JoeAnt
JoeAnt is a human-edited directory offering "to provide a directory of quality sites for Internet users".
Created by a group of a dozen former Go.com (Disney) volunteer Go Guides, JoeAnt was born of the desire to provide relevant results in a wide variety of topics, and seeks to work by forming a 'community' of editors where anyone interested can join in.[1]
Launched on May 24, 2001, JoeAnt has grown into a large directory with a large editor list. The site was built from the ground up by Jerry David without relying on other programming or scripts. Another founding member of JoeAnt is Mary Beth Buckner who oversees aspects of the directory such as creating guidelines, coordinating the work of staff editors, and resolving disputes. The other founding members are Yvette, Gloria Craney (died on April 9, 2008), and Hugo Vogels.[2][3]
The site was relaunched in August 2002 following an extensive site rebuild that recreated the back-end to enable the directory to be indexed by search engine spiders, while adding several new tools for editors, and improving search engine performance.
Additions can be made in two ways. Listings can be paid for by website owners, with no guarantee of inclusion. Listings can also be added by volunteer editors.
Volunteer editors are registered automatically and do not require a review process. The sites they submit are reviewed by a higher-level editor, regardless of topic. This allows the submitter to quickly review the site without the possibility of the reviewer being a competitor.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ About Us. JoeAnt
- ↑ History and Analysis of JoeAnt. From the Ashes of Disney's Go.com Volunteer-Edited Directory. SEOLogic, Date unknown.
- ↑ JoeAnt Scours the Web. Search Engine Watch, July 4, 2001.
- ↑ JoeAnt. Web Directory Reviews Org, February 19, 2013.
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