1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. In astrology, it was considered being as the year of Gemini, the Twins.

Announcement - NewHoo is joining Netscape Mozilla.org!
Denounce: Netscape Acquires NewHoo! Community Directory Project for $40.05 Billion - A satirical look at the news, with a large element of fiction.
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Netscape Press Release - Netscape Offers First Open Content Web Search Service on Netcenter
News.com - Netscape buys freeware directory
Meta Description: [ Netscape buys freeware directory | The software and portal firm purchases a small Internet directory that relies on freeware technology. | November 18, 1998, 8:25 AM PT | Jim Hu | Jeff Pelline ]
PC Magazine: Search the Web - From a review of Online Search Engines
Meta Description: [ Thousands of products can improve your business -- or disrupt the status quo. David Berlind guides you through the new technologies, services, and ways of thinking that will make your enterprise more effective in its use of IT. ]
Search Engine Watch - NewHoo Becomes Netscape Open Directory
Meta Description: [ Netscape has acquired the volunteer-compiled NewHoo web directory, which has been rebranded as the Netscape Open Directory. It is currently being made available through Mozilla.org and will be offered later within the Netscape portal site. The announcement came on Nov. 18, and terms of the deal w... ]
Search Engine Watch - NewHoo: Yahoo Built By The Masses
Meta Description: [ An interesting new directory was launched on June 5 that is produced by a staff of volunteer editors. ]
Slashdot - Gnuhoo, an interesting experiment which might work.
Slashdot - Netscape buys NewHoo.
Meta Description: [ Netscape buys NewHoo -- article related to Netscape. ]
Slashdot: The GnuHoo Booboo - Angry mob of readers force name change to NewHoo. This was before the ODP was Open Content.
TechWeb - Netscape Buys Web Page Directory
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The Future of Online Directories? - Article discussing the history and future of the project.
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Wired News - NewHoo's New Home
Meta Description: [ Read in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and culture at Wired.com. ]
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Wired News - Netscape Acquires NewHoo
Meta Description: [ Read in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and culture at Wired.com. ]
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Wired News - The Distributed Yahoo: 'NewHoo'
Meta Description: [ Read in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and culture at Wired.com. ]
ZDNet - Open source gathering steam
Meta Description: [ Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers the best tech news, and resources for IT hardware, software, networking and services. It is the top site for IT managers and tech-savvy business people. ]
ZDNN - Netscape acquires NewHoo
Meta Description: [ Netscape acquires NewHoo | null | ]
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