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Dear Google-Friends,
We're very excited to let you know about a new search feature at Google: our
new directory at http://directory.google.com.
Our new Google directory integrates Google's sophisticated search
technology with Netscape Open Directory pages to create the most
useful tool for finding information on the web. Here are some of the
improvements that make Google directory the most unique and powerful
directory of its kind:
- Importance ranking.
The Google directory starts with a collection of websites selected
by Netscape's Open Directory volunteer editors. Google then applies
its patent-pending PageRank technology to rank the sites based on
their importance. Horizontal bars, which are displayed next to each
web page, indicate the importance of the page, as determined by
PageRank. This distinctive approach to ranking web sites enables the
highest quality pages to appear first as top results for any Google
directory category. (For example, see
http://directory.google.com/Top/Recreation/Travel/Transportation/Air_Travel/Airlines/)
- Smarter search within directory categories.
Unlike other directories, Google uses the advanced technology that
powers its regular web search to search over all the content of sites
within a category, not just the titles and descriptions. This
capability enables users to search deeper within categories and
produces more relevant results than any other directory search.
- Web search integration.
Google's innovative classification technique connects regular
Google search results with information in the Google directory. This
technology gives users one-click access from regular Google search
results to the most relevant hand-selected web pages in the Google
directory. (For example, see
http://www.google.com/search?q=the+economist)
- Clean, uncluttered user interface.
The Google directory uses the same no-nonsense, user-friendly
interface design that distinguishes the google.com site. (See
http://directory.google.com/)
Google is always eager to make the best information resources
available to you. With the integration of the Netscape Open Directory
Project, we've taken a great, open information resource and made it
even more powerful and accessible.
We hope you find the Google directory useful and fun. Please let us
know what you think!
Keep on Googlin,
Larry and Sergey.
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