Mike Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
Are you lot saying that the browser, IE, fetches and grabs supplementary
info
and inserts it into the user's visible page?
<<
That's it, basically. The browser has a list of keywords and associated
URL's, and as a page from your server is rendered, if any of the keywords
is found on the page, then it is automatically tagged with a link to the
corresponding URL. The link is highlighted with a squiggly purple
underline, so it doesn't look like an ordinary link, but it's a link out of
your page and out of your site regardless. The initial list is presumably
distributed with the browser, but I'd be surprised if supporting versions
of IE can't 'phone home' to update the list as Microsoft sells new
keyword/link pairs to its hosta^H^H^H^H^H business partners.
>>
As far as the previous post to turn the MetaTag off. What good would that
do
if the command is disrespected?.
<<
None. We're counting on Microsoft honoring the meta tag.
What we are now seeing is Microsoft ruthlessly exploiting its monopoly
position on the desktop and near-monopoly in browsers. What am I bid to be
the top photo-printing company in the list in Windows XP? What am I bid for
a Smart Tag that links the word "hamburger" to your site? McDonalds? Burger
King? And since Microsoft is cashed up, a monetary deal is not nearly as
attractive as one that advances Microsoft's interests in some other way.
"Mr. (IBM | Compaq | Dell), we'll link the word 'notebook' to your site if
you'll just agree not to promote Linux".
Uh-oh , where's me heart pills?
Best,
--- Les [http://www.lesbell.com.au]
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