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Is DMoz Dead

Discussion in 'ODP / DMOZ' started by roxy, Feb 26, 2007.

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    I have viewing how dmoz is operating , It seems it is so much hard to get a link out here.

    I can bet few DP Members are having better directories, may it be small, but they are growing & are giving traffic to other users equally.

    Can any body guide me - Is it worth to put a link in some body dead for just PR.

    Looking forward

    Roxy
     
    roxy, Feb 26, 2007 IP
  2. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    In my opinion no directories are really better then any others... though some offer something others don't, and that can certainly be a bonus.

    DMOZ offers two things that many other directories can not offer. The generally Higher PR, and then the ODP aspect of getting listed in one == getting listed in several others (many with PR themselves).

    The above is weighed against the horrible chances of getting listed.

    Either way though, it's certainly worth the 3 minutes it takes to submit. If you get listed, you get listed in all the clone sites. If ya don't get listed, you only wasted a few minutes.
    Q
     
    Qryztufre, Feb 27, 2007 IP
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    Drej Peon

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    Best way to get into DMOZ is by somehow becoming an editor of a particular section that you are interested in. I've heard that it is often too much of a pain to get into DMOZ, and that your time is better spent elsewhere.
     
    Drej, Feb 27, 2007 IP
  4. The Stealthy One

    The Stealthy One Well-Known Member Affiliate Manager

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    DMOZ is still pretty popular. If you have a good site, my feeling is it will get in eventually. :) What's the worst thing that could happen? You submit your site and it's never listed. So I think it's worth a shot.
     
    The Stealthy One, Feb 27, 2007 IP
  5. dharmarucci

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    Consider this as a possibility: Google is using DMOZ as a canary to spot spammy sites. Not the only way Google has of course, but one good way.

    How? A Google insider is a meta-level DMOZ editor. That gives them access to APIs on the DMOZ research machines. So they can and do regularly trawl all the DMOZ logs for sites that have been submitted and have been rejected.

    They feed that data back into Google's ranking algorithms, and the sites take a dive.

    Is that possible? Yes.

    Is that likely? Well, it's possible....Just ask yourself why Google keeps a copy of the Directory at all it it is not as bait for spammers.

    Is it paranoid? Not by the usual standards of theories about DMOZ.

    So, submit a sub-guideline site and get degoogled. That's the worst, surely.
     
    dharmarucci, Feb 28, 2007 IP
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    Jelf Banned

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  7. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i dont believe dmoz is dead . they have different criterias while they are accepting a site .

    their criteria is not your google page . they will not care , if you have pr 9999999 web site

    their criteria is not your visitors . they will not care , if you have 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 visitors/ per day

    they will not care your alexa rank , they will not care , if you are inside alexa top 5

    etc
    etc
    etc
     
    trichnosis, Mar 2, 2007 IP
  8. Brandon Sheley

    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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  9. crazyleaf

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    I don't think that DMOZ still operates. I mean the site is there, but the submission doesn't work.
     
    crazyleaf, Mar 3, 2007 IP
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    Dmoz is operating and site suggestions are working just fine.
     
    copperdrum, Mar 3, 2007 IP
  11. Ivan Bajlo

    Ivan Bajlo Peon

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    seo and pr should be ignored but DMOZ is suppose to be built for surfers and if surfers visits in mass certain website (and this website has no free porn, warez or some other junk :D ), then it listing it should be priority for DMOZ, it would look very silly if somebody is looking for news websites at DMOZ and CNN isn't listed, I doubt that surfer would ever return to DMOZ and form opinion that is yet another outdated directory (or one which charges ridiculously high fee to get listed so nobody use it)
     
    Ivan Bajlo, Mar 3, 2007 IP
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  13. Ivan Bajlo

    Ivan Bajlo Peon

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    Isn't this against guidelines? IIRC a company can only have its main website listed. :D
     
    Ivan Bajlo, Mar 3, 2007 IP
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    Actually - a company can only suggest it's main website. Editors have the authority to list multiple websites for a company, as well as deeplinks, if they add value to the category.
     
    lmocr, Mar 3, 2007 IP
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    future Banned

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    i tried to submit to dmoz but there survieces are always close, Why I dont know but i hope some day i will submit there too.
     
    future, Mar 3, 2007 IP
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    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    Apparently, they don't even have to add value if it's an adult site - especially one owned by an editor.

    *cough* phonemistress *cough*

    *cough* jezebel *cough*
     
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    Has the dmoz started taking submissions? When i try i get the same old message.
     
    markov, Mar 3, 2007 IP
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    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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    Yeah, I see the CNN pages are still there, and the first one I clicked on http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/05/02/bt.alitalia.flights.reut/ still has the ¨page moved¨ message on it. ;)
     
    Blogmaster, Mar 3, 2007 IP
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    crazyleaf Active Member

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    Have you submitted a page since the crash and got listed ?
     
    crazyleaf, Mar 6, 2007 IP
  20. Eskarina

    Eskarina Guest

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    hahahaa :p
     
    Eskarina, Mar 9, 2007 IP