Web Directory

» CNet News: Microsoft Drops LookSmart Search Tool
   The software giant is ending its deal to use LookSmart's listings on its MSN pages, as it gets ready to push its own Web search technology.
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032_3-5087489.html

» LookSmart
   Former search engine; now a search advertising network and management company. Corporate information and details of services for advertisers and publishers.
   http://search.looksmart.com/

» LookSmart Answer Their Critics
   Transcript of an interview with LookSmart.com.au CEO Damian Smith discussing the change of LookSmart.com to a pay per click service.
   http://www.high-search-engine-ranking.com/LookSmart_Answer_Their_Critics.htm

» LookSmart Changes To Cost-Per-Click Listings
   Provides information about the LookSmart switch to a pay per click service, how it may affect the relevancy of search results, and possible sources of confusion for website owners and marketers.
   http://searchenginewatch.com/2164781

» LookSmart Looks Dumb Again
   Discusses the problems with Looksmart's decision to upgrade paid listings to a pay-per-click program.
   http://www.traffick.com/article.asp?aID=53

» Looks Can Be Deceiving
   Article examining and criticising Looksmart's change to a pay-per-click service.
   http://www.searchengineguide.com/kalena-jordan/looks-can-be-deceiving.php

» Pandia: LookSmart and Zeal Directories Unite
   LookSmart has integrated the listings from the volunteer-based Zeal directory.
   http://www.pandia.com/sw-2001/44-zeal.html

» Search Engine Showdown: Review of LookSmart
   Greg R. Notess reviews search and display features of LookSmart.
   http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/dir/looksmart/review.html

» The New LookSmart PPC Program
   Pandia reviews the LookSmart pay-per click program and strategies for dealing with it.
   http://www.pandia.com/sw-2002/13-looksmart.html

» The Search Lounge: When Giant Directories Roamed the Earth
   Dave Jansik, Senior Ontologist and Content Producer at LookSmart.com, explains the history of the Looksmart directory and considers the future of directories.
   http://www.searchlounge.org/index.php?p=40

» Wired News: Building a Bigger Search Engine
   LookSmart has released a screensaver that harnesses the spare computing power of volunteers whose machines are indexing the Web.
   http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2003/04/58497

» Wired News: Seething Over the Search for Cash
   Article examining the criticism of Looksmart's decision to change their business model and directory to pay-per-click advertising.
   http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2002/05/52741