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August 30, 2006

Yahoo! Please Enable a No Yahoo! Directory Tag

Yahoo!, please enable a method of requesting that you do not display the Yahoo! Directory title in the search results. I mean, I know I like my title, because it is cute, but still, I rather the title listed in the search results pull from my title tag, or at least have an option to define that.

We won't think that you are being a copy cat, I am sure we will praise you like we praised Google and MSN. Your brothers each enabled the NOODP tag, that allows a Webmaster to tell the engines, no matter what, please do not use the ODP title in the search results. MSN implemented the tag on May 22, 2006, they were praised for it and Google implemented it on July 13, 2006 and they were praised for it.

We will praise you for implementing a NOYDIR tag or something like that.

It is the difference between showing:
yahoo-title-0829.png

Versus this:
google-title-0829.png

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posted rustybrick in Yahoo! Search Optimization at August 30, 2006 8:14 AM Comments (4)

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Please oh please... I Have not 1 keyword and not 1 call to action in the yahoo title :(

 

Posted by Gabs at August 30, 2006 10:56

I thought after last year's indexing summit at SES San Jose that Yahoo was going to change their title policy, but it seems not. Until they do, I advise most of my clients not to get Yahoo Directory listings, and I scream as loud as I can about it on the forums. Come on Yahoo! Please!!

 

Posted by Robert Charlton at August 31, 2006 13:29

I so hate this but it's set me back about 7 months or so with no return for my extra $300 to yahoo. i'd have gotten better results from yahoo without the directory listing i think.

 

Posted by JR Middlebrook at November 24, 2006 02:02

I am trying to add my famous indian news website www.agranews.com in yahoo directory but I am not able. If any one can guide me. Thanks

 

Posted by rajeev saxena at December 17, 2007 19:36

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