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Yahoo! leverages the Open Directory Project (ODP) to further improve the user experience on distribution partner sites. ODP title, description and category meta data is used to enhance Yahoo!'s relevant search results.[Source (Overture.com): [snipurl.com...] ]
I assumed the above to mean that "Yahoo considers the data in ODP while weighing a site for relevance and ranking during a search".
But someone else had this to say :
I thought it said it had an added effect on relevancy but now that I reread it, it states that it uses the data on partner sites to enhance the look of the results and does not really mention that it changes their algorithmic relevance.
He seems to imply that my assumptions are wrong.
Are they wrong?
(... perhaps it would be best to visit the Overture page and read in full to understand the context under which it was said, before answering this ...)
