Spock is a Search Engine Made of People!


	Spock is a Search Engine Made of People!

josefresco

8-8-2007 8:18 AM

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social networking, social, search engine, search

josefresco says:

The social search scene is great and all, and I'm sure there's a market there but I'm also sure there's lots of people who DON'T want to show up in Spock's results.

What is the "opt out" feature like?

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