New search engine -- with filters

[Debi Westwood]

Fellow Web4Lib-ers:

This timely notice just came my way, The people who bring (some 
of) you Bess, the filtered ISP are now offering a filtered search engine.
I did some quick experimenting with it on topics like "breast cancer",
"gay teens" and even "Spice Girls" and got some decent hits. Seems like an
interesting option for folks trying to avoid nasty surprises.
My one concern is that I didn't see anything notice on their pages that
explains that one's search is filtered. 
The closest I could find was a paragraph on the Help page that 
describes Searchopolis as delivering "the Internet to students, 
teachers, and families exactly the way you want it". 
One more option to consider.

                                       Debi Westwood
                                       Seattle Public Library

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	N2H2 Customer Service [SMTP:help at n2h2.com]
> Sent:	Sunday, October 18, 1998 10:47 PM
> To:	business-customers at n2h2.com
> Subject:	N2H2 Launches Searchopolis  -  Filtered Search Engine
> 
> As a supplier of N2H2's Bess Internet filtering service, you understand
> the value of offering Internet content management to your clients.
> Indeed, it was our customers, including ISPs, who asked for help with the
> one big problem which remained, even with filtering in place:  Obscene
> search engine results.  
> 
> As you know, conventional Internet search engines such as Yahoo, Hotbot or
> Excite often provide lists of search results containing sexually explicit
> language and X-rated display advertisements.  Even completely innocent
> searches on terms like "amateur", "toys" or "teenage jobs" can produce
> shocking results to an unsuspecting child (or adult).  Although Bess would
> not allow users to actually click through to reach this type of content,
> even the two-line Web site descriptions can be highly objectionable.
> 
> Now, after months of development and testing, N2H2 is proud to release
> Searchopolis - the world's first filtered search engine, which eliminates
> the problem of obscene search engine results.  Searchopolis is a powerful
> filtered search engine and a rich Internet portal for students, containing
> valuable reference and educational resources. It's FREE, and it's
> available NOW, at www.searchopolis.com.
> 
> We expect that Searchopolis will soon become the ONLY search engine that
> parents and teachers will want their students to use. Find out how to
> create a link, or to get a customized version of Searchopolis for your
> business by visiting www.searchopolis.com today!