Loren Baker writes that Best of the Web (BOTW.org) has hired over 30 of the top DMOZ editors in an effort to improve categories with additional relevant listings. (April 08, 2008)

Article on Rich Skrenta's plans to develop Blekko, a new competitor to Google in the online Search market. Skrenta's success with NewHoo, which later became the Open Directory Project, is noted as one of the reasons for the industry’s high expectations of Blekko. (March 14, 2008)

John Leyden discusses how these high-profile websites are cracking down on phishing fraudsters. Article mentions that SiteTruth uses the Open Directory Project database as a cross-reference to help identify problem sites. (January 23, 2008)