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To: Susan G who wrote (280)8/4/1999 1:37:00 PM
From: BSD  Respond to of 438
 
It's heartening to see this thread coming to life again. Seems to be much underlying optimism.



To: Susan G who wrote (280)8/4/1999 3:53:00 PM
From: White Shoes  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 438
 
Arguably, About.com's popularity (isn't this always the way) is spurring others to mimic this 'guiding'.

There is also a precedent in the Open Directory Project (www.dmoz.com) - a lower cost model, to be sure, but not all that useful for the user, IMO.

I guess About.com will be like the 'Cadillac' of the guide sites. Time will tell if they can afford to pay their guides for what is some fairly inconsistent-quality guiding.