MikeMpls

All you have to do is redirect a domain to "nudeoscope.com". Or you can indicate that the domain is hosted by my ISP (name servers "ns1.fatcow.com" and "ns2.fatcow.com"); I can then handle the redirect within one of my accounts.

However, given that it's now been a week with no great alternatives put forth, I suspect we're going with some version of "nudeoscope" or "nude-o-scope".

As much as I hate spamming in any form, one of the best ways to get this noticed in Google is to mention it in when you leave comments on news articles on-line. However, we should all be pushing the same site, which brings us back to my original question: "nudeoscope" or "nude-o-scope"? .com, .org or .net? Presently all 6 end up at "nudeoscope.com".

With regard to search engine rankings, a content-rich URL helps but really isn't necessary. Links by themselves aren't all that useful. What matters most is the content surrounding links. When you make that spammy comment & slip in a gratuitous reference to "nudeoscope.com" or whatever, be sure your comment references important key words, e.g. WBI, whole-body imager, enhanced pat down, fondle, sexual assualt, etc.

+1

Good one! That will hit home with a lot of people.

JSmith1969

We should also think about sending the URL to travel writers, especially those who've been skeptical of the nudeoscopes.

FriendlySkies

Thanks for the extra sources! I'm doing some MRs this week, but I'll have some time tonight to catch-up on the revisions that have been suggested. I really like the idea about FB/Twitter, and I'll see what would need to be done to allow people to "like" the page. Thanks for the suggestion!

I'll have that up tonight.

Excellent idea. I'm hoping to have all of the changes made this weekend, so it could be ready for the media to view early next week.


As far as the revisions to the brochure, could the person that made the brochure that I've got on the website please look into some of the changes? Thanks!

mozgytog

My suggestions were for airportbodyscannerinfo or bodyscannerinfo since there are a lot of people who will be very very hesitant to click a link to something with the word 'nude' in it, and in fact it might be filtered for a lot of people who would want to look up this information while at work or a public library or anywhere that uses content filtering.

Re-direction could be a problem for people who have filtering or firewalls that looks for words like nude and blocks the site as potentially pornographic. While having people realize that the TSA's view of these naked images could very well be considered pornographic, having our message blocked by filtering makes it that much harder to get the word out.

I'm thinking about this in terms of appealing to the broadest possible audience, which includes Mr. and Mrs. Middle American Conservative whose internet Flanders-Filters are usually cranked up to 11.

How would you suggest we handle that?

Wally Bird

Can't think of anything better than airportbodyscanner.org and I take the point re: search engines.

Wimpie

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_kin...102021278.html

Choices are:
1. It's great. It'll help keep us safer.
2. Not a good idea. This will make getting through security much longer.
3. Doesn't bother me either way.

They missed a few obvoius choices.
Anyway, #2 is running at 25% at noon today.
Please contribute.

doober

Now 40%......I'm not certain that I like that they show the number of votes cast.

ScatterX

+100. Very nice gesture. This got me wondering. How much would a full-sized ad in the NYT cost? Could we generate that on FT? Maybe get some professional design help for the ad?

pmocek

Thanks for the pointer. Comment I left there:

clrankin

Personally, I really liked the suggestion that someone made a while back in this thread of "airportdignity.com" or something similar.

Something similar to "travelsecurity.com", "wbifacts.com", or "aitfacts.com" might work well too.

I agree that something with the word "nude" in the URL might cause folks who don't know what it really is to not visit-- especially if doing so from a work-related computer.

mozgytog

Your coment is spot on. They've created a false dichotomy between safety and convenience Goethe purposes of getting a desired result in the poll.

The crux of the issue is our right to be free of unreasonable search versus the illusion of safety.

dlflyer2

My comment as posted regarding the poll:

Agree with previous poster. This is an egregious invasion of privacy. Prisoners have more protected rights than air travelers. TSA is out of control spending lots of taxpayers money with no oversight.

Just keep repeating the mantra.....anything to keep us safe.

N965VJ

That. Is. Awesome. ^

Actually, we may want to consider something like TSAScreening.com, TSATruth.com, etc. since the TSA is mission creeping into other areas. I don't see a need to paint ourselves into the corner with just one issue (Nude-O-Scopes) when there are so many other things we can counter the TSA spin on. That would also keep the url out of the reach of a pr0n filter.

MikeMpls

We need to be focused. We can deal TSA a major blow in one key area -- Nudo-O-Scopes -- and the punitive sexual assaults for those who opt out. They've invested so much political capital in the Nude-O-Scopes that it will be a major defeat for them.

If we try to attack TSA head on on multiple fronts, we'll lose.

IslandBased

I disagree. Exposing TSA behavior on multiple fronts could be an effective tactic.
While they are hopping on one foot, don't resist the inclination to kick it out from under them. Don't allow them a moment to catch their breath.