Scandoo Can Do...Safer Searching
Tuesday May 9, 2006
Scandoo is a new (and free) service from ScanSafe that delivers safer Internet searches. Acting as a virtual search detective, Scandoo adds an icon next to each resulting link so you can tell at a glance whether it leads to a good site, suspect site, or downright bad one. This may sound like the previously raved about SiteAdvisor, but Scandoo is all that and more.
Scandoo scans are done in real-time, right as the search results are being delivered. This means the results are always current and there are no worries about outdated research or missing data that might lead to a misdiagnosis. And since ScanSafe is one of the leaders in web filtering technologies, not only are the scans accurate, there's also no discernible delay in searches - just an added measure of confidence that the link you click will lead to a site that's safe to visit.
Scandoo is still in beta and currently only scans search results from Google, but the company plans to add MSN, Yahoo, and Ask.com search engines soon. Check it out: http://www.scandoo.com. Happy searching!
sounds very interesting I do like site advisor just wonder if scandoo will work with firefox ?
Yes. There is nothing to install, i.e. Scandoo is not a toolbar. Rather, you simply visit http://www.scandoo.com and perform the search from there. Right now, it defaults to Google. In the future, you should be able to select searches from other search sites.