Google devaluing DMOZ and Yahoo directories?

Cracking Media · #1 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 23:36

An interesting thread on Google Groups about recent changes by Google which suggest a devaluing DMOZ and Yahoo directories.

Thoughts anyone?

meader83 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 10:03

We'll i won't have to worry about DMOZ cos i seems like a lifetime before i'll get accepted

KeyMark Services · #3 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 10:05

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Originally Posted by meader83

We'll i won't have to worry about DMOZ cos i seems like a lifetime before i'll get accepted

Just the one lifetime? I am on a third generation family application and expect to be live in the year 2123

Mike Seddon · #4 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 20:27

Very interesting development.

Although I'm not all that surprised as Google has been moving more and more away from Directories for sometime so why not these two as well.

RedEvo · #5 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 20:35

Perhaps they have seen directories charging through the nose effectively for Pagerank and thought, enough.

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Mike Seddon · #6 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 20:37

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Originally Posted by RedEvo

Perhaps they have seen directories charging through the nose effectively for Pagerank and thought, enough.

d

I suspect a different reason. Google taking the moral high ground!

Cracking Media · #7 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 20:47

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Originally Posted by RedEvo

Perhaps they have seen directories charging through the nose effectively for Pagerank and thought, enough.

d

I think it's true what I read that directories like DMOZ have so little real value to the user for the main reason that so much of what was posted there is historic and has not been reviewed for ages.

It's good news for so many though that seemed to have elevated rankings because of their DMOZ listing rather than the value of their site in terms of its content.

Peter

optimizeyorkshire · #8 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 20:52

Current events regarding DMOZ is BOTW is going to take it over and make it a paid search.

OldWelshGuy · #9 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 06:51

There have been a lot of corruption allegations aimed at DMOZ, so little wonder this happened. Also could mean that Google will move away from DMOZ in their own directory and set up their own human edited version.

meader83 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 08:12

So what is the way forward if directories become greatly devalued? Most of my link building has been around directories so far.

Social bookmarking and blogging?

The obvious is great content but content alone doesn't get you to the top without the links.

Do you think this could devalue some of the work you SEO guys offer? I notice OWG offers a directory submission service