Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Make it Stop

As most of us who keep blogs already know, keeping tabs on the site meter can provide hours of entertainment.  It’s fun to see who’s reading what and from where.  And, if you’ve been reading this blog for longer than say, one day, you’ve probably noticed how I sometimes feature a “Favorite New Search String” showing the link that someone used to accidentally end up clicking on my blog.

Most search strings are pretty run of the mill and mostly have something to do with what’s going on in Bakersfield lately.  Occasionally I get some funny ones, and occasionally I get some weird ones, and then sometimes, more often than I care to mention, I get some pretty sick ones.  And by sick I mean perverse.  And by perverse I mean having to do with child pornography.  Seriously, grossly, sick, sick, sick.  I find it disturbing.

Yesterday I showed a friend the stats from the one of the more recent perverted search strings I have found.  She pointed out that my site meter provides quite a bit of information and suggested that I report the incident.  Excited, I began to look for the best way to do so.  The only thing I’ve found so far is this website, run by the Nation Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  It’s okay, but it doesn’t quite fit my needs.  
So I decided to reach out to you all to see if you have any suggestions.  What is the best way for me handle this situation, and to whom should I turn over this information to?  

Any advice you can give will be greatly appreciated.