The Open Directory, also known as DMOZ, is a large, categorized directory of websites and pages, which is staffed by volunteers. Every website and page that is added to the directory has to be manually reviewed before it is included. Being listed in the directory is free.
Not many people actually use the Open Directory for searches in the same way that Yahoo! is used, so the directory itself is of little value in generating traffic. However, its data can be freely downloaded, and any website, however small, can use it. One not so small website that downloads and uses the Open Directory’s data is Google. In fact, Google’s directory is the downloaded Open Directory.
Meta Tag Definitions
Making a true definition of Meta Tags is a lot simpler than explaining their functioning and by exactly which search engines. The only reason to this is simply because very few engines clearly explain with any amount of precision what they do look or don’t look at and just how much importance they will actually give to any such and such parameters. Let’s begin with the easy part: Meta Tags are snippets of HTML code concealed into the pages of a website that are used by the major search engines in an attempt to store data about that website. Such meta tags contain descriptions, keywords and key phrases, important site title information, etc. Such meta data is part of the many things search engines are seeking when trying to properly index a website.
Meta tags have long been ruling the minds of webmasters regarding their importance in search engine placement. Earlier SEs used to use the meta tags in analyzing the importance of a website as one of the main factor determining the ranking of a website. Read the rest of this entry »
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Competitive intensity and globalization has forced the business to use Information Technology for success. Resource Planning Solutions helps the organization to manage resources - man, money, machine effectively. Read the rest of this entry »