Dec
19
What if Google Bought ODP?
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It looks like DMOZ had a near-death experience this week, according to this discussion at ABestWeb: DMOZ is DEAD
It didn’t take long to resuscitate, and it seems the editor notes are completely gone, with an interesting observation made
For those “more creative” webmasters, losing the DMOZ editor notes is like the police losing your criminal record!
I’ve long thought that it would be a good idea if Google bought ODP, but for other reasons, not the least of which are technical issues, but this brings a whole new dimension of possibility.
What if Google did own ODP and had complete access to all the IP numbers of editors and submitters and who knows what else. Bet it would make a fun toy for the spam team. 
By far, this isn’t a new discussion about the demise and value of ODP - nor is it a new idea. From back in 2003:
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum17/1726-2-30.htm#msg488698
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum17/1726-3-30.htm
My personal opinion, FWIW, hasn’t changed, not even one little bit.