but sugar daddies and sugar babies are in.

Blurbs and “sponsored links,” which typically pop up on the right side of the screen, for dating sites like CougarLife.com and other “nonfamily” sites (one screams “Date a hot cheating wife!”) will still appear along with a list of search results.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: cougars; dating; google
The many spinster reporterettes at the NYT are upset about discrimination against cougars.
1 posted on 05/16/2010 10:46:54 AM PDT by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1
What would I NOT do for a couple of million.....


2 posted on 05/16/2010 10:49:44 AM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: reaganaut1

Meanwhile, pedophiles remain welcome.


3 posted on 05/16/2010 10:50:03 AM PDT by Steamburg (The contents of your wallet is the only language Politicians understand.)
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To: Dallas59

She almost gives Helen a run for her money

(Please, no photos)


4 posted on 05/16/2010 10:52:06 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: reaganaut1

Anything that points out Google’s intrusions into its supposedly comprehensive search engine is okay by me.


5 posted on 05/16/2010 10:52:14 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Must.....resist...< i m g s r c =”....


6 posted on 05/16/2010 10:53:53 AM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: reaganaut1

7 posted on 05/16/2010 10:55:56 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

Is that Helen being coy?


8 posted on 05/16/2010 10:59:55 AM PDT by xtinct (The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you..Be Strong Patriots!)
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To: 9YearLurker

Image Google “Elena Kagan Softball” and you won’t find a damned thing. Go to Bing and do the same search and the WSJ photos of Kagan playing softball are the first hits listed. Google Lies.


9 posted on 05/16/2010 11:04:43 AM PDT by Wallop the Cat
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To: Dallas59

She might look a little rough but, she’s got very soft hands and a good grip.


10 posted on 05/16/2010 11:18:36 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: reaganaut1
For the Atlanta cougars: Johnny's Hideaway
11 posted on 05/16/2010 11:20:47 AM PDT by Hoodat (.For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: wolfcreek

12 posted on 05/16/2010 11:21:01 AM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: Dallas59

That’s her daughter....great cook.


13 posted on 05/16/2010 11:22:24 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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Typical.


14 posted on 05/16/2010 12:10:16 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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