what does authority site mean?

i see the term "authority site" used alot in these threads, what does it mean exactly?

 

http://www.avivadirectory.com/downloadblog/?p=298

 

nice read..thanks for the link!

 

ty sir .

 

How do you know this?

I searched for "alivedirectory.com" and "avivadirectory.com" and I don't see any difference compare with other sites.

I know your site was listed differently, but it seems that is no longer this way.

Is there any other ways to check?

 

Nevermind,

it's alivedirectory.com that I'm having problem searching. I also noticed that are not many pages indexed only about 5k.

 

Hmmm, I always thought authority site was referring to the content and it's source rather than the reputation - learn something new every day.

 

Like Jeff -
I have also made a list of Authority Web Directories on my blog -you may please read it. You also get some basic information regarding submission fee and proceedure on those directories.

 

Very helpful resource John. Thanks for writing that up.

 

I know previously an authority site was not necessarily given that title because of the special links. It was also because google felt it was a central hub for the topic, and therefore links from such a site were considered more important. What can be pretty cool is to have the #1 result as an authority link and also the #2 result.
ex. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-50,GGLG:en&q=dance+forums&btnG=Search

 

Being the best (or one of the best) at what you do.

 

Excellent example Mr. David.

Now I'm more confused????

Does anyone really know what it takes to be an authority site? I only see example, but no specific on how to get there.

 

It's normal and nothing special.