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Originally Posted by madicomputers
Does anyone use DMOZ to search for sites anymore or is it a just a webmaster’s requisite task on a to do list? This dinosaur would've been extinct three years ago if PR 9 were properly halved to reflect its dusty cobwebs. Think of the myriad search alternatives that have been developed since DMOZ was relevant - Google, delicious, other tagging sites, even MSN search to name a few - and the DMOZ begins to looks as untended and overgrown as the DMZ that separates Korea from North Korea. ;) |
People have been predicting DMOZ's demise for a long time - and that's fine. Plenty of people use it as a resource to find information when the SEs fail. Webmasters use it to gain exposure or to flesh out their own website's directories. There will always be some people who find an open, human edited directory useful, there will always be editors who enjoy editing for their own reasons.
The day DMOZ "dies" is the day I get the most recent RDF dump and maintain my own version.