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.

Jim Hu writes about the pending launch of the Netscape Open Directory and its hope in the volunteer editors’ ability to expand the content.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Article discusses Netscape’s unconventional move of licensing its Open Directory data to Lycos for free.

Article explains how the many volunteer editors of ODP are building the directory.

Article discusses Yahoo’s move to charge a fee for an express review service and the industry debate on the issue.

The history of the Open Directory Project.