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kjoh - 25 Jan 2006 03:45 GMT

What is the meaning of this? kj

Google Agrees to Censor China Search Results

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060125/ap_on_hi_te/google_china

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greyhackles - 25 Jan 2006 04:19 GMT

>What is the meaning of this? kj
>
>Google Agrees to Censor China Search Results
>
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060125/ap_on_hi_te/google_china

Seems pretty clear: For requests originating in China, Google will apply a
Chinese government dictated filter to any search results before presenting the
filtered results to the requestor.

The power of the yuan can be very persuasive.

Cheers

/greyhackles

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Shawn - 25 Jan 2006 04:26 GMT

Greyhackles pretty much summed it up. It was in the Wall Street Journal a
couple of months ago.

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> What is the meaning of this? kj
>
> Google Agrees to Censor China Search Results
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> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060125/ap_on_hi_te/google_china

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kjoh - 25 Jan 2006 04:43 GMT

Did Walmart just f.cking buy Google?

I have heard that Walmart is China's third largest export market?

kj

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Shawn - 25 Jan 2006 05:20 GMT

I don't know. I do know that there is a lot of going's on at Google
headquarters??

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dortski - 28 Jan 2006 17:26 GMT

> Did Walmart just f.cking buy Google?
>
> I have heard that Walmart is China's third largest export market?
>
> kj

KJ.....I can almost picture your expression as you typed this
question....funny girl!

dort

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Gordo Mondragon - 25 Jan 2006 12:05 GMT

In article
<8620a68d73e7abba6244fb82034b90f0@localhost.talkaboutsupport.com>,

> What is the meaning of this? kj
>
> Google Agrees to Censor China Search Results
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060125/ap_on_hi_te/google_china

Money money money money money.

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kjoh - 25 Jan 2006 15:19 GMT

Well if we get some Chinese folks poking around in here we'll have to learn
to speak with them in metaphors. That would be alright.

kj

by Gordo Mondragon <ga_mondragon@yahoo.com> Jan 25, 2006 at 12:05 PM

In article
<8620a68d73e7abba6244fb82034b90f0@localhost.talkaboutsupport.com>,
"kjoh" <kjohyayhoo@nospamyahoo.com> wrote:

> What is the meaning of this? kj
>
> Google Agrees to Censor China Search Results
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060125/ap_on_hi_te/google_china

Money money money money money.

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Shawn - 26 Jan 2006 03:18 GMT

I didn't know that they spoke in metaphors!! That would be an interesting
conversation!

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> Money money money money money.

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