In doing my research on Kids safe search engines I found out that they fall into two categories, those that do a really good job filtering but the results are very poor and those that have great results but the filtering is poor. I'm out to build one that has both good results and good filtering and am using Google's "Custom Search Engine" technology. Currently GoGooligans.com has a 5-Layer filtering setup: Layer 1: "Pre Submit filter", keywords are scanned prior to submission and alerted when inappropriate words are trying to be searched for. Layer 2: Google Safesearch in the "always ON" mode. Layer 3: Results are "kid oriented" by use of the keywords chosen in the CSE (Custom Search Engine) setup. (to see the difference try the query "games" at GoGooligans and regular Google) Layer 4: In addition to Google's SafeSearch, there are 28 more sexually explicit/racist keywords eliminated from all results using Google's "-hidden query" value. Layer 5: The index of sites (probably over 10,000) were derived mostly from Educational Resource sites, DMOZ kids/Teens section, news sites and other "safe topic" sites. But no matter how hard I've tried to eliminate inappropriate results, one or two always shows up (mainly from .edu and news sites!). I need you to help me with the "Pre Submit Filter" I've implemented. (I believe the first of it's kind in a safe search engine) Try to find inappropriate words or short phrases that get thru the filter and are returning inappropriate results. Up to now most of my emphasis has been put on sexually explicit words, with a few words from other areas. Here are some areas that I need to improve: Gang terminology & slang Drug slang Racist words Common sexually explicit typos Common warez terms Hate groups terminology Other stupid things kids think about, but shouldn't. Remember to think like a 7-15 year old kid!! PM me your findings incase it's material that should not be posted here. If you want, you can also PM me any inappropriate sites you found in the results. www.GoGooligans.com Thanks for your help, ED
I love the site what can I say it's doing something just amazingly great and well I had difficulty finding any "adult" content so well done I really don't like the design though But the site idea and the way it functions is simply amazing Rep for such a good service there you deserve it Rick
Thanks Rick, I'm actually trying something with the design. It's kind of two-fold, first the green color was chosen for a purpose....here's how I explained it in my "About Us" section: Why the Green color.... "Currently the most popular decorating color, green symbolizes nature. It is the easiest color on the eyes and can improve vision. It is a calming, refreshing color. People waiting to appear on TV sit in "green rooms" to relax. Hospitals often use green because it relaxes patients. Hopefully it will have the same effect on your kids. Also, Yellow enhances concentration and has the power to speed up our metabolism and bring out some creative thoughts (legal tablets are yellow for good reason!). Color professor J.L. Morton agrees that green is restful to the eye and says that this color also promotes healing. If you click or hover over a link, it turns purple, which is also considered a comforting calming color." And with the big push in schools concerning "eco-friendly", I've made each result represent a "tree". Notice that the title is green (leaves of a tree), the description is lite black (the color of bark on a tree trunk), and the url is a tan color (the color of the ground around a tree). I hoping that the green natural scheme will produce that calming effect on users (kids). I've been in education for 30 years and any little thing you can do to calm 25 kids in a computer lab is worth a try. Ed
maybe change the text boxes sizes, they dont match really, they are side by side and they are not the same size