Internet Filter

Alternative Journals Astrology ... New Age ... Alternative Medicines The "electronic magazines" included in the Alternative Journals category range from personal "E-Zines" to literary and culturally-oriented publication. This does not include electronic forms of mainstream magazines and newspapers. Some examples: Broken Pencil - List of Alternative Journals HealingNet - Directory of healing events, resource guide to holistic med's Spectrum Magazine - List of various alternative journals Sunrise Magazine - Spirituality, Crystals, Aromatherapy   Art and Culture Art Exhibits ... Artists ... Art History Virtual art galleries and other cultural topics are contained within this category, such as museums, country customs, etc. Some examples: Visual Jazz Art Gallery - Contemporary and Fine Art Barry's Clip Art Server Cartoon Factory Animation ArtJudaica - Art pertaining to Judaism   Chat Web-based (via HTTP, not IRC) Chat groups pertaining to all subject content Chat rooms allow people to come together online to chat about current events, debate hot topics and common interests. Some examples: Genealogy Chat - Chat pertaining to music, movies, travel, community, living CyberLounge - Singles Bars, Sports Rooms, Dancing Clubs, Hard-Core HeadSpace - Science-Fiction Discussions GardenChat - Gardening Discussions   Criminal Skills Bombmaking ... Burglary ... Murder This category includes either instructions or identification of methods to promote, encourage, or provide the skills to commit illegal, criminal activities. This includes such examples as bomb making instructions, lock picking, computer hacking, burglary, murders, rapes etc. Some examples: The Stalking Page Spectre Press - Spying information, computer hacking, bomb making, CB scanner, electronic warfare Guide to Lockpicking Bank ATM Secrets   Cults All Cults ... The Occult ... Satanism This category includes any URLs that reference cults or the occult. Some examples: On-Line Guide to Major Cults Info-Cult - Helping Families of Cult Members Hell-On-Line - Guide to Satanism Satan's Playground   Dating Personal Ads ... Dating Services ... Dating Discussions This category is comprised of topics related to dating and relationships. This includes listings of personal advertisement, tips for attracting a companion, and other on-line dating services. Some examples: Together Dating - One of the original on-line dating services Gay & Lesbian Online - Dating, Gay Adoption, Gay Travel Shy Man's Guide to Success with Women Doggie Dating - Finding a mate for your DOG!   Drugs Marijuana ... Cocaine ... LSD URLs in this category provide information on the purchase and use of illegal or recreational drugs (Note: Does not include prescription drugs). Some examples: I Take Drugs for Pleasure Utopia-Drugs on the Net RecPharm Database - Database of Recreational Drugs Josh's Drug Page   Entertainment Movies ... TV ... Hobbies The entertainment category includes URLs pertaining to such things as movies, television, music, hobbies, clubs, amusement parks. They can either be fan club style (Brad Pitt fan club) or sponsored by the company (such as Warner Bro., etc). This category also includes personal pages of movie and TV shows. Some examples: Internet Movie Database Hollywood Online - Information, Photos, Movie Reviews RockWeb - Bands, new artists, discussions Aunt Annies Craft Page   Extreme or Obscene Child Pornography ... Excessive Violence ... Mutilation The Extreme category includes URLs that may fall into other categories, but are often pushed to the limit in their respective categories and definitely inappropriate for the workplace and schools. These URLs are typically extremely violent, gory or horrific in nature and may be related to sex, bodily functions, obscenity, or perverse activities. Some examples: Pixman's Vault of Porn Pix - Contains Extreme Hard-Core Pornography Bizaree & Maximum Perversum - Sex site with extreme and bizarre pornography Butt Page - Rectal Foreign Body Page Chip's Barazite - Child Pornography, pictures of cadavers, mutilated hands, arms etc.   Gambling Bingo ... Bookmaker ... Lottery Pages The Gambling category contains URLs that encourage betting money or other items on the outcome of games, contests, etc. It includes sites offering gaming, bookmaker odds, lottery pages, bingo, etc. Some examples: On-line Casinos On-line Sports Betting Super Blackjack The New York Lottery   Games Backgammon ... Dungeons & Dragons ... Chess This category consists of URLs focusing on traditional board games, role-playing games, etc., and include pursuits such as Dungeons and Dragons, Battleship etc. This category also includes any URLs that promote game makers such as Mattel, etc. Some examples: David's Backgammon Game Hasbro Toys Battleship Interactive WWW Games   General News Newspapers ... Journals ... Magazines The General News category applies to most online news and mainstream trade publications, such as business and medical journals. Some examples: Wall Street Journal JAMA USA Today Advertising Age   Hate Speech Racism ... Anti-Semitism ... Sexism This category is dedicated to any sort of propaganda that would encourage the oppression of specific group of individuals. This would include such things as derogatory speech against women, minorities, the disabled, etc. This sort of content may tend to create a hostile or antagonistic work atmosphere. Some examples: Klu Klux Klan Page Aryan Nations National Socialist Movement Did Six Million Really Die?   