Google Sites, a free service that allows anyone to create a wiki style website in seconds, may be the new hunting ground for scammers for one simple reason - all web pages hosted on Google Sites have an address beginning with sites.google.com.
Now when there’s a page in search results with google.com in the URL, it can easily create a false impression among newbies who may think that the underlying web page bears some association to Google even though there is none.
Here are some other instances of online pharmacies that are currently live on Google Sites and selling drugs illegally.
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/internet/search/internet-drug-scams-on-google-sites/3953/
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Reader Comments
Holy cow! I could not think of why would G! name with a subdomain like “sites.google”- something similar with other applications they have done, like code.google. But truly, scamsters always find innovative ways to manipulate stuff. I think, G should have given their free sites with other domain names, OR at least avoid subdomains.
Written by RohitBlog on 07.23.08
you know nothing about affiliate programs!!! There is a lot of affiliate programs where you can sell medicines legally! And it’s a great business!
Written by SEO Writer on 07.24.08
Well, its an eye opener for a novice like me !
Thanks.
Written by Vijay on 07.24.08
Google could very easily instantly clean all these scam/spam out of their search results, if only it wanted to. Their policy about promoting illegal businesses and practices is far too mild…
Written by adam on 07.24.08
This is really interesting. Never underestimate the evil genius of those who try to manipulate the system to their own sinister end.
Written by Marc Savoy on 07.24.08