CNN: Search Engines to fit any style - http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/21/search.engine.idg/index.html Danny Sullivan discusses the various trends among search engines. Open Directory is referenced as the provider of the main search results for Lycos and Netscape Search.
Wired: Lycos Embraces Open Web Index - http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1999/04/19164 Chris Oakes writes about Lycos adopting the Open Directory Project into its search results and notes a similar move recently made by Bomis.
Netscape Launches Next Generation Internet Search Service - http://cgi.netscape.com/newsref/pr/newsrelease774.html The search is based on the Open Directory Project, which offers 675,000 sites in over 100,000 categories and from 229 countries in 44 languages. For search terms that don't appear in the ODP, Netscape queries Google.
CNET News.com: Netscape to Launch User-Driven Directory - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-220573.html Jim Hu writes about the pending launch of the Netscape Open Directory and its hope in the volunteer editors’ ability to expand the content.
CNET News.com: On the Net, There is Such a Thing as Free Labor - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-230666.html Jim Hu writes about the growing trend of companies using volunteer editors to build their directories. Netscape’s purchase of NewHoo, which was then renamed the Open Directory Project, is mentioned.
CNET News.com: Mozilla Comes of Age - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-221175.html Paul Festa writes about the success Mozilla achieved in its first year and the impact it made on the industry. Article mentions Netscape’s acquisition of NewHoo.
TechWeb: Yahoo Gets 'Open Content' With GeoCities Deal - http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990129S0004 Malcolm Maclachlan discusses Yahoo’s purchase of the GeoCities community and its potential effect on advertising revenues.
PCWorld: Netscape's Volunteer Army Indexes Web - http://www.pcworld.com/article/14086/netscapes_volunteer_army_indexes_web.html Article explains how the many volunteer editors of ODP are building the directory.
Jupitermedia: Perlhoo Featured on Internet.com's WebReference Site - http://www.jupitermedia.com/corporate/releases/99.05.13-perlhoo.html Articles explains that Perlhoo is an Open Source application for building catalogs in a cost effective way. Mentions future versions will include import filters for data from the ODP.
Interview: Netscape's Dariusz Paczuski - http://www.webreference.com/new/990308.html#interview Webreference interview looks at the Open Directory Project’s become goal to become the most comprehensive web directory. Provides notes on the importance of volunteer editors and outlines key differences between Yahoo and ODP.
SearchEngineWatch.com: Lycos Transforms Into Directory - http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2167171 Danny Sullivan covers the Lycos decision to abandon its crawler-based search engine for directory data. Discusses the large number of ODP volunteer editors and compares their editing power to that of Yahoo’s staff.
SearchEngineWatch.com: Netscape Integrates Directory - http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2166961 Danny Sullivan writes about the launch of Netscape Open Directory and its relationship with the ODP.
SearchEngineWatch.com: The "New" AltaVista - http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2167571 Danny Sullivan writes about the new changes at AltaVista and mentions they are using their own version of the Open Directory.
SearchEngineWatch.com: AOL Search Big Improvement For Members - http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2167581 Danny Sullivan discusses the new features powering AOL Search and mentions its inclusion of matching categories from the Open Directory.
San Jose Mercury News - http://web.archive.org/web/19991002050315/http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/081180.htm Can Open Directory survive at portals geared to commerce?
Search Engine Laisha's List - http://www.laisha.com/zine/odphistory.html The history of the Open Directory Project.
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