URL Category Descriptions

Category

Types of Sites and/or Content in Category

Content Not Included

Agriculture

• Farming
• Ranching
• Forestry
• Related products, activities and information

• Retail grocery/food operations

Auction/Classified

• Auctions
• Classified ads
• Personal (C to C) sales
• Related activities and information

Banners/Ads

• Electronic banner ads
• Related activities

Business Services

• Printing and publishing
• Office supplies and furniture
• Consulting
• Accounting services
• Maintenance and janitorial services
• Related activities and information

Chat 

• Web-based chat
• Related activities

Construction

• Architect Services
• Construction contractors
• Construction methods
• Related activities and topics

Cults

• Cults
• Paganism
• Satanism
• Alternative religions
• Related activities and information

Download Sites

• Freeware
• Shareware
• Related activities

• MP3 music
• Other music
• Download Games is in Games

Drugs

• Illegal drugs
• Formulation and sale
• Drug paraphernalia
• Recreational drugs
• Related activities and information

• Prescription drugs
• Legitimate OTC drugs

Education

• K-12, colleges and universities
• Training
• Related activities and information

• library in reference

Entertainment

• Movies
• Television
• Theater
• Theme parks
• Fan clubs & sites
• Recreation
• Related activities and information

• Sports
• Art and culture

Environment

• Air quality
• Water quality
• Conservation
• Waste management
• Ecology
• Animal protection
• Related activities and information

Fantasy Leagues

• Virtual sports
• Offers rewards
• Requests wagers

Financial

• Investment services
• Banking
• Bankruptcy
• Loans
• Related activities and information

Food and Drink

• Restaurants, cafes, and diners
• Bars and pubs
• Alcohol and non-alcohol beverages
• Recipes and tips
• Cooking instructions
• Related activities and information

• Farming
• Cooking equipment and tools in sales

Gambling

• Gaming
• Virtual casinos
• Physical casinos
• Offshore gambling
• Lottery
• Sports advisory services
• Related activities, tips and information

Games

• Download games sites
• Online games
• Computer games
• Video games
• Downloadable games
• Related activities
• Related tips and information

General Blogging

• Sites that contain people's online 'diaries'  
• Blogs can contain a wide range of images and text

Government

• Federal government
• State and local government
• Government functions and services
• Related activities and information

• Military
• Legal (courts)
• Recreation (parks)

Hacking

• Promotion, instruction, or advice on the questionable or illegal use of equipment and/or software for purpose of hacking passwords, creating viruses, gaining access to other computers and/or computerized communication systems
• Sites that provide instruction or work-arounds for filtering software
• Cracked software and information sites; Warez
• Pirated software and multimedia download sites
• Computer crime

Hardware/Software

• Computer hardware
• Computer software
• Computer-related publications
• Internet information (other than ISP )
• Related activities and information

• Internet services
• Malware
• Hacking information
• Shareware
• Free downloads
• MP3
• Telecommunications

Hate and Crime

• Hate speech
• Racism and racial bigotry
• Terrorist activities
• Malware and hacking
• Criminal activities
• Criminal instructions
• Related activities and information

Health and Medicine

• Hospitals and clinics
• General health care
• Physicians
• Medical information
• Medical specialties and specialists
• Fitness and self-help
• Pharmaceuticals
• Health foods
• Diets
• Medicare and Medicaid
• Related activities and information

• Health insurance

Insurance

• Life insurance
• Health insurance
• Automobile insurance
• Liability insurance
• Home owner’s insurance
• Related activities and information

Internet Services

• Internet service provision (ISPs)
• Web site hosting
• Web site design services
• Related activities and information

• Public proxy
• Email services

IP Address

• Numerical IP addresses

Job Search

• Employment
• Job placement
• Resume assistance
• Recruiting (non-military)
• Related activities and information

Legal

• Law enforcement
• Courts
• Lawyers and Litigation
• Civil rights
• Related activities and information

• Legislative activity

Manufacturing

• Traditional manufacturing
• Mining
• Related activities and information

• Energy “manufacturing”
• Petroleum refineries
• Vehicle manufacturing
• Food processing

Marketing

• Marketing
• Advertising
• Related services
• Related activities and information

Military

• Military Web sites
• Military bases
• General military information
• Related activities and information

• Military news
• Military history

Music Radio/Downloads

• Streaming radio
• Music downloads MP3

News and Media

• TV networks and stations
• Radio stations and networks
• News organizations
• Online newspapers
• General-interest magazines

• Special interest media with narrow targeted audiences
• Does not include local TV and radio

