Blinkx

[wonderent]

Sure would appreciate anyone's time.

I use SiteAdvisor [the free McAfee program that tests sites for safety] and love it.

However, last night when I searched for and found a speech I wanted to hear,

I started viewing it via Real Player and all of a sudden noticed that the

siteadvisor indicator was RED!

I got out of the site but want to ask if anyone knows what could be wrong

with my viewing this speech. It is only a speech of a political strategist that I love

and enjoy listening to -- one I hear on CNN, ABC,and NPR.

The site itself is blinkx.com.

If anyone thinks it is okay for me to view this speech, please let me know.

Thanks! nancy

[JSKY]

Hi Nancy.

Click on the SiteAdvisor bar and it will give you a dropdown list. If it doesn't tell you what they find on that page then click on "Check This Site". and that should tell you.

Seems it has Misleading business practices [Reported]

Feedback from credible users indicates this site engaged in one or more negative or undesired activities. Not sure what they mean. It gave no more info.

Sometimes a said site isn't as bad as you think it might be. Sometimes it will be something as simple as getting a lot of spam if you send them an e-mail. And sometimes it will be known for bad downloads. But SA will usually tell you if you click on it.

[wonderent]

JSKY --

Great! I'll do this. Thanks so very much!!!

[wonderent]

JSKY --

This is what it had on the red x on the google search for the site:

"Misleading business practices [Reported]"

Do you think that this is more like what you were talking about and

as long as I just view the speech, I'll be okay?

Thanks! nancy

[JSKY]

As long as you don't download anything, or give out your e-mail address to them I think you will be fine. I snooped around their site and didn't find anything amiss with looking at videos I watched.

[TheTerrorist_75]

blinkx was in bed with 180Solutions/Zango which is a bad thing. They have supposedly severed that relationship.

[wonderent]

Appreciate JSKY and additional info from Terrorist --

After posting here, I read something about how sites can actually send

malicious software to your computer as you view a video.

I guess a video would be considered a download,

so maybe I'd better play it safe. What The Terrorist said

concerns me -- divorce or no divorce!!

This was just a speech I wanted to wanted to watch for inspiration

and enjoyment -- not something I have to see.

Thanks again. I really do appreciate your time. Thanks to you all,

I continue to learn.

nancy