Site Advisor
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06-27-2006, 08:00 AM,
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Site Advisor
Well, I'm thoroughly bummed. I have been using SiteAdvisor for many moons, now, since it was mentioned somewhere here on this forum. Loved it. A really great product.
Well, apparently McAfee recently purchased it, and it was 'downloaded and installed' as a FireFox update this evening. Don't really care who owns it, but they've changed things. When I go to *enlarge* a picture on any website, their toopid green button appears at the bottom of the enlarged picture -- RIGHT IN THE FRIGGIN MIDDLE OF EVERY WEB PAGE !!! I am not amused. Why can't they just keep their silly SiteAdvisor button at the bottom of the browser where it belongs -- and not slam it into the reading section of web pages?? I wrote them a pointed letter and told them just exactly what I thought of their having changed things from pleasantly passive to extremely annoying. Not a happy camper anymore. I HATE so-called enhancements!!! Why can't wonderfully working products just be left alone? |
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06-27-2006, 08:06 AM,
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Re: Site Advisor
McAfee bought them in April for $70 million. The takeover came less than 1 month after SiteAdvisor launched their first product.
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06-27-2006, 08:16 AM,
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Re: Site Advisor
Does not surprise me. It's a great addition to anyone's browser capabilities, and it's kept me from clicking on some sites when Google-ing. I've felt a bit of relief having it installed when I'm surfing the web, and a lot safer from spyware and such.
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10-11-2006, 02:00 AM,
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Re: Site Advisor
Microsoft bashing: http://blog.siteadvisor.com/2006/09/we_d...ng_1.shtml
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10-11-2006, 02:36 AM,
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Re: Site Advisor
It's just politics. And political spin infiltrates every walk of life.
Maroons. |
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05-08-2007, 08:48 PM,
Post: #6
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Re: Site Advisor
SiteAdvisor's accuracy leaves a little to be desired. When I tried to access HostGator's website I was redirected by SiteAdvisor to a warning page:
Quote: www.hostgator.com/ may try to steal your information. : : : I really don't think my information was in any danger of being stolen if I accessed their site. HostGator is a very large reseller (for ThePlanet) and hosts over 200,000 domains. I wonder how many other legitimate companies SiteAdvisor is displaying the same warning for? The only way to access a site that has been labeled by SiteAdvisor is to go through the following tedious process: Quote:How to override this phishing warning for www.hostgator.com/: The average person won't do that and will just move on to the next site. : |
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05-09-2007, 03:41 AM,
Post: #7
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Re: Site Advisor
OAI Moron Hall of Fame
<i>sell-thru is an irrelevant and illogical consideration.</i> -KaRay, owner of WP giving selling advice, 2006 <i>the site was 'NOT' hacked but the little script that had recipes on had the link altered</i> -Plunderhere Owner Mark Taylor after his site was hacked by a Chinese hacker gang, 2008 Some people have it like that, others dont. I do. -Probidscripts owner Spencer Osama Binweb Laden Ray bragging about his ability to scam the OAI without feeling any guilt, 2008. How does an auction site get buyers? -question asked at PSU by owner of auction site BidBeaver.ca, 2008 How do I get sales? -question asked at PSU by online store owner, 2009. I was told by my Tech. Support that my site dont really need SSL.. his servers are well protected and that info your providing to join aint really top secret information -owner of auction site TheTraderOutlet.com discussig his site's lack of basic security, 2009 |
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