http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/11/directories-are-dead.html Bringing the Internet into Focus! Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:18:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/11/directories-are-dead.html#comment-295 LGR Webmaster Blog - Switch to Yahoo Update, BOTW and the Five Dollar Wiki Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:29:33 +0000 http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/11/directories-are-dead.html#comment-295 [...] my post titled “Directories are Dead” I have done some more looking at the Best of the Web directory. I took some time to go [...] [...] my post titled “Directories are Dead” I have done some more looking at the Best of the Web directory. I took some time to go [...]

]]> http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/11/directories-are-dead.html#comment-297 LGR Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:43:07 +0000 http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/11/directories-are-dead.html#comment-297 Niche directories might still be useful, but how does a niche directory get noticed and used above the almighty search engine? Niche directories might still be useful, but how does a niche directory get noticed and used above the almighty search engine?

]]> http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/11/directories-are-dead.html#comment-296 Binh Nguyen Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:39:28 +0000 http://www.lgr.ca/blog/2007/11/directories-are-dead.html#comment-296 Directories are not dead, they just become food for Google to eat. Actually Google and other search engines has grown too big and took over directories. Mean while most directories are useless because... even I never look for something in the DMOZ. It's just too big and out-of-date. However, niche directories, I believe still worth growing. In fact, something like BlogCatalog.com and BlogFlux.com really could be success stories. Directories are not dead, they just become food for Google to eat. Actually Google and other search engines has grown too big and took over directories. Mean while most directories are useless because… even I never look for something in the DMOZ. It’s just too big and out-of-date. However, niche directories, I believe still worth growing. In fact, something like BlogCatalog.com and BlogFlux.com really could be success stories.

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