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Filed under: Photo, iPhone

Cooliris iPhone app enables NSFW mode for Google searches

With all the hoopla over Apple's approval process for iPhone apps, it's nice to see them make a sensible decision about a feature they could have nitpicked. Cooliris, a slick image-viewing app we've covered before, recently added an option to adjust SafeSearch settings for Google images. That means you can view NSFW image search results on your iPhone in one of the best-looking gallery interfaces around.

This is a big win all around. Although Cooliris is great for galleries on social sites like Facebook, being able to display Google Images results is one of its best features. Now users who don't want to see NSFW images still don't have to, but now users who want to see them have that option. Other features in the latest version of the Cooliris iPhone app include bookmarking sites and RSS feeds, and sharing via Twitter.

[via Webware]

Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Web services, Mozilla, web 2.0

Got caught looking at Lindsay Lohan photos? No-NSFW to the rescue

We've talked about web browsing at work before. We all do it, it's a fact of life.

But what happens when you're browsing the interwebs and you click a link...and all of a sudden something pops up on your screen that would make your mother cringe? You quickly close the window, look around, and hope that nobody else saw it. Well at least that's what we do.

Not a good feeling is it?

No-NSFW comes to the rescue for the Firefox Browser. Just a warning, it doesn't work with Firefox 3 YET, but once it goes gold, this should be one that gets ported over.

Basically, No-NSFW warns you that a link could be or is Not Safe For Work (NSFW). If you find a page that is NSFW and the add-on doesn't pick it up, you can right click on the link and add it.

So it's kind of like the Rick Roll Database for NSFW websites.

That's an awesome use of community.

When you get home, it's safe to be unsafe, naturally. If you use the same computer at work and home, simply disable the add-on when in the comfort of your own bathro...er living room.

Filed under: Internet, Web services

NSFW.in is like TinyURL for pages you wouldn't want your boss to see

NSFW.in
There's no shortage of services that let you convert long URLs into tiny ones. But there's one major problem with most URL shortening services: they make it tough to figure out exactly what you're clicking on. While this comes in handy if you're up for a little harmless rickrolling, if you share a NSFW (not safe for work) link over email, your blog, or Twitter, be prepared for some angry comments.

NSFW.in solves this problem by shortening your link and directing visitors to a warning page before pulling up the original link. On the off chance that you don't know what NSFW stands for, NSFW.in also makes it fairly clear that the site you're about to visit might not be something you want your co-workers to catch you looking at.

[via Digital Inspiration]

Filed under: Social Software, Beta

Twittertale tracks your naughty tweets

Twittertale
Have you ever tweeted naughty words on Twitter, thinking no one would notice? Maybe so, but that was before TwitterTale!

The basic idea behind Twittertale is that they track all tweets with NSFW words and display them for the world to see. Currently, the most popular naughty words are (in order) 1) the S word, 2) the A word, 3) the F word, 4) the b word, and 5) balls.

We're not not sure what the point of this site is, other than fun. However, it's cool to see some of the creative ways people are harvesting Twitter conversations!

We especially love the site's tagline, "You kiss your momma with that mouth?"

Yes, we do. Sorry mom, sorry God.

Filed under: Internet, News

Fark wants to trademark NSFW, we're all like ROTFL

Fark.com NSFW
If you've got a unique phrase that is clearly associated with your product, you can apply for a trademark and prevent other groups from using that phrase without permission. For example, an advertising jingle or slogan. We'd give you an example, but we don't want to get sued, so just hum the latest Coke, Pepsi, or any other beverage.

But there are some phrases that you would think would be beyond trademarking, because they're so widely used. For example, ROTFL, LOL, or NSFW. Well, nobody's trying to trademark your laughing abbreviations, but internet humor/bizarre link site Fark does want to trademark the term NSFW (or Not Safe For Work).

If you don't frequent the sorts of web pages where this kind of thing comes up, NSFW is an abbreviation that people stick next to a link that you might not want to click on while you're at the office with your boss looking over your shoulder. In other words, it usually signifies that the link would take you to a site with an adult theme.

The thing is, NSFW is pretty widely used. In fact, there's even a website called NSFW.com. You'd think if anyone qualifies for a trademark on the term, it would be that site. But we'd love to see anyone try to enforce a trademark on a term that pops up on user forums, newsgroups, chat rooms, blogs, user-generated news sites, video sites, and pretty much anywhere else on the internet.

[via Ars Technica]

Filed under: Design, Developer, Internet, Security, Text, News, Web services, Mozilla

The web is NSFW, let's tell HTML too

NSFWNSFW (Not Safe For Work), a universal sign that something is objectionable or inappropriate or offensive online, is now going to become a part of many web developer's standard coding techniques. The idea is to put the rel="nsfw" attribute in link (a href) tags, much like the currently widely used rel="nofollow" attribute. This NSFW attribute will denote objectionable content that might get you in trouble with your big-brother-IT department. There is even a greasemonkey script for Firefox to block links that have the NSFW specification in the page's code. It is a smart idea, and may help computer users everywhere avoid NSFW content a bit more easily. However, I wonder if we still click on NSFW links, knowing that the link is not acceptable because of our insatiable curiosity, but I will leave that up to the statistician, Gallup pollers, and techie-shrinks for now.

via Slashdot

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