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	Search Engine Laisha's List - http://www.laisha.com/zine/odphistory.html The history of the Open Directory Project.
	Interview: Netscape's Dariusz Paczuski - http://www.webreference.com/new/990308.html#interview Webreference interview looks at the Open Directory Project’s become goal to become the most comprehensive web directory. Provides notes on the importance of volunteer editors and outlines key differences between Yahoo and ODP.
	CNET News.com: On the Net, There is Such a Thing as Free Labor - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-230666.html Jim Hu writes about the growing trend of companies using volunteer editors to build their directories. Netscape’s purchase of NewHoo, which was then renamed the Open Directory Project, is mentioned.
	SearchEngineWatch.com: AOL Search Big Improvement For Members - http://searchenginewatch.com/2167581 Danny Sullivan discusses the new features powering AOL Search and mentions its inclusion of matching categories from the Open Directory.
	SearchEngineWatch.com: Lycos Transforms Into Directory - http://searchenginewatch.com/2167171 Danny Sullivan covers the Lycos decision to abandon its crawler-based search engine for directory data. Discusses the large number of ODP volunteer editors and compares their editing power to that of Yahoo’s staff.

	NYTimes.com: Changes in Search Industry Create Strange Bedfellows - http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/04/cyber/articles/28search.html Article discusses Netscape’s unconventional move of licensing its Open Directory data to Lycos for free.
	CNN: Search Engines to fit any style - http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/21/search.engine.idg/index.html Danny Sullivan discusses the various trends among search engines. Open Directory is referenced as the provider of the main search results for Lycos and Netscape Search.
	San Jose BusinessJournal: Online Directories Beginning to Charge - http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/1999/05/03/story5.html Article discusses Yahoo’s move to charge a fee for an express review service and the industry debate on the issue.
	Jupitermedia: Perlhoo Featured on Internet.com's WebReference Site - http://www.jupitermedia.com/corporate/releases/99.05.13-perlhoo.html Articles explains that Perlhoo is an Open Source application for building catalogs in a cost effective way. Mentions future versions will include import filters for data from the ODP.
	Wired: Lycos Embraces Open Web Index - http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1999/04/19164 Chris Oakes writes about Lycos adopting the Open Directory Project into its search results and notes a similar move recently made by Bomis.

	CNET News.com: Mozilla Comes of Age - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-221175.html Paul Festa writes about the success Mozilla achieved in its first year and the impact it made on the industry. Article mentions Netscape’s acquisition of NewHoo.
	CNET News.com: Netscape to Launch User-Driven Directory - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-220573.html Jim Hu writes about the pending launch of the Netscape Open Directory and its hope in the volunteer editors’ ability to expand the content.
	PCWorld: Netscape's Volunteer Army Indexes Web - http://www.pcworld.com/article/14086/netscapes_volunteer_army_indexes_web.html Article explains how the many volunteer editors of ODP are building the directory.
	SearchEngineWatch.com: Netscape Integrates Directory - http://searchenginewatch.com/2166961 Danny Sullivan writes about the launch of Netscape Open Directory and its relationship with the ODP.
	SearchEngineWatch.com: The "New" AltaVista - http://searchenginewatch.com/2167571 Danny Sullivan writes about the new changes at AltaVista and mentions they are using their own version of the Open Directory.

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