Keyword Search in IE a HOAX????? 1

[TheDemon]

Hello ppl,

I've recently been approached by

http://www.blueplanet-it.com

who are selling me exclusivity to key words and phrases that, when typed in the address bar of IE, take me directly to my site. So if I was a hat shop owner and I bought the rights to the keyphrase "hat shop", whenever anyone typed in "hat shop" they would be directed to my hat shop web site.

Alarm bells started ringing for a number of reasons (the first being that blue planet it cannot be found in the search engines), so I contacted Microsoft. Now maybe I spoke to the wrong department but they had not heard of such a service.

Am I being paranoid? Can anyone prove to me that this service exists? Are Blue Planet IT a valid company? If anyone out there can help me I would be really grateful as I don't want to get shafted!
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[Guest_imported]

Our firm resells keywords. What you have been told is generally correct. If I were you, I'd buy directly from realnames after doing a wordtracker search to get the phrase right.

 

[Guest_imported]

Our firm resells keywords. What you have been told is generally correct. If I were you, I'd buy directly from realnames after doing a wordtracker search to get the phrase right.

 

[TheDemon]

And so, after all that, it turns out Microsoft is not renewing the contract with RealNames, which means RealNames has closed its operations and suckers like me who spent $$$s purchasing keynames are going to lose out.

You do not know how &*$£ing angry this makes me.

Click here -

http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunne...CARTI=112452&CARTT=14&CCAT=2&CCHAN=20&CFLAV=1

for more info.
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[LesleyW]

You'll need to do a seach on the site to find it as its moved off the front page... search under "keywords", which admittedly feels a little strange! or try this link -

http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunne...CFLAV=1&CCAT=-99999&CCHAN=-99999&CARTI=112452

 

[TheDemon]

Received a polite email from RealNames this morning, suggesting those who have paid for key names should email claims@realnames.com.

I sent a polite email expressing my dismay at Microsoft's decision and that I would like some kind of compensation. 10 minutes later I get an undeliverable message - the email address does not exist!!! The Demon

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[Tels]

Have you ever noticed your default home page when you start Windows explorer for the first time is always MSN (even if you have a network policy defining elsewhere)
And if you type in nonsense, MSN pops up suggesting close alternatives? It seems to me that Microsoft Internet Explorer in some cases is automatically forwarding addresses it cannot find or does not understand to MSN, which then deals with the query, suggesting alternatives or detecting keywords........

If I'm wrong and you know it please put me right, but it seems to me like another way to make micro$oft money...
...This is only my opinion (gulp)

Tels Mixed Linux/Win2000 Network Administrator