Thursday, April 17, 2008

YouTube, Work, and Google mistakes

Two days ago, I was busy at work as usual. Okay, maybe not busy per say, but I was working. And had been for a couple of hours and took the liberty of offering myself a break. An internet break. I chose to use this glorious free time by searching a few things on Google. I went to the Google homepage and carefully entered in my search keyword, hopeful for a positive find. Score! Lots of links came up. I read the various descriptions before selecting the one that appeared most promising. It said it was "race for the cure". Perfect. Just what I wanted. Or was it?

Remember, I'm at work!

The link opened in a new tab. Immediately, I knew this was exactly where I didn't want to be. It looked like a YouTube page...but instead of having age-friendly videos it was filled with the exact opposite. Somehow, my Race for the Cure sight had turned into "Racy for the Cure" (not the actual site name). Needless to say, I rushed to close the window down. However, that wouldn't work. In desperation, I hurriedly pushed the power button on my computer tower and anxiously waited for it to power off. All the while hoping none of my co-workers walked into my office.

Talk about a stress-filled 3.5 seconds!

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