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1998


Directory > Computers > Internet > Searching > Directories > Open_Directory_Project > News_and_Media > 1998



639 Listings - DR (10/10)639 Listings - DR (10/10) Wired: Netscape Acquires NewHoo - http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1998/11/16346
Article discusses the Netscape purchase of NewHoo and the reaction from volunteer editors.
639 Listings - DR (10/10)639 Listings - DR (10/10) Wired: NewHoo's New Home - http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1998/11/16332
Netscape purchases NewHoo and renames the service Netscape Open Directory.
639 Listings - DR (10/10)639 Listings - DR (10/10) Wired: The Distributed Yahoo: 'NewHoo' - http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1998/07/13625
Chris Oakes reviews the early days of NewHoo and compares it with competitors Yahoo and Mining Company.
On Target - DR (9/10)On Target - DR (9/10) Denounce: Netscape Acquires NewHoo! Community Directory Project for $40.05 Billion - http://www.denounce.com/newhoo.html
A satirical look at the news, with a large element of fiction.
188 Listings - DR (9/10)188 Listings - DR (9/10) News.com: Netscape Buys Freeware Directory - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-218106.html
Jim Hu and Jeff Pelline discuss Netscape’s acquisition of NewHoo and the strategy behind the purchase.
258 Listings - DR (9/10)258 Listings - DR (9/10) ZDNet: Netscape Acquires NewHoo - http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-512836.html
Matthew Broersma discusses the acquisition and compares the scalability of NewHoo’s volunteer community to Yahoo’s paid staff powered directory.
258 Listings - DR (9/10)258 Listings - DR (9/10) ZDNet: Open Source Gathering Steam - http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-513044.html
Discusses both Netscape and IBM releasing source code for their Gecko browser and Jikes Java compiler respectively. Netscape’s acquisition of NewHoo is mentioned along with their plans to rename it Open Directory Project.
48 Listings - DR (8/10)48 Listings - DR (8/10) TechWeb: Netscape Buys Web Page Directory - http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19981117S0027
Discusses the purchase of NewHoo and the business plan motivating Netscape’s decision.
42 Listings - DR (6/10)42 Listings - DR (6/10) SearchEngineWatch.com: NewHoo: Yahoo Built By The Masses - http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2166381
Danny Sullivan discusses the launch of NewHoo and explains the volunteer editor basis of the directory.
42 Listings - DR (6/10)42 Listings - DR (6/10) SearchEngineWatch.com: NewHoo Becomes Netscape Open Directory - http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2166731
Danny Sullivan discusses Netscape’s purchase of NewHoo and provides comparisons to the Yahoo Directory.
12 Listings - DR (6/10)12 Listings - DR (6/10) Grohol.com: The Future of Online Directories? - http://psychcentral.com/netscape2.htm
Article discussing the history and future of ODP. Briefly mentions AOL’s acquisition of Netscape.
661 Listings - DR (5/10)661 Listings - DR (5/10) Dmoz.org: An announcement from the founders of NewHoo - http://www.dmoz.org/ann.html
Rich Skrenta and Bob Truel announce NewHoo joining Netscape and becoming the Netscape Open Directory.
301 Listings - DR (4/10)301 Listings - DR (4/10) Slashdot - http://slashdot.org/articles/older/980613118210_F.shtml
Gnuhoo, an interesting experiment which might work.
301 Listings - DR (4/10)301 Listings - DR (4/10) Slashdot - http://slashdot.org/articles/98/11/18/0819250.shtml
Netscape buys NewHoo.
301 Listings - DR (4/10)301 Listings - DR (4/10) Slashdot: The GnuHoo BooBoo - http://slashdot.org/articles/older/9806230849239.shtml
Matthew Miller voices his concerns over GnuHoo using GNU as part of the directory name. GnuHoo changes its name to NewHoo.

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