With so much information available on the Internet, businesses are continually looking for the best ways to categorize the information and make it easier for web users to find the information they are seeking. Although many people turn to search engines to find information through keyword searchers, web directories are continually growing in popularity. These directories, which are typically reviewed by human editors, place web sites within certain categories. In that way, users can simply click on the category they ae interested in and will be directed to a listing of links that are relevant to that category.

There are growing numbers of web directories appearing on the Internet, though not all of them are of high quality. In fact, some web directories exist for the sole purpose of making money and, as such, the editors do not spend much time screening the links that are added to the directory listing. One web directory that has earned a great deal of respect for its quality links, however, is The Best of the Web directory.

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The Internet is a continually evolving piece of technology containing billions of websites and WebPages. As such, sorting through all of the available pages would be an impossible task if there was not some method for putting order to what is available.

Among the first methods utilized to put order to the Internet has been the search engine. Search engines such as Yahoo! Make it possible for web surfers to input certain keywords in order to access web sites containing those words that may be relevant to the search.

In March of 1995, two Stanford University graduate students by the names of Jerry Yang and David Filo introduced the Yahoo! search engine to the world. Since then, numerous other search engines have been developed, but Yahoo! continues to be one of the top three most popular search engines available.

As is the case with all Internet companies, Yahoo! is continually looking for new ways to expand its services and to remain competitive. As a result, Yahoo! Directory was developed. Yahoo! Directory is a form of web directory that lists web sites according to categories. Unlike search engines, which are run entirely by software and complex algorithms, the directory is human created and is maintained by human editors. As a result, you can expect to find more relevant information when using the Yahoo! Directory.

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Are you or your friends looking for the most comprehensive and largest human-edited web directory? Dmoz.org is the place to go! It is an Open Directory Project which is designed and maintained by an immense, global community of editors who voluntarily rendered their time, talent, and skills to give excellent services to the growing number of net-citizens. OPD was initially founded in 1998 as “Gnuhoo” by Bob Truel and Rich Skrenta who were both working for Sun Microsystems as engineers. Chris Tollers who was the network security products marketing head, also signed on as Gnuhoo co-founder together with co-founders Jeremy Wenokur and Bryn Dole.

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