Google Sign in options
Remember me
This is not recommended for shared computers

Privacy Policy
Sign In
Create Account

Javascript Disabled Detected

You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality.

Subscribe to HRA Now!

SEO Class in Chicago, IL

Learn How To Optimize Your Website on July 26, 2013

Looking for personalized in-depth SEO training among your peers?

High Rankings is offering a 1-day customized SEO training class in Chicago. Class size is limited so please sign-up now if you want in!

Are you a Google Analytics enthusiast?

Share and download Custom Google Analytics Reports, dashboards and advanced segments--for FREE!

www.CustomReportSharing.com

From the folks who brought you High Rankings!

Opting Out Of Open Directory Listings At Msn

Started by Jill , May 23 2006 10:04 AM

Please log in to reply

8 replies to this topic

#1 Jill

High Rankings Advisor

Admin
32,376 posts

Posted 23 May 2006 - 10:04 AM

MSN is doing what Google should have done a long time ago and have instituted a meta tag to opt out of them using the ODP description for your MSN description!

Let's hope Google follows suit, as well as Yahoo with showing their crappy Yahoo Directory titles!

Opting Out of Open Directory Listings at MSN

[Hat tip to ThreadWatch]

Back to top

#2 Comtrad

HR 4

Active Members
130 posts

Location:My Computer

Posted 23 May 2006 - 10:30 AM

So this way they will use the description that you have in your tags?

Edit* I answered my own question, and it is yes.

Back to top

#3 Sarah

HR 5

Active Members
391 posts

Location:Kent

Posted 23 May 2006 - 10:37 AM

QUOTE(Jill @ May 23 2006, 04:04 PM)

MSN is doing what Google should have done a long time ago and have instituted a meta tag to opt out of them using the ODP description for your MSN description!
<snip>
Opting Out of Open Directory Listings at MSN
[Hat tip to ThreadWatch]

Think the page got broken ...... I just got an error message.

Dammit it works again 2 secs after posting

Thanks for the heads up!

Back to top

#4 torka

Vintage Babe

Moderator
4,408 posts

Location:Triangle area, NC, USA, Earth (usually)

Posted 23 May 2006 - 10:48 AM

Sweet! Let's hope the other SEs <subliminal>Google</subliminal> jump on this bandwagon pronto.

--Torka

Back to top

#5 projectphp

Lost in Translation

Moderator
2,203 posts

Location:Sydney Australia

Posted 23 May 2006 - 06:48 PM

But what shows instead? I would like the complete picture please!

Back to top

#6 Randy

Convert Me!

Moderator
17,540 posts

Posted 23 May 2006 - 07:09 PM

The insinuation is that the snippet will be pulled from what's on the page instead. They don't really say though.

Either way, it's certainly an improvement AFAIC ! Kudos to MSN for being the first out of the box. Let's hope the others jump on board. Anybody got Google and Yahoo voodoo dolls we can use to make it happen?

Back to top

#7 ewc21

Hong Kong SEO

Active Members
910 posts

Location:Hong Kong, China

Posted 23 May 2006 - 07:57 PM

I am sure somebody has already asked Google and Yahoo! guys about this one. Nice work MSN..

Back to top

#8 mcanerin

HR 7

Active Members
2,242 posts

Location:Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Posted 01 June 2006 - 05:36 PM

Ahhh, man....

I was on a trip when you guys brought this up, and I only look at the "Today's Posts" list, so I actually thought this was news.....

I'm so out of date. Next thing you know I'll find out that askjeeves is thinking of getting rid of the butler or something...

Excuse me, I have to get back to editing metatags - they are the latest thing, ya know...

Ian