Google Directory Question?

[shaadi]

If the update will never happen again then when will Google update its directory, it’s a very old database and is useless for the user. IMHO it should drop its directory forever as it did with its update cycle.

[vitaplease]

Patience.

DMOZ/ODP still has its uses.

[directory-sj.google.com...] seems to be showing new Pagerank if that helps waiting.

It would be interesting if Google fabricated their own directory from several directory sources though.

[hetzeld]

Hi Vitaplease,

I'm afraid you're not absolutely right, ;) directory-sj shows the february/march pageranks.

Dan

[tigger]

Got my vote then put Dmozz where it belongs

[vitaplease]

hetzeld,

you could be right. Lets say it shows different Pagerank :)

[Spica]

I am sure -sj is showing the old PR. I don't know why peope keep thinking that PR as been updated. The only novelty is that for new pages that are not in this index, it shows PR0 instead of guessing PR as it used to (i.e., -1 as compared to the linking page)

[tombot]

I wonder why DMOZ can't get the RDF dump to Google. Is it that difficult to do?

[jtbell]

I wonder why DMOZ can't get the RDF dump to Google.

It's not DMOZ's job to get the RDF dump to Google. It's Google's job to get the RDF dump from DMOZ.

DMOZ resumed making RDF dumps sometime in April (IIRC) after fixing the process which had been broken for several months. Google will pick up a new dump when they get a Round Tuit, presumably after they finish with the current index update.

[tombot]

Thanks for clearing that up for me jtbell.

I read about it being broken and assumed the problem was still on DMOZ's end. I didn't realize they fixed it.

[pb9997w]

Currently -SJ is presenting a very old DMOZ directory structure, probably 3 months old.

[shaadi]

I am seeing the sj migrated to www. here in India, but no change in directory...anytime soon?