Comments on: Does Google Control DMOZ? http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/google-control-dmoz/ Search Engine Optimization Journal is an SEO Blog that contains usefule articles, tips, resources and news about SEO. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: namecritic http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/google-control-dmoz/comment-page-1/#comment-2694 namecritic Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:52:14 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/260/#comment-2694 Point taken Tom. I saw that when I went there. Anyone can actually set up a directory in the same way I suppose. Point taken Tom. I saw that when I went there. Anyone can actually set up a directory in the same way I suppose.

]]> By: Tom http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/google-control-dmoz/comment-page-1/#comment-2679 Tom Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:29:58 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/260/#comment-2679 Google's directory is a copy of the ODP Directory, depending on when it last downloaded said copy. The "modified by Google" only means the entries within each category are NOT arranged alphabetically as in ODP, but according to Google's algorithms. Google does NOT run ODP. Google’s directory is a copy of the ODP Directory, depending on when it last downloaded said copy. The “modified by Google” only means the entries within each category are NOT arranged alphabetically as in ODP, but according to Google’s algorithms. Google does NOT run ODP.

]]> By: elara http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/google-control-dmoz/comment-page-1/#comment-2673 elara Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:22:32 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/260/#comment-2673 Yes, Google pays the editors the same amount as AOL/DMOZ does. That proves that Google really has their finger in the pile and at least partly runs the show. Yes, Google pays the editors the same amount as AOL/DMOZ does.

That proves that Google really has their finger in the pile and at least partly runs the show.

]]> By: namecritic http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/google-control-dmoz/comment-page-1/#comment-2427 namecritic Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:24:50 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/260/#comment-2427 If you search for google directory, you get the dmoz directory. If you search for google directory, you get the dmoz directory.

]]> By: Robert Whittaker http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/google-control-dmoz/comment-page-1/#comment-2414 Robert Whittaker Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:03:17 +0000 http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2007/09/13/260/#comment-2414 As far as I know, dmoz.org (owned by AOL) is completely independent of Google. Google is just one of the many users of the dmoz.org data under the terms of the licence at http://www.dmoz.org/license.html (Incidentally this license includes a requirement that the user states if the data has been modified.) For more details you might like to read: http://jean.manco.googlepages.com/googleanddmoz As far as I know, dmoz.org (owned by AOL) is completely independent of Google. Google is just one of the many users of the dmoz.org data under the terms of the licence at http://www.dmoz.org/license.html (Incidentally this license includes a requirement that the user states if the data has been modified.) For more details you might like to read: http://jean.manco.googlepages.com/googleanddmoz

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