Comments on: Google Still Uses DMOZ data in the SERPS

By: Rich Snippets: Adding Microformats to improve your SERP « Content Writing Advice and SEO

Wed, 13 May 2009 05:11:32 +0000

[...] It started pulling additional context from the page, in addition to the information it may pull from DMOZ. Google has upped the Ante… Today at Searchology among other new programs the most important [...]

By: Google Update Expands Context and Snippets « Content Writing Advice and SEO

Google Update Expands Context and Snippets « Content Writing Advice and SEO — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:25:14 +0000

[...] I had previously done some research on how Google uses DMOZ information in their snippet results. So I started with that URL to provide a historical sample so [...]

By: seoweb2

seoweb2 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:25:34 +0000

I realise that such a tip is not necessarily a ‘basic’ one, but it is a very important one

By: jeremypenguin

jeremypenguin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:40:04 +0000

“With what I’ve read to date, my guess is that this is merely an attempt to shift the mindsets of future SEOs and webmasters.”

I agree that this is a move that is targetted to webmasters now and future who are looking to the guidelines for ..well guidance.

After reviewing Google serps for it’s behavior in terms of DMOZ entries, I beleive that Google may be seeing the failure of DMOZ to remain a relevant source of information. The turn around time for the editors of DMOZ continues to grow, and requests of revisions of submitted information being ignored for long periods of time can be damaging to website owners. I think this may be the first step for Google to divorce itself from DMOZ in the future…

By: Adam Moro

Adam Moro — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:44:26 +0000

Thanks for the report, Jeremy. Interesting finds although personally I think it may just be too early to know what’s really going down. With what I’ve read to date, my guess is that this is merely an attempt to shift the mindsets of future SEOs and webmasters. You and I both know how long things take to happen at large organizations, maybe they’re just finally getting around to cleaning up their contradictions.

I assume you’ve read the whole GWC thread? Take it if you want but my advice, don’t put too much faith in SE Rountable’s (specifically rustybrick’s) interpretation of Googler comments. There’s nothing scary about JohnMu’s comment. It’s a typical Googler approach to answering sensitive questions and a smart person would know you can’t definitively determine anything from them (aside from assumptions about whether or not what the Googler is saying is even true or just infamous Google propoganda, of course). I can only assume the fear is within those who rely entirely on directories for their SEO. If you’re a true professional/expert/whatever SEO, you know that incorporating directories into your link development strategy is almost always a waste of time (and/or money). If you want to know my interpretation of JohnMu’s second post in that thread, any assumed devaluing of Yahoo links has already taken place (relatively long ago) and therefore the statement, “I wouldn’t necessarily assume that we’re devaluing Yahoo’s links, I just think it’s not one of the things we really need to recommend” is 100% not scary, just confirmation of prior assumptions.

By: Dante Monteverde

Dante Monteverde — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:14:38 +0000

Very interesting that Google is still using DMOZ. What happened to the rumor that Best Of The Web, botw.org was acquiring DMOZ?

By: Palapple

Palapple — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:04:42 +0000

Thanks for sharing. Search engine optimization is indeed one of the most crucial areas in Internet marketing, it is a perfect bridge between technology and business.

By: Eric Hundin

Eric Hundin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:48:04 +0000

I found your blog on MSN Search. Nice writing. I will check back to read more.

Eric Hundin