The Open Directory Project, Short ODP, more known as dmoz of addresses of sites , categorized in over 700,000 categories. Over 71 000 publishers participated in the project since its inception, nearly 8,000 are still active. The directory offers resources in 78 languages.

The ODP is free. Adding a new site and use of data does not cost anything. Data can be downloaded and used free of charge, subject to compliance with the license and the addition of a code HTML allocation .

The ODP is run by editors who determine the proposed sites, store them in the appropriate category and add others according to their visits on the web. Anyone can apply to become an editor .

Many sites use ODP data, in addition to other services, most notably the Yearbook Google , the latter has the advantage of classifying pages according to their popularity ( PageRank ), or alphabetically ; by cons, unlike the dmoz directory, it does not provide links to the same category in other languages.

The Mozzie

Mozzie

A fun feature is the illustration dmoz categories by the image of the lizard dmoz. Its name comes from Mozilla , the mascot of Netscape in the early days of the browser , and makes an implicit reference to the monster Godzilla. The big scary beast gave way to nice lizard "Mozzie".

Dmoz editors are invited to use the image in order to deflect Mozzie and create an illustration of their favorite category. The images created are royalty free.

Beginning in September 2008, there were already more than 2300 Mozzie.

French Publishers Association (AEF)

To promote and create a more visible part dmoz French, French-language publishers have banded together in the Association of French-language publishers dmoz. This association is informal, no statutes, no fees. Portal, developed by French publishers, is a personalized homepage to access more sympathetic to French dmoz categories. Each link to a category directory dmoz official. So there is no directory dmoz-aef, only easier access.

At the same time as the new portal was created Mozzie incorporating the symbol of the Francophonie.

In the same movement, the French dmoz editors gathered in the Community on Orkut aef-dmoz. In early September 2008 they were 96 members of this community.

In June 2005 the dmoz aef-launched its own weblog, "Aef Dmoz Blog . This blog is a wealth of information on the categories of the directory, how to reference site on dmoz, find directory information or to become editor. On September 3, 2008, the French part of the book were almost 223,300 registered websites and 373 publishers active volunteers. Between 31 August 2007 and August 31, 2008, the rate of growth of the French section was approximately 6%.

History

• June 5, 1998: project creation Gnuhoo
• June 1998: Gnuhoo NewHoo was renamed following a request from the FSF ( Free Software Foundation )
• November 1998: NewHoo was bought by Netscape
• NewHoo is renowned Open Directory Project (Open Directory) by Netscape as a result of a request for Yahoo!
• ODP is accessible via the web address directory.mozilla.org
• 1999: dmoz - Open Directory Project: dmoz.org
• June 2005: Foundation of dmoz-aef. Org, the community of French-language publishers dmoz
• October 2006: the French part reaches 200 000 sites indexed
• September 2007: Launches dmoz blog Official English .
• March 2008: over 221 000 sites in the French part (on March 31, 2008 )
• June 5, 2008: directory celebrates ten years ^,
• End 2009: The association aef-dmoz moved to continue the adventure on Facebook

Do not confuse

A commercial site takes the name of dmoz: dmoz.fr. This site is not part of the ODP, despite its name.

Notes

See also

External Links

• (En) Category Open Directory Project dmoz directory
• Francophone portal Dmoz
• Google Directory dmoz.org amended version.
• dmoz, the collapse of a myth , critics on the operation dmoz

• Internet portal

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