http://www.geeksugar.com en Copyright 1976-2012 Sugar Inc. All rights reserved. http://media2.onsugar.com/v831/static/imgs/feeds/logos/geeksugar.jpg http://www.geeksugar.com http://www.geeksugar.com/Search-Engine-Rushmore-Drive-Aimed-Toward-African-Americans-1551048 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/Search-Engine-Rushmore-Drive-Aimed-Toward-African-Americans-1551048"><img width=160 height=58 src='http://media4.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15111/16_2008/rushmore_0.large.jpg' /></a><p>The <b>New York Times</b> reports that InteractiveCorp is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/technology/14ecom.html?ex=1365912000&amp;en=90089821ed92db14&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">introducing a search engine</a> aimed toward African-American people called <a href="http://www.rushmoredrive.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rushmore Drive</a> - saying that they want to help minority groups find specific sites more easily. Search results are based on years of data, and IAC hopes to expand this service to other ethnic groups.</p> <p><span class="inline left"></span><br /> I'm not sure what to think about this. If it doesn't have a community feel then I'm curious about how helpful the search engine can be and what the results are. I also can't imagine that this could be better than modifying Google searches. And I am also definitely feeling that this company is walking on thin, controversial ice. What do you say? Would you use a search engine because it and its results were aimed toward your ethnicity?</p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/Search-Engine-Rushmore-Drive-Aimed-Toward-African-Americans-1551048" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Do You Want a Search Engine Based on Your Ethnicity?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-1551048" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-1551048" name="edit[choice]" value="0-1551048" class="form-radio" /> Yes, I'd use a search engnine that targeted me ethnically.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-1551048" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-1551048" name="edit[choice]" value="1-1551048" class="form-radio" /> No, I don't have a need for that or I don't think it would be better.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-1551048" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-1551048" name="edit[choice]" value="2-1551048" class="form-radio" /> Something else. See my comment below!</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1551048" /> <span class='button'><span class='button_copy'><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.geeksugar.com/Search-Engine-Rushmore-Drive-Aimed-Toward-African-Americans-1551048#comment digital life search engine Rushmore Drive Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:00:57 PDT GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/Search-Engine-Rushmore-Drive-Aimed-Toward-African-Americans-1551048