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AOL search database; for serious researchers only :p
Topic Started: Aug 28 2006, 12:27 PM (243 Views)
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http://www.aolsearchdatabase.com/

According to the Guardian, AOL published a database of 23m searches made by 650000 of their members over three months earlier this year, for use by researchers.
When it became evident that the information was less anonymous than they had hoped, they sacked the people involved and withdrew the database.

Well it still shows up on a google search, so I have posted it here in the interests of the advancement of knowledge and nosey parkers like myself...

Looking through the people searching for CF (nobody looked for WWMC it seems...) I was a bit amused at how one guys worthy searches of biblical knowledge were interspersed with ten minute breaks to check out the 'Big Juggs' sites :D
Interesting to check out other peoples surfing habits though.
And one more reason to be glad I'm not with AOL.
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