News Source: http://searchengineland.com
Published: Oct 27, 2009 - 02:50 pm
Story Found By: Michelle 1331 Days ago
Category: Link Building
Terrific article from Debra Mastaler, including Q&A with Bob Keating, Editor In Chief of the Open Directory Project. From the article: "When talking about the DMOZ two camps typically emerge, those who support the directory and its mission (editors) and those who support getting into the directory (SEOs). While the two sides tend to clash, I’ve found the “directory trust” SEOs seek is the same trust DMOZ editors feel they need to protect. The determination by both groups to satisfy their goals fuels the constant struggle between webmasters and directory."
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Wait... DMOZ isn't dead?
Dmoz.... Hmmmm?
I'm feeling a little sunnier towards DMOZ these days. One of our client's sites just got included within a week of submission with a solid title/description. Maybe we got lucky with the editor or section but it was a good result. If they can give businesses a good quality, relevant and free link then all power to them. As to the directory, it probably still has a future but they need to work on the search functionality; it's too basic and unreliable. Fixing that would be a big step forward.
DMOZ is the devil
What is Dmoz? :)
I've been moderating over at the SEW forums for a few years now and back in '05 I wrote an editorial entitled "The Lords of Ye 'Olde ODP" where I expressed I felt the flaws were with the editorial system and some of the editors themselves. Three days later DMOZ killed its submission status check forum LOL. So yeah... I ruined it for everyone.
My favorite line in the piece is about trying to ask editors about your submission status (in the right forum!):
"It’s like being George Castanza in Seinfeld, standing in the Soup Nazi kitchen line and daring to say that you didn’t get any bread with your soup. "NO SOUP FOR YOU! NEXT!!""
The thread went pretty hot and Danny (back in his SEW days) did a few write ups on it. Check it out for a not-so-history lesson on DMOZ.
I applied to be a moderator for a moderator-less category, and was rejected. The entries in the category were awful. Call me naive, but I thought I could do a better job than "nobody", even if I was a little (though not a lot) biased.
@Jeff
That article is worth a link - The Lords of Ye 'Olde ODP
Recently Rich Skrenta (@skrenta) one of the founders of DMOZ tweeted this:
"What is the meaning of life? 11 answers according to Hunch http://bit.ly/2ZLytf"
Ironically, the first two answers listed are:
Too bad Rich didn't leave those thoughtful answers with anyone at DMOZ.
1999 called, they want DMOZ back.
Dmoz has to improve itself else it will be really forgotten.
Nowadays better link building options have arrived than dmoz such as social media sites. blog commenting and social bookmarking which give fast results than dmoz