Humor Jokes ... Comic Pages ... Comedy Clubs The Humor category includes sites that intend to be comical or funny. They include general jokes, comic pages, comedy clubs and Yes , this category includes Dilbert at www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/ (analysis of usage patterns at unregulated sites usually shows this URL in the top ten overall - nonetheless many customers find it easier to simply face reality and exempt it!) Some examples: Best Jokes of 1995, 96 ComedyNet College Humor Page Dee Dee's Looney Bin of Jokes - Jokes across America   Investing Stocks ... Discount Brokers ... Money Management Forums Stock Investing Advice Booklet Prudential Securities National Discount Brokers On-Line Money Management By Mail   Job Search Classified Ads ... Resume Guides ... Job Databases CareerMosaic - Rensselaer Career Development Center - Employment Search Productions - Offers videos to help in interviewing and job search. CareerResume - Largest On-line Resume writing service.   Lifestyle Vegetarianism ... Gay & Lesbian ... Naturism URLs in this category tend to be related to discussions or material relevant to an individual's personal life whether it be unique characteristics, orientation or proclivities. They may include such things as the straight men's groups, generation-xers, gay and lesbian discussions, senior citizen clubs, transgender, vegetarian, naturism etc. Some examples: World Guide to Vegetarianism Naturism - Gay Universe - Jeff Walkers Generation-X Page -   Non-Essential Sites which fall within no discrete category, but which are clearly non-business related The Non-Essential category is a "catch-all" category primarily for individual sites to use for their unique restriction needs. Any non-business oriented topics that do not fall into the other broad categories can be controlled here. Webster Network Strategies seldom classifies URLs as Non-Essential, rather individual customers have the option to place URLs they wish to block due to specific needs of their organization. For example:  Competitors web pages.   On-Line Sales/Merchandising Non-business Sales ... Catalogue Sales ... Market Promotions This category includes the sale of any form of merchandise or service that will benefit the individual only, such as the sale of clothing, accessories, appliances, pets, etc . This may also overlap into other categories such as the sale of sex merchandise, sport memorabilia, hate speech paraphernalia, etc. It includes market promotions and catalogue selling (for instance LL. Bean). This doesn't include items that will be of a benefit to a normal business operation, such as business supplies, and business to business selling. Some examples: The Awesome Mall of the Internet 1st Net Zing Mall NetBuys On-Line Shopping Network The Virtual World Mall - Allows you to shop stores worldwide   Opinion, Politics, and Religion Elections ... Abortion Discussions ... Religion Any form of discussion which covers topics related to, but not limited to politics, religion, social values, and other non-work related topics. Some examples: Politics Now - Latest Political Updates Spiritual Spectrum - Discussions of spiritual issues CARNAL - California Abortion and Reproductive Action League Canadian Pulse Online - Debates regarding politics   Personal Pages Individual Opinion ... Students' Discussions The personal pages generally attracted two main audiences which include both students and subscribers to dial-up Internet service provides. The content in this category is typically related to the personal or recreational activities and interests of the individual author of the page, such as hobbies, socials, personal idiosyncrasies, etc. Some examples: Wed on Web - Personal Wedding Pages Zigg's Stray Thoughts Page Bink's Home Page R's Digital Cast Page   Self-Help Diet ... Nutrition ... Herbal Remedies The Self-Help category includes anything either medically, organically, or through support that will improve an individual's well-being. This can range from new medications, therapies or support groups. Examples: Diet and Nutrition. Some examples: Ask the Dietitian™ - Advice on Health and Diet questions Friends in Recovery - List of recovery related sites including AA world services DivorceCare - Support for divorcees TeenHelp - Provides information to help your teen on drugs   Sexual Content Nudity ... Pornography ... Sex Discussions This category contains URLs that either reference, discuss, show photography, pictures or videos of sex or sexually oriented material. This will range from all discussions of sex (including for example, sexually transmitted diseases, safe-sex, teen pregnancy), bikini-clad women and men, nudity, soft and hard-core porn, sado-masochism, bestiality, child pornography, etc. Some examples: PORN USA SuperSex of North America Ana Loria's Safe - Sex Programs Bikinis Wee - Women in Bikinis   Sports Sports Scores ... Sports Debates ... Sports Merchandise This category includes any discussions or topics related to sports, including sports teams, sports discussions, sports scores, sports merchandise, etc. Some examples: ESPNET Sportszone The Pro-Football Expert - Provides football forecasting and statistical information SportsLine USA - Sports news, merchandise, contests AllSports - Features current news, odds, scores, real-time chat with current players and coaches.   Travel Reservations ... City Events ... Sightseeing Guides This category includes travel and travel-related activities. Some of the URLs covered include discussions of favorite travel destinations, travel reservation services, discount travel listings, special events in various cities, sightseeing guides, etc. Some examples: Internet Travel Network - Reservations, flight options, etc. 1800FlyCheap - Discount travel Interactive Travel Guide Alaska One - Travel guides, parks and recreation   Usenet News Discussions about books, movies, computers, society, people The Usenet News category provides Web access to Usenet new groups. Some examples: DejaNews ZippoNews   Worthless Useless Material ... Not Categorizable This category contains URLs that are neither harmful nor offensive in a business situation, and do not fall into any of the previous categories. They usual content for these will be along the lines of useless things. Some examples: The Story of Joli & Chaco - Individual cat stories Girls Who Eat Ribs - Women who enjoy eating ribs The Switzerland Coke Machine Cool Jargon of the Day