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In recognition of the 10th anniversary of ODP/DMOZ, this blog post acknowledges the contribution of many thousands of volunteer editors in building the directory.

An ODP meta-editor celebrates the 10th anniversary of the project by acknowledging the work of fellow volunteers.

The Editor-in-Chief of the ODP reflects on the past 10 years and outlines future plans for the directory.

Celebrating the achievements of the Open Directory Project over the last 10 years.

Blog suggests that the results may be similar for the user.

Forum thread presents an analysis of the most recent RDF data from DMOZ, followed by discussion about its significance.

A former meta-editor comments on the recent official ODP blog post about site suggestion tactics.

A software developer questions whether Google should stop basing its algorithm on the ODP.

An ODP meta-editor comments on today's official ODP Blog post by a staff member, in which the site suggestion policy is outlined.

"I want to build a directory that is bigger than DMOZ and does not follow the same corrupt format that DMOZ allows. Because they are an open directory with professionals serving as editors the game filed is not level. A person who owns a company and edits the category belonging to their industry will make it hard for competitors to get listed in the directory as well" says Brandon.

A directory is a website that contains lists of links from all over the internet in a categorised database. Of these directories, DMOZ is the most widely used by the optimisation industry.

Blog post compares the structure of DMOZ with that of other volunteer organizations, and revisits the issue of ODP editor recruitment and retention.

The official ODP (staff) blog quotes an SEO article about the value of a DMOZ listing, and how best to achieve this.

A marketing blog explains how web directories, especially high quality ones, are coveted links for search engine marketers, and experienced directory editors are considered an asset.

Explains the recent changes in ODP editorial management, and discusses the roles of the new volunteer Administrators. From the blog of a former meta-editor.

Blog of a current ODP meta-editor explains that

sites that are submitted via the public interface are not guaranteed inclusion. In fact, they are nothing more than suggestions for the editors to use if they choose to, for the purpose of building the directory. There is no backlog, only a surplus of resources available to editors for their use in building the directory.

Blog post and comments on a recent Webmaster World thread about Google rank dropping after a site disappeared from the ODP.

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