SEO Files > PubCon Vegas 2005 Update #2 - DMOZ
[ - Jason Golod Blogs] I was talking to Shoe last night and thinking back, I think one of the most profound things we learned was that Google is working to remove the DMOZ clone sites from their index. It is no secret that most SEO/SEM types covet DMOZ listings and the biggest reason is the large number of backlinks that will come from the clone sites, once your website is listed.
Some related posts from Technorati and Google.
[Forums.digitalpoint.com] 1 site, 6 dmoz listings = little effect on serps: I have other applications pending for other sites and as I have become more experienced with the effects of a dmoz listings or lack there of, my anxiety over the outstanding submissions not having been added yet has decreased to a bare 'well, if they add it they do, if they dont they dont.'
[Forums.seochat.com] cloning webdirectories: Proving once more that Google is a mere bit player, subordinate to the wishes and whims of the DMOZ empire. [As we see another thread about the ODP, starting to turn into another "let's skin the editors"
[Seobook.com] SEO Book.com: internet Archives: Not that long ago I saw a blog rank for a rather gross porn related term (was trying to gross a friend out) and I got to thinking, now that there is the rel=nofollow you really could get away with just saying that you were too lazy to moderate your old comments and re engineer old pages to rank well for many many many many adult terms (I accidentally rank for some by accidentally using occasional foul language).
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