Control over Using ODP Information
For site owners included in ODP (Open Directory Project) the information is displayed as a default on search results. Google now gives webmasters the option to add a simple meta tag to their webpages to tell the search engine not to display their ODP (Open Directory Project) information:
Insert the following anywhere between the header tags:
<meta name="GOOGLEBOT" content="NOODP" />
This works only for the google bot, so not every search engine who uses the ODP will immediately follow suit. Here’s the code that applies to all search engines who choose to use it:
<meta name="ROBOTS" content="NOODP" />
I understand about 90% of the site descriptions contained in the ODP is outdated so using the out-of-date information is detrimental to the website owner.
Doug