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June 29, 2005

New DMOZ Blogs in Different Languages

There are new DMOZ blogs available in French, German, and Czech. Get all the skinny at the English-language DMOZ blog: http://dmoz.theblob.org/dmoz/journal.cgi/1119955645.html....

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July 23, 2004

The Number of the Spam

I was wandering around the Open Directory Project, and.......

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June 02, 2004

XML Feed Listings and a Special Syntax from the Open Directory Project

As I think I've mentioned, the Open Directory Project (DMOZ) is now offering RSS feed listings. Look at the listings at the end of the category, and you'll see a separate listing for XML feeds. RSS and Atom feeds are...

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March 25, 2004

Historical ODP Data Available

The Open Directory Project is now archiving its old data. While the previous data is not complete (there are some materials from 2000 available) an ODP rep tells me that the archive will be updated regularly from now on. It's...

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February 25, 2004

Get RSS Feeds from the Open Directory Project

The Open Directory Project is great, but keeping up with new additions to it is a huge pain in the tuckus. xmlhub.com has a lovely solution that problem with a tool that generates two flavors of RSS feeds based on...

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January 12, 2004

DMOZ Featuring A Little Red Dot

The Open Directory, otherwise known as DMOZ.org, now has thumbnail previews on their Web site! To access them you'll have to look for the little red dot. Start by visiting the Web site ( http://www.dmoz.org ) and pick a category....

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October 20, 2003

A New Way to Look at Open Directory Project Content

Clustered Hits ( http://www.clusteredhits.com/ ) offers a new way to view Open Directory Project content through "clusters" of results. Visit this site with IE if you want to avoid the error "At this time, this application works with Internet Explorer...

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March 17, 2003

Some DMOZ (Open Project) Notes

If you're interested in the Open Directory Project, you might be interested in the new Open Directory Weblog at http://dmoz.theblob.org/dmoz/journal.cgi . Various tibalets about the Open Source Directory, the Google Directory, and more. There's a Slashdot-like news and discussion...

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April 09, 2002

Open Forum for the Open Directory Project

Though it doesn't have the high profile of Yahoo or Google, the Open Directory Project ( http://www.dmoz.org ) is an important place to list your site, since it's integrated into many sites including Google. For those folks who have questions...

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April 08, 2002

Google Gettin' Sued By Overture

Google is getting sued by Overture. Overture says that Google is violating their patent with their new pay-per-click advertising model. A spokesperson for Google says: "This does not come as a surprise to us, since Overture is engaged in another...

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May 24, 2000

WebBrain Offers New Interface to Open Directory

You know, 100 years from now when historians are analyzing all this Internet horse hockey, the Open Directory at dmoz.org will have a special place. And it won't be because it's comprised of volunteers. It won't be because it got...

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March 14, 2000

Yes, Google Has A Dmoz-Based Directory

Yes, there is a searchable subject index based on the dmoz.org directory at http://directory.google .com/ . It is in beta, and it has been rearranged according to the Google page-ranking technology. And somehow Google has managed to blend in some...

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