Why So Slow?

Living in the age of the internet, you expect everything to happen right away. You want your page to load fast, you want your comment to be approved fast and you expect a directory or a service to review your site quickly.

There are some directories and listings that just take their sweet time though. Today we'll review two of them.

DMOZ - It's the directory everyone wants into, as Google itself composes its directory results from the DMOZ listings. Getting listed in DMOZ gives you a definite edge over the competition. Unfortunately, its run by a bunch of overworked (and sometimes lazy) volunteer editors, who list sites at their own discretion and take their sweet time doing so. I should know, I used to be one. Getting your site listed is next to impossible.

Technorati - Claiming your blog on Technorati seems to be the thing to do. It's supposed to give you extra exposure or some such. I haven't been able to confirm those wonder benefits, though, as my blog is currently stuck somewhere in the review queue, has been there for about two months now. Slooooow!