- Trouble at the ODP
Date: 2005-05-26 Source: Search Engine Guide
At one time, a listing at the Open Directory was mandatory in order to guarantee strong listings at Google, Yahoo and other search engines. Today, while still helpful, the strength of a Open Directory listing has been diluted by the search engines themselves.
[Open In New Window] - Open Directory Integrates "Thumbshots"
Date: 2004-01-09 Source: Search Engine News Blog
Using a technology called "Thumbshots", the ODP now includes a red toggle ball on all its pages as a way for searchers to activate the web page screenshots and gain a sneak peek of what to expect if they click to a site.
[Open In New Window] - Open Directory Project Search Results and ODP Status
Date: 2002-04-05 Source: Search Engine Guide
In light of the grandiose April Fool's Day prank by ODP, the fourth part of this series of articles will discuss the Open Directory Project, DMOZ.org. We will examine the directory as a whole, the directory results within ODP, ODP's reach within the Internet industry, and the current status of the Open Directory Project.
[Open In New Window] - NewHoo Becomes Netscape Open Directory
Date: 1998-12-03 Source: Search Engine Watch
Netscape has acquired the volunteer-compiled NewHoo web directory, which has been rebranded as the Netscape Open Directory. It is currently being made available through Mozilla.org and will be offered later within the Netscape portal site. The announcement came on Nov. 18, and terms of the deal were not disclosed.
[Open In New Window] - Netscape Says Yoohoo to NewHoo!
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Date: 1998-11-18 Source: InternetNews.com
Netscape Communications Corp. Wednesday purchased the NewHoo! Community Directory Project as part of its initiative to launch an Internet directory search service on its Netcenter portal.
[Open In New Window] - NewHoo: Yahoo Built By The Masses
Date: 1998-07-01 Source: Search Engine Watch
Called NewHoo, the idea is that by enlisting people from across the web to serve as editors, the service will better be able to keep up with listing requests and changes that produce backlogs and dead links at services such as Yahoo.
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