Google Banning Sites That Use DMOZ data?

[Mike77]

Just FYI :I do not use dmoz data but those who do should be careful i guess:

http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum30/33761.htm

[msdesmarais]

That's interesting...

From what I am getting from the posts, it seems that sites that are exact duplicates of DMOZ, or have a boat load of links from the DMOZ directory and backlinks to DMOZ, are getting banned. But those that have limited content from DMOZ are not.

When is someone going to start a Google boycott!

[Steven Myers]

Boycotting is pointless, if Google is pulling this out of their sleeves, then it's an obvious act of noise that should be continued and let them do what they need to do to keep copy mocked sites of DMOZ off the net.

DMOZ works their butts off just like you the webmaster of your site, and don't deserve to have the ENTIRE directory of links from their business be put into a single hand of a user and able to do a simple load and a job well done to the user who uploaded.

Think about it, would you let it fly by with a webmaster who just, loads your entire site links that you worked so hard for to get, to just upload them to their site and make their hundreds when you worked your butt off to get those links added from a non-stop advertising campaign you did for months?

I know I wouldn't..

[msdesmarais]

That response made absolutely no sense at all. Google does not own the Internet nor does Google own DMOZ, the links in the DMOZ directory or, the content on the pages those links point to. Considering Google is the only one, from what the posts at the aforementioned site state, banning these sites at a such a high rate only means that content will not be available at Google - it can still be found at other search engines.

As far as DMOZ is concerned, it is well known, as has been for years, that the DMOZ "editors" charge people to have their link listed in that "free" and "open" directory and, they also black list sites that have similar content to their's (the editors) or, when they think the competiton to their site is too great. DMOZ was not, and has never been, an advertisement generated link directory.

My point is, who the hell is Google to think they can pick and choose what it is Internet users will see and where they will see it? It is not DMOZ that is banning these sites, it is Google.

[fbc]

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Google has it. We all helped make it the monster that it is. But alot of the blame fails within the R&D departments of yahoo, and others for not jumping on the ball quick enough to match googles products.

[bobby9101]

DMOZ category or lInk IMporting is the dumbest idea that ever come into the directory market.
So simply don't do it.

[anon]

Content visible to registered users only.
Zing!

i agree 100%.

some categories imorted aren't a bad thing, because they are 'key word' intensive in that they are common place in searching. But to copy an entire structure is ..well... duh!

Rob

[fbc]

No it's not a bad idea, it's just an idea that is past it's time. I have a lot of friends that bought new cars that way because they imports links from DMOZ and add a little adsense, and a little blog spamming, and whalla, instant $500 dollar a month adsense income.

I'm not condoning blog spamming or anything of the like, however, it is poetic justice to use googles own system to rip them off of $500 dollars or more weekly.

[David]

Yes, I agree with the idea that it is an idea that is past its time.
It is just a matter of staying current with what works.

[fbc]

Yup, it's already starting to go away much like link farms.

Google is wising up to it and it is taking measures.

P.S. Where you able to find my payment and upgrade me? The paypal account I used to pay for was {email address removed}. thanks.