The Internet F Word

By: Judy (Wogoman) Cox - [web]

The Internet F-word

by Judy (Wogoman) Cox

For the last several months I've been collecting
and organizing links for the free Christian Resource
Center. Now that the public area is up and the
members' area is well under construction, I'm
running into one problem: the Internet F-word.

One of the most popular search terms in the world.
One of the Web's biggest search term lies in the
wrong hands. It's so controversial that I can't
put it in the subject line of an e-mail.
(Thanks to those self-appointed e-mail guardians
who have done such a commendable job of protecting
the sanctity of our e-mail in-boxes by eliminating
the f-word, thus leaving more storage space for
Viagra ads, adult sites, and really personal
growth secrets.) It's still one of the best magnets
to draw targeted traffic.

So, what if I have to advertise that my Members Area
will have links to over 25,000 fr^e resources? Or
that my public area has links to over 1,000 fr^e
resources. Or that my e-zine will feature fr^e
resources in every issue.

It's all part of life on the new frontier, keeping
up with the changing rules, avoiding misdirected
vigilante justice.

No, I don't like the stupid e-mail filters that
filter out the e-zines I subscribed to while
apparently laying out the welcome mat for the
scammers, spammers, smut merchants, and gamblers.
I could gripe to my family and friends or change
my domain name to keep my URL from triggering
somebody's spam filter. But, hey, I live in the
land of the fr^e and the home of the br@ve.
Think I'll keep my domain name and post the
e-zine on the Web site for those who can't get
it by e-mail.

If I can't figure out some way to let people
know my site is out there, then I'm just not a
good enough promoter. If I can piggy-back that
onto---say, an article that (I hope) advances
the cause of exposing the Spam-nazis and ISPs
for their meddling, ineffective and intrusive
(non)solution to the problem of spam, so much the better.

Maybe I could even come up with a title that
piques the reader's curiosity while illustrating
the woeful inadequacy of filters. After all,
I'm fr^e to submit fr^e articles to fr^e content
sites and fr^e e-zines all over the Internet to
advertise my fr^e resources. I just can't use the
f-word in the subject line.

Note to self: add fr^e to meta-tags on Web site
before the Google-bot's next visit ;-)

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Judy (Wogoman) Cox, chief freebie-gatherer, organizer, and author of Original Content
http://www.freechristianresourcecenter.com

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