With the technology that companies like the search engines brag about i think they have no good excuses for some of the blatently illegal content that sits on their search engines. They have a damn cheek pointing the finger at anything else, they can deindex a huge amount of badness if they really wanted to. They have plenty of sites displaying illegal activities. Everytime someone starts talking about whats right or wrong about directories i will remind people of what the search engines try to avoid dealing with. So maybe in the future you might find people who dont want illegal content and offensive trash pushed in their face actually using directories more, where the environment cant provide a safer, less forced down your throat place to browse some sites.
Material that isin't suitable for children paidhosting. I was referring to that, and all their indexed pages linking to several illegal material web sites. That wouldn't happen on a quality web directory, if the directory had a good operator. Meti
Well directories will not be used by children's i doubt they rarely even get to use the computer or use google. And most of the time. But illegal sites with PR or even on the search is different story.
Not sure what country your in but where i am (UK) blimey, the kids are all over their computers and the internet. You would be suprised how they find their way around the internet, without protection software installed theres nothing to stop them.
Exaclty, without protection why would they spend time browsing directories than ? And how many actually have protection ?
Because directories are maintained by humans, and some directories, not all do have familyfriendly policies making the web a better place. I belive lots of web directories have protection against any undesireable material, at least many well-known. However, I've said it before and still stick by my sentiment, I believe the web directories have a future as long as you know how to operate one. Meti
To be honest, I never searched for anything in directories before. I only look for things via search engines.
I have never used Directories in my internet life, and to be honest only after i joined DP i came to know what directory is and whats its purpose Now i realize they are to be browsed atleast....they're are worthy!
Very few people will perform the tedious task of browsing directories or even understand how. A great many however use the directory search function. It’s been this way for many years and if you have studied your tracking you will find that directory visitor’s habits are quite predictable.
I also use directories especially if I'm doing link exchange. I just want to be sure that my link partners are relevant to my site.
No, i never use directories only google but that is going to change. I have no respect for Google anymore!
a nice niche directory would help and also business listings are fine. Of course most of our directories are for linking purposes cause google pushed us this way.