Web Directory

An alternative Portal to the web is using Search Engine s, web sites that index other sites based on Keyword s.

Famous web directories are Yahoo! Directory , LookSmart , and the Open Directory Project . ODP is an important player in the directory market, perhaps because of its Open Content approach to editorial review and its use by Google . Zeal , is now closed.

A debate over quality in directories and databases continues, as search engines use ODP's content without real integration, and some experiment using Clustering . There have been many attempts to make directory development easier, whether using a "links for all" type link submission site using a script, or any number of available PHP portals and programs. Recently, Social Software techniques have spawned new efforts of Categorization , with Amazon.com adding Tagging to their product pages.

Human-edited directories are often targeted as part of a strategy for being indexed in the major Search Engine s. The idea being that a new site needs to quickly build inbound links from reputable sources in order to have higher rankings within search engine results.

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