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Clarissa,

Yes it's possible to allow more than 10K queries on the Spock API and should be able to register multiple keys. If you any other specific questions please feel free to e-mail me directly (patrick@corp.spock.com)

Notafish, with regards to managing your reputation and e-mail addresses on Spock - although you can not at the moment remove e-mail addresses, having multiple e-mail addresses (even outdated ones) is not necessarily a bad thing. For one, you only receive Spock e-mails to your primary account. 2) Having more than one e-mail, only means that you can be searched for by more than one e-mail address. Because Spock does not display e-mails (unless voluntarily choosing to do so), the only way someone would be able to search for you via and old e-mail is if they knew it. Also only Spock users can search via e-mail. Technically you can remove old e-mails if it's a problem, however this involves removing your search result and starting over. Should you have any additional concerns please feel free to e-mail me (patrick@corp.spock.com) and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. – I Love Spock, on October 30, 2008 19:10

Hi SBR and Mo,

Please e-mail info@corp.spock.com with a link to your search result.

Don'tlikespock. If you would like to be removed from Spock please the question thread - Remove me from Spock! With regards to your other comments, as noted above, Spock is a search engine that works similar to Google, Yahoo, Ask, etc in that we crawl and index publish publicly available information. One of the many advantages of Spock is that we enable people to take control of their search result and remove any irrelevant tags, web links, pictures, etc. We are well aware that people don't necessarily display everything about themselves, which is why we enable people to claim their search result. Still, at the end of the day it's really up to a person to be aware of their web presence and what is made available about them (if you don't want information shown than you shouldn't display or post it- or at least make sure it's private) – I Love Spock, on August 04, 2008 17:21

Hi,

During an Address Book Import, the following message is displayed:



"No emails were sent, but if you like Spock, we would love it if you told your friends about us.

* They don't have to sign-up to use Spock, we just want them to do a few searches.
* Select the people from the below list you want to invite to Spock.
* We'll send them an email with the text you see on the right side of this page."

We've attempted to be very clear in what is sent out and who it is sent to when importing your address book.

With regards to some other e-mail that would have been sent out, Spock does not sell or display e-mails.

Tess and Emma,

Please see the thread entitled "Remove Me From Spock" on how to remove your search result.

Spock understands that not everyone wants to have a search result on Spock. These are the steps you need to take to remove yourself.

1) CLAIM your search result – after clicking on your name you should see an extended view with your name, location, tags, web links, etc. The claim button is found on the far right above the ads and next to the RSS button. The reason why you must claim your search result is that it’s the quickest way to remove yourself from Spock and helps us ensure it’s your search result you’d like removed.

When claiming your Spock Result, we may ask you for your login credentials to your Myspace, Facebook, Friendster, etc. This helps us confirm that the search result you’re trying to claim is yours by enabling the Spock Robot to quickly check that the login credentials are correct. WE DO NOT STORE/KEEP/SELL THIS INFORMATION (please see our HELP page if you’d like more information about this).

2) REMOVE the ORIGINAL SOURCE of information from which Spock crawled and indexed the data from. To prevent yourself from being reindexed you must ensure that the original source has been made private or deleted (certain services such as Myspace will always display public information). If you are unsure whether or not your information is private, try searching yourself on the specific site using several different means.

3) FLAG your search result- located in the same location as the claim button, the flag button is located on the far right of your search result above the ads and next to the RSS feed. Once you select the flag button please note “Source Removed” in the comments section.

Because flagging does not immediately go into effect, please remove any irrelevant or unnecessary tags or web links by voting down the information. The voting key is found after selecting “SEE ALL” on the tags, pictures or web links on your search result. Once this is done please click on the blue triangle, or select “Vote on these Tags” (you may want to refresh the page after voting). To edit your blurb, name, age or location, select the “EDIT” button located on the top of your search result next to the “Settings” and “Logout” buttons.

If for some reason you are having difficulty claiming or flagging your search result, please e-mail Info@corp.spock.com and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Make sure to include your name, e-mail and your specific search result.

To flag your search result on Spock you must first "CLAIM" your search result- see the image below for the location



Once claimed you can flag your search result located in the same location as the claim button. Once flagged, please note "SOURCE REMOVED" in the comments field.

Hi sorry for the late reply. We're currently doing some testing with the site and had to take down the users ability to contribute to other peoples search result. As is, you can now only contribute to your own search result. You can however still vote on things on the site.

As far as inviting people and seeing which of your contacts are on Spock, you still have the ability to do that via the "find friends" button located on the top.

Hi,
We apologize but deletion is down at the moment. While your flagging has been noted please e-mail info@corp.spock.com with a link of your search result.

Hi Laura,
We're reworking the copy more clear on how to remove yourself , but the first step you must take is "claiming" your search result. This must be done for a variety of reasons, which include making sure that you take the necessary steps to ensure that you aren't reindexed and to ensure you are who you claim to be (it also expediates the process). After claiming please make sure the source is removed (to ensure that you're not reindexed) and then you can flag it. If you have any other questions e-mail info@corp.spock.com or check out some of the other questions on getsatisfaction. Remember, Spock is a search engine similar to Google and Yahoo in that we index publicly available data on the Web. With the ability to edit and contribute content about yourself, Spock can help guide people to your correct Web identity. – I Love Spock, on July 07, 2008 17:44

Hi Stan,

Because of some UI changes and some site testing we needed to temporarily take away a few of the Spock features. Features such as Spock Power and messaging should be back soon.

Hi Bill,

In order to flag a search result you must first claim your search result. This way Spock can ensure that the person requesting deletion is the correct person, and also that they've taken the necessary steps for removal (this ensures that they won't be reindexed).

In your case since your Myspace and Facebook have indeed been removed, than you should e-mail info@corp.spock.com with your specific search result and explain that your Myspace and Facebook had been previously removed.

While we're working on indexing more regularly on Spock a few things you may want to consider are that 1) if a Facebook or Myspace account has been removed than the link on your search result will send someone to an invalid link. 2) As with any information on the Web it needs to be taken with a grain of salt. So if I create a Myspace page claiming to be the inventor of the cheddar cheese or the heir apparent to the King of Luxembourg, than it wouldn't take much common sense to figure out that you were kidding. The goal of Spock is to merely direct people to where you are most likely on the Web. 3) Spock has a long list of inappropriate terms that are not allowed on the site, so even if you were to own a racially charged or sexist Myspace page with a bunch of swear words and nudity, that information won't end up on the site. 4) Spock enables people to claim their search result so you can easily change the fact that "The Notebook" is not your favorite movie, or that you're not really into competitive gardening.

Hi,

If you feel that private information is being displayed about you, there are a few ways you can remove it. The quickest way(assuming you've claimed your search result) is to vote down the information. If you are still having difficulty please e-mail info@corp.spock.com with your search result and specific problem and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Hi,

I just wanted to let you know that deletion has been a little buggy for the past month which might explain the delay. However you should note that Google is separate from Spock, so even if your Spock search result has been removed, it may take a little while for Google to reindex.

My suggestion (assuming you've claimed your search result) is that you vote down the links and tags that are no longer relevant about you. This will remove the incorrect information while your search result is in the process of being removed.

As noted above, to remove your search result you must first claim your search result. Claiming your search result can be done by clicking the "Claim" link found on the top right corner of a search result. After making sure that the "source" of the information has been made completely private, please flag your search result for deletion noting "Source Removed" in the comments field.