AOL may chip away at Ask Jeeves, others

Netscape to launch user-driven directory

Mozilla comes of age

"On the Net, there is such a thing as free labor". ODP and AOL use of volunteers.

AltaVista launches beta site for revamped portal

Search engines to fit any style - Danny Sullivan article

Perlhoo Featured on Internet.com's WebReference Site

The search is based on the Open Directory Project, which currently offers 675,000 sites in over 100,000 categories and from 229 countries in 44 languages. If you type a search term that doesn't appear in the Open Directory, Netscape queries meta-search engine Google, which quickly pops up results.

Changes in Search Industry Create Strange Bedfellows [registration required]

Portals to glean open directories

Lycos Wants You to Rank the Web

Netscape's Volunteer Army Indexes Web

Online directories beginning to charge

Can Open Directory survive at portals geared to commerce?

The history of the Open Directory Project.

Netscape Integrates Directory

Lycos Transforms Into Directory

The 'New' AltaVista

AOL Search Big Improvement For Members

Yahoo Gets 'Open Content' With GeoCities Deal

Netscape's Open Directory Project aims to out-Yahoo

Lycos Embraces Open Web Index.

Lycos and Hotbot make use of ODP data

Netscape Promotes Open Directory

Netscape Improves Search Service