pageoneresults - 4:59 pm on Dec 12, 2006 (gmt 0)

I don't find one logic reason for google to continue using ODP data in google directory.

I don't find logic in the obsession that Webmasters have with the ODP. What gives? The importance of a listing in the ODP at this stage of the game is a moot point. There are bigger fish to fry as they say.

With the ODP, you submit it and forget it. Check back every now and then to see if it's been listed, if not, no big deal.

Google's reliance on ODP data has decreased over the years. It is still a "quality" source of data for their directory.

If you are looking for juice from "trusted" global sites, the new ODP's are (in alphabetical order)...

del.icio.us
Digg
Technorati
Wiki

What percentage of visitors to Google are using the Directory tab?

What percentage of those using the Directory tab are Webmasters?

An ODP listing may not be what it once was. Google has many more "trusted" resources to rely on for it's algo. The Wiki is by far the "most trusted" of the lot.

Nothing compares to Human Reviewed Content!

Leave the ODP alone and let them do their thing. :)