WebProNews

Google Gives an Update on How it Thinks About DMOZ
By Chris Crum · August 23, 2011 · 1

Google posted a new Webmaster Help video featuring Matt Cutts. This time around, he discusses the Open Directory Project, otherwise known as DMOZ. The video is Matt’s response to a user-submitted question, which said: “What role does being in DMOZ …

Former Dmoz Editor: Corruption Was Caught Quickly
By Chris Crum · May 18, 2010 · 41

We ran a story recently asking if Dmoz will continue to have a place in search. We received (and still are receiving) a great deal of comments on the article, or rather on Dmoz in general. Words like "corruption" and "corrupt" were used numerous times in describing the editorial process behind the Open Directory Project.

A few samples of comments we received about this:

Will Dmoz Continue to Have a Place in Search?
By Chris Crum · May 16, 2010 · 176

Nearly a year ago, we looked at what Dmoz (aka: The Open Directory Project) was up to, and if it still had a place in search. The directory was talking about how it was looking for "a little respect" as it prepared to celebrate its 11th birthday (on June 5).

Is Wikipedia on the Road to Becoming the Next DMOZ? (SXSW)
By Chris Crum · March 16, 2010 · 6

There is no shortage of interesting sessions going on at SXSW Interactive in Austin, but one that was especially interesting was "Can Wikipedia Survive Popular Success and Community Decline?" – a presentation from USC Professor of Journalism Andrew Lih.

Do You Respect DMOZ After 11 Years?
By Chris Crum · June 13, 2009 · 278

DMOZ has now officially been around for 11 years. AOL is honoring this birthday with a blog post on the AOL Search Blog. It says:

From its humble beginnings 11 years ago, DMOZ has grown to be the largest human-edited directory on the Web. Today, on the websites anniversary, we take a look at DMOZ’s influence on the web.

Does Dmoz Still Have a Place in Search?
By Chris Crum · May 20, 2009 · 297

Dmoz.org, also known as the Open Directory Project, is widely considered to be the mother of all directories. Well, that was the case at one time, anyway. Dmoz has dropped significantly in popularity over the years, and is the subject of much criticism by webmasters looking for inclusion. What do you think about Dmoz these days? Is it still valuable? Tell us what you think.

Google Devaluing DMOZ and Yahoo! Links?
By Chris Crum · October 8, 2008 · 82

Google is no longer suggesting that you should be listed in relevant directories. In fact, they’ve even removed the suggestion from their webmaster guidelines, as Brian Ussery noticed. The page used to have bullet points for:

Rumor: Dmoz Selling To BOTW
By Rich Ord · September 19, 2008 · 88

Jeremy Schoemaker, of the popular Shoemoney blog, posted that the owners of Best of the Web Directory are in talks to buy Dmoz from AOL and that a "deal could be reached fairly soon."

Web Directories Battle For #1 Spot
By Janet Meiners · April 9, 2008

Web directories, especially high quality ones, are coveted links for search engine marketers. The holy grail is a link on DMOZ, but it’s pretty much unreachable. I know of someone who took great lengths to become an editor so he could get his site included. A few months later he resigned in frustration.

Ideas Yahoo Must Implement Soon
By Aaron Wall · January 20, 2008

Yahoo!’s Downward Trend

Yahoo! killed off their brand universe project, and recently fired 30 people. Rumor has it that about 2,000 more layoffs might be coming soon. Yahoo! shares are nearing $20, trading at $20.78, and giving them a market capitalization of $27.8 billion.

Webmasters Ponder PageRank Discrepancy
By WebProNews Staff · January 14, 2008 · 51

An update to the Google Directory has webmasters puzzling over an apparent discrepancy in PageRank scores.

Google Directory Updated from DMOZ Data?
By Andy Beard · January 13, 2008

I know a segment of my readers are sick to death with anything to do with Google PageRank updates, and I haven’t even bothered mentioning the most recent update up until now… there wasn’t really anything newsworthy in it.

DMOZ Blog Opens
By Stephen Pitts · September 26, 2007

Can the Open Directory be back?

No DMOZ In Google SERP!
By Navneet Kaushal · September 25, 2007

Barry Schwartz reports that The Open Directory’s Home Page Goes Missing In Google.

DMOZ Mob Strikes Again
By Joost de Valk · August 28, 2007

This weekend I was reading about Shoemoney being extorted by a DMOZ editor. I thought: heck, I’m a DMOZ editor, I don’t want to be associated with stuff like that, let’s see if I can do anything to help. So I posted something like that in the commentthread to the above post, and I added a note to Shoemoney’s URL in DMOZ asking why the URL was removed.

Corrupt DMOZ Editor?
By Philipp Lenssen · August 27, 2007

Jeremy Shoemaker reports that he was blackmailed into paying for staying in the DMOZ.org open directory (which is usually free to be in):

Fred Thompson’s Webmaster Doesn’t Know Dmoz
By WebProNews Staff · August 8, 2007 · 7

The potential Presidential candidate’s campaign doesn’t know why a Google listing for his official website has a description they didn’t write. We know what happened.

DMOZ Delisting Sites For Sale?
By WebProNews Staff · July 24, 2007

It’s not clear if it’s a new policy or a glitch, but some webmasters are upset as it appears that the Open Directory Project (ODP) is delisting sites that post their links in the Marketplace (for sale) section.

Domain Names – Choosing Them Alphabetically
By Barry Welford · April 6, 2007

There was an amusing aspect to the Google Search Engine Ranking Factors version 2 that SEOmoz put out this week.

Reviewing Today’s SEO and Search Headlines
By Ross Dunn · March 26, 2007

In my review of today’s SEO and search engine headlines I came across a few posts of interest that I would like to share with you:

Yahoo Displays SERP Title Based On Anchor Text
By Steven Bradley · January 16, 2007

The dichotomy of having a Yahoo directory listing has been known for years.

Open Directory Toasted Without Backups
By WebProNews Staff · December 18, 2006

The Open Directory Project has operated under various names, but its latest incarnation managed at AOL has earned a new name: FUBAR.

12

Yahoo!’s Downward Trend

Get The WebProNews Newsletter!