Non-Profit Organizations

• Charitable organizations
• Service organizations
• Veterans’ organizations
• Emergency support organizations

• Culturally-related organizations
• Religious organizations
• Political organizations

Other

• Not previously categorized by Wavecrest Computing

Personals/Dating

• Dating services
• Matchmaking
• Mail order brides
• Personal ads
• Singles groups
• Dating advice
• Related activities and information

• Pornographic activities
• Mate-swapping

Phishing/Fraud

• Fraudulent Internet operations (often found in email form) which appear to be official and contain trusted logos. These emails ask for important personal information (such as credit card information)

Politics

• Political advocacy
• Political party organizations
• Related activities and information

• Official government organizations

Pornography

• Pornographic materials
• Explicit sex images
• Adult video sales
• Sex toys
• Prostitution
• Prurient sex information
• Nudity

• Non-prurient art
• Medically- related images or information
• Legitimate sex education

Public Proxy

• Anonymous surfing
• Remote public proxy
• Web activity disguises
• Related activities and information

Real Estate

• Housing
• Home ownership
• Property management
• Real estate sales
• Rentals
• Land use
• Home and yard maintenance services
• Related activities and information

Reference

• Dictionaries
• Language translation
• Writing guides
• Catalogs
• Encyclopedias
• Maps
• Census information
• Engineering and technical reference material
• Other reference publications
• Libraries

Regional Information

• Localities
• Local events
• Local-interest topics
• Local TV and radio

Religion

• Religious advocacy
• Religious information
• Religious activities
• Houses of worship
• Related activities and information

• Cults
• Religious hatred
• Religious bigotry

Science

• Scientific research
• Scientific information
• Scientific services

• Science education Environmental science
• Medical research
• Political polls

Search Engines

• Web search services
• Search directories
• Search portals

Shipping

• Material shipping services
• Packing and shipping services
• Mailing services

• Passenger transportation

Shopping

• Physical retail activities and stores
• Web-based retail activities and “stores”
• Shopping information
• Shopping aids
• Related activities and information

• B2B purchasing
• Government purchasing
• Online auctions

Social Networking

• Online social networks
• Virtual communities
• Niche-specific social networks
• Related activities and information

• User news groups
• Society and culture sites

Society and Culture

• Pop culture
• Museums and galleries
• Society
• Arts
• Lifestyles
• Hobbies
• Self-improvement
• Opera/Plays

• Sports
• Health and Medicine
• Music

Sports

• Athletic activities
• Sports scores and information
• Sports teams
• Sports leagues
• Related activities and information
• Hunting and fishing
• bicycles

• Commercial hunting and fishing

Spyware/Malicious

• Sites and/or files that infiltrate computers and then report the pc user's Internet activity back to a central source (such as a mass-marketing database)

Streaming Media

• Any live or archived streamed audio or video file
• Personal web cam sites
• Internet TV sites
• Internet Telephone sites

• Streaming radio

Stock Trading

• Stock quotes
• Stock tickers
• Personal stock transactions

Tasteless

• Offensive information
• Excessive profanity

• Pornography
• Hate and Crime
• Worthless information

Telecommunications

• Telecommunications services and products
• Cable TV services
• Wireless services and products

• Internet services
• Intranet services
• Web services

Transportation

• Commuter transportation
• Local train, bus and taxi services
• Local transportation schedules

• Rental cars
• Shipment of goods
• Personal vehicles
• Long distance “travel”

Travel

• Tourist travel
• Touristry
• Vacation sites
• Airlines
• Hotels
• Cruises
• Rental cars
• Travel agents

• Local and commuter transportation

Unsolicited or Push

• Sites such as Infogate (formerly Pointcast), Microsoft Channels and Backweb
• Also includes vendor sites and sites devoted to this technology

User Groups

• Internet user groups
• Software user groups

• Hardware and Software
• Forum and Blog (classified based on content)

Utility

• Energy exploration
• Energy processing and refinement
• Energy distribution and marketing
• Related activities and information

• Mining

Vehicles

• Automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, boats, RVs
• Vehicle design and manufacturing
• Vehicle marketing and sales
• Vehicle maintenance and restoration
• Vehicle clubs
• Related activities and information

• non motorized

Weather

• Information on weather and meteorology

Web Email

• Web e-mail
• Online email services
• Related activities

Worthless

• Sites that do not fall into any of the previous categories and that seemingly serve no purpose

Youth

• Sites aimed at children's interests

• Sites selling children's toys are in the Shopping category