[vicsireland] The Open Directory Project (ODP) another browseing experience
- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:52:41 +0100
The Open Directory Project (also known as the ODP) is an archive of the Web
edited by humans, in subject categories, rather in the manner of a library
catalogue of subjects. Its Web site is: www.dmoz.org/ It is closely
related to Wikipedia, and has a sister site at www.opensite.org/ and
a music version called "Open Music Project" at www.musicmoz.org >.
Now, while we have google and the like for horizontal Web searches: we now
have dmoz (Open Directory Project, Web site as above) for 'vertical
searches'. ODP consists of directories of general categories and within
them sub-directories which contain lists of sites with more specific
subjects. For example, you would find a list of 'international
broadcasters' a list of 55, under Radio, which in turn is one of the
subdirectories of Arts. (So far as I know, we are dealing with
English-language sites here.) You can also suggest (at a link provided on
the site)) an URL for them to add to the project. I think this a useful
site to know. Once again the URL is:
www.dmoz.org/
Happy Browsing!
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