WEB DIRECTORIES
WEB DIRECTORIES (such as Yahoo!® (http://dir.yahoo.com):
- Are created by people.
- Have smaller databases.
- Usually result in fewer hits.
- Include more indexing (i.e., subject lists) and evaluation of each site that is included.
- Search ONLY in the site description that was submitted when the site was added to the directory’s database.
How does this impact on searching?
When you search a Web Directory, you'll find "hits" based on matches to words in the Site Description.
- Because Web Directories are built by humans, their are usually smaller than those that are built by "spider" computers. Because fewer sites are included in a Web Directory database, you'll also usually get fewer "hits" for your topic.
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