Comments on: Dmoz Extortion

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:05:42 +0000

Is DMOZ even a good resource anymore? It’s probably easier and quicker to get natural listings in the top three search engines.

By: All Wheel Drive Vehicles

All Wheel Drive Vehicles — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:17:04 +0000

That is absolutely insane! I have tried and failed many times to get listed in DMOZ, but it sounds corrupt anyway, so Google doesnt have a leg to stand on by supporting it…

By: StevenH

StevenH — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:01:46 +0000

That’s a good point, although it’s been $2500^ for more than a year now. I guess a few companies got wise and a grand was cheap. It’s also a PR8 now

By: tony

tony — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:43:49 +0000

Might as well go to the W3C supporters page where you can get a permanent PR9 link for only 1K.

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By: StevenH

StevenH — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:22:56 +0000

And because you and others are willing to pay it, they’ll remain shady. As soon as the extorsion goes dry they’ll change the way they do business… but until then?

By: koko

koko — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:31:37 +0000

Thanks for sharing~