Google ,Yahoo.....

[Hit man]

No my dear google had directory.........

I hope aol and msn had no directory............ right ?????????

[dudley]

Originally Posted by Hit man

Hi Friends,

I know all this are search engine as well as directories. But the fact last week i've attended the interview , they asked what is yahoo? I told its a search engine and also it has directories, the interviewer told me yahoo is a directories.......... how????????????????

Owwws... Really. Tell me, where did the interviewer got that "IDEA"? I know they are all search engine

[alex-party]

They are all 100% SERs with directories.
Did you know Microsoft wants to buy Yahoo?
Maybe Yahoo chickened out and became only a directory ?!!
You may print out our replies from this forum and show it to the person who interviewed you if you meet again.

[Ka-canor]

Originally Posted by Hit man

Hi Friends,

I like to know which one is search engine and which one is directories

Google - Search engine or directories ?
Yahoo - Search engine or directories ?
Msn - Search engine or directories ?
Aol - Search engine or directories ?
Ask - Search engine or directories ?

Please answer me ...................

They are all search engine period.

[[ugly_cat]]

the difference of Search engine and Directory.
Search Engines
Search engines use computer programs called Robots to automatically go from page to page through the web, reading content, and adding it to their databases. To speed up the process of getting your site indexed, they usually have a way for you to submit your site for indexing. You usually only have to tell a Search Engine the URL (address) of your site and it takes care of the rest.
Directories
Directories are run by humans who review web sites and categorize them within their directories. This leads to a more abridged set of sites which can good or bad depending on what you're searching for.
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Yahoo and DMOZ are the two biggest directories on the web, but other important directories include local directories for your state, town, chamber of commerce, etc.
Due to the human editing of directories, there is usually a charge for submitting your website for review. Yahoo charges $299/year to be in their directory but DMOZ is currently free.