Comments on: Get a Google ad Based Certificate in TERRORISM…

By: Saad Ali Abbasi

Saad Ali Abbasi — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:25:14 +0000

Dear Mr. AJ,

It should be noted that the point of this post was to highlight the title chosen by Google Ads, not something else. Looking on the lighter side, it is flaw on Google’s side

By: John Meed

John Meed — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:22:02 +0000

I agree – I’ve taken the Certificate in Terrorism Studies as necessary part of my job – and it was an excellent course that increased my awareness about terrorist activity and how to counteract it. I took the St Andrews one (www.terrorismstudies.com) but this isn’t the one being linked from the original google ad.
I think everyone should get real – an outrage like has happened in Mumbai just makes these courses even more important to everyone in a counter terrorism role. Thank goodness academics are assisting in the fight.

By: AJ

AJ — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:26:58 +0000

A quick google search (http://tinyurl.com/6ll4ul) (since we’re not told what the ad links to) turns up “Certificate in Terrorism Studies” at the University of St. Andrews, and this page has the exact same phrase, “100% online – Enrolling Now.” It’s obviously not a certificate in learning to be a terrorist, but one in studying, and, presumably, learning about deterring it.

There are similar programs at the University of Maryland and at the American Military University.

So, it sounds bad at first and makes a great sensational story (and this page turned up near the top on a google search for “terrorism in Mumbai”), but it makes a BIG difference what the page actually it. Whoever posted this should have at least clicked on the ad.