UPDATE:  We ran out of comment space here so we created a new directory submission post. 

We research and add the majority of our directory  listings ourselves.  If your site is new or we have missed it then we will gladly add it for free. Our only criteria is that the website is a directory that offers  some type of submission process. We do not list adult directories. Please note that lower quality directories may be given a nofollow attribute.

To have your directory considered for inclusion in our list of directories simply add a comment below using this format:

• URL*:

• Type*: (e.g. general, travel,  blogs, USA, French language)

• Cost*: Free, Paid or Reciprocal

A “free” directory should provide “dofollow” listings without requiring anything in return (like a reciprocal link)

Example

• URL*: abctraveldirectory.com
  

• Type*: Niche / Travel

• Cost*: Free

In order to identify automated submissions only comments in the above format will be reviewed.. We usually review submissions  every 5-10 days.

To submit, add your directory info as a comment  below.

Note:  A small percentage of users have reported a blank screen when they try to add a comment. We suspect that these people are getting caught in the blog’s Askimet spam software. If you receive a blank screen please use our contact form to email your info. This post replaces the previous submit post.

Remember:  Directories Only.  Do no add you site if it is not a web directory. 

Background

Back in September and October of 2007 Google penalized a large number of directories. These directories’ PR dropped to zero and the sites did not appear in the top 40 rankings of Google‘s search results, not even for their own domain.

Good News

Earlier this year, Google lifted the penalties on all the directories involved.  As of the latest PR update these directories are doing fine. I have just updated my analysis of the directories penalized by Google.  The table shows the latest PageRank for the directories in questions.

Google updated it’s toolbar PageRank on or around April 3rd.  So far, everything looks extremely good for directories.  From my observations, directory PR is continuing to rise.  Stay tuned for the more complete stats.

I am in the process of updating the directory list.  Unfortunately, the script I am using is still reporting thousands of false N/As so I have to go through the list manually.  If you see incorrect PR after today please report it.  Thanks .

I’m a bit old fashioned, not hip to the latest and greatest toys, but I got around to creating a new category for Twitter directories, in the Social Media section.   It didn’t take long to add 40 quality listings.  For those further out of it than me, Twitter is a microblogging service that allows  its users to send and read short messages known as tweets.  The Twitter directories make it easier to find twitterers on a specific subject or geographic region.

We have just completed a major addition to our article directory list.  We added about 80 new article directories, bring the total back up to 750 article directories.  Over the last month we eliminated about 80 dead ones.

To view the recent added directories sort by Date Added.  you will receive a list of the latest additions. http://www.web-directories.ws/Press/Articles/?s=D&p=1

Below are our latest PageRank stats, compiled from our database of over 16,000 web directories.  Sorry it has taken so long to produce new stats.  We have been having trouble updating PR since Google changed their APIs in September.  David of PHPLD was kind enough to provide me with a beta copy of an update tool that runs on my local machine, but unfortunately a percentage of sites receive a false PR of NA.  This time around, I ran the script on directories that were PR2 and lower.  I then updated the PR manually in high usage categories.  I then reviewed a good portion (but not all) of the NA directories.  Over the last month, PR in the database has been corrected in various ways. Nevertheless, the number of NA directories is a bit higher than it should. Having said that, here are the PR stats.

Directory PR Statistics as of Feb 11, 2010

Directory PageRank have been very strong over that last 4 Google PR updates. The following table compares PageRank in our database, showing percentage changes between July of 2009 and the present.

Factors that may have affected these numbers:

• Since many of the directories are added by the editor of this site, the directories included cannot be considered random. The results of any given date can be skewed by the types of directories that were added in the previous period.  Of late, we have stopped adding most .info general directories and concentrated on adding niche and regional directories.  The number general directories has grown slower than other types.
• Some directories in the database have a false PR of NA (see first paragraph)

As a result of the factors above, the statistics produced are more useful in showing general long-term trends.

UPDATE: We ran out of comment space here so we created a new directory submission post.

We research and add the majority of our listings ourselves.  If we have missed your site we will gladly add it for free. Our only criteria is that the website is a directory with some type of submission process. We do not list adult directories. Please note that lower quality directories may be given a nofollow attribute.

To have your directory considered for inclusion in our list of directories simply add a comment below using this format:

• URL*:

• Type*: (e.g. general, webmaster, blogs, USA, German language)

• Cost*: Free, Paid or Reciprocal

Note: in our book, a free directory provides “dofollow” listings without requiring anything in return

Example

• URL*: abctraveldirectory.net
  

• Type*: Niche / Travel

• Cost*: Free

In order to identify automated submissions only comments in the above format will be reviewed.. We usually add sites every 5-10 days.

To submit, click the comments link below.

Note:  A small percentage of users have reported a blank screen when they try to add a comment. We suspect that these people are getting caught in the blog’s Askimet spam software. If you receive a blank screen please use our contact form to email your information. This post replaces the previous submit post.

The directory industry got some good news of late  as Google decided to let a bunch of directories out of the penalty box.  Most of these directories spent over 2 years in the sin bin.

History

In the past, Google has periodically penalized individual sites.  In September and October of 2007 they hit a large number of web directories.  The sites in question had their PR dropped to zero.  These sites did not appear in the top 40 rankings of Google‘s search results, not even for their own domain.  For example, a directory called abc.com did not appear in the top 40 in a search for abc.

 Today

Today‘s analysis is based on a list of directories that received Google penalties back in September & October 2007.  I have updated the list with their current PageRank. As for PageRank, I would have to say that it has recovered well. It is very close to the level it was before the reduction. In many cases, it is a point or two lower but this can be explained by the fact that the owners were not motivated to promote these directories over the last couple of years. These sites also lost many links because of the penalties.

The table below is a subset of the directories involved.  For a more complete view follow the link above.

I admit that I have not followed most of these sites closely over the last 2 years so if you have anything to add I would be grateful for your comments.  Thanks.

Citizens have come to Google’s headquarters in Beijing with offerings of flowers and candles.   Google said it stopped censoring its Chinese search engine on Wednesday after hackers inside China were targeting the e-mail accounts of Chinese human rights dissidents and 20 Chinese and international companies.

This message in English is “”Google is real man”

On Wednesday, many Chinese residents  were able to see pictures of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre for the first time.

Is it a silent protest for freedom in China?  The real issue is Google’s fight against censorship of the web. Whatever their motives today, let’s support Google in bringing freedom to the web and to the people of China.

Related:

Here is an interesting article on How Google Censors Search Results in China.

Here is a good video that gives you an idea of what happened during  the Tinanmen Square massacre

Update:  Jan 14th 4:30PM.

When I do a search from Canada on Google.cn for images or videos of “tiananmen square massacre tanks”  I  get censored results.  There is really nothing to look at compared to google.ca and google.com.  Has Google started censoring results again or am perhaps looking at an outdated copy of Google’s results.

As most of you probably know, Google updated their toolbar PageRank on December 31st.   Overall I would have to say that the news was very good for directories.   As usual some went up and some when down.   It looks like the majority of sites only fluctuated by one.  The big news is that a bunch of directories that were penalized 2 years ago recovered their rankings and their PR.  I will complete a full analysis and post the results in the next couple of days.