Rumours and gossip

There's a great thread over at cre8asite [cough] started by me about the thinking behind the directory.

I'm a great believer in a book called the Cluetrain Manifesto, which states that you should converse openly with your customers. This helps you build a better service. Helps you build effective relationships. Google get this (GoogleGuy). Microsoft get this (SearchChamps). Yahoo get this (YahooBlog).

A few little birds tell me that some, behind closed doors, have a few questions and are debating this directory. Great! Head on over to cre8asite, start a thread on their own site, get in contact with me, whatever. Glad to have a chat! Help me shape the service the way you want it. I'm here for the little guy - the webmaster. My door will always be open to you.

Let me be clear: We're building a bigger, better Open Directory. A semantic web adds value to the world. We've got a business model that will help make this happen.

That's our goal.