Directory of 2002 Resources

Description: Press articles in 2002 on or featuring the Open Directory Project.

Resources in This Category

CNET News.com: Pranksters Rig Web for April Fools

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-873177.html
CNET covers April Fools Day pranks including the Open Directory along with Napster and others.
CommunityResources.net Honors the Open Directory Project with the Award of Excellence for Good Internet Citizenship

http://www.communityresources.net/press/dmoz.html
Press release on the excellence award given to the Open Directory Project for its success and contributions from volunteer editors.
Open Directory Project Search Results and ODP Status

http://www.searchengineguide.com/orbidex/2002/0405_orb1.html
Reports on ODP's usage in the search engine world as well as the April 1 prank of apparently being bought by Microsoft and changed to the Microsoft Directory Project aka the Gates Open Directory (GOD).
The Guardian: Is Yahoo Losing the Plot?

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2002/may/02/internetnews.onlinesupplement
Ben Hammersley's dissection of Yahoo in The Guardian makes favourable mention of the ODP.

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