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Directory > Computers > Internet > Searching > Directories > Open_Directory_Project > News_and_Media > 2007



74 Listings - DR (9/10)74 Listings - DR (9/10) Forbes.com: Open-Door Policy - http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2007/0507/190.html
Jimmy Wales explains the motivations behind his launch of Wikia Search. ODP is named as a Web 1.0 community aimed at organizing the Internet.
6,292 Listings - DR (7/10)6,292 Listings - DR (7/10) Site Content and Use of Web Catalogues - http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2007/03/site-content-and-use-of-web-catalogues.html
The article from Webmaster Central clarifies that the use of scraped content to increase the volume of a site violates Google´s webmaster guidelines. ODP and Wikipedia are named as examples for frequently-copied high quality sources.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) WebProNews: DMOZ Blog Opens - http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2007/09/26/dmoz-blog-opens
Stephen Pitts offers his perspective on the launch of the DMOZ blog.
On Target - DR (5/10)On Target - DR (5/10) Search Engine Journal: 10 Steps AOL Should Take to Reinvent the Open Directory Project - http://www.searchenginejournal.com/aol-dmoz-open-directory-project/5726/
Loren Baker reviews AOL’s relationship with the ODP and provides suggestions about how the project can reinvent itself.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) SearchEngineLand.com: History Of AOL Search - http://searchengineland.com/070705-194717.php
Danny Sullivan provides a timeline for the major events in the history of AOL Search. Mentions their 1998 purchase of Netscape Inc, which included the Open Directory Project as part of the purchase
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Patent Documents Mentioning the Open Directory Project in 2006 - http://www.seobythesea.com/?p=419
An overview by Bill Slawski.

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