Listing Sites - What For?

[David]

I just received yet another email asking for a link exchange. This time the site is a listing site or "web directory" as they call themselves. There are lots of such sites around and I can only assume that their only purpose is to create income through AdSense or other advertising. Who would use them?

This site also demonstrated the importance of a good domain name. The site is called Hot vs Not (http://www.hotvsnot.com/). Unfortunately, the first thing I saw when I looked at the address www.hotvsnot.com was HotvSnot! Or is that just me :D

[Tom]

I suppose Google is obliged by the SEC to allow such snotty behavior in the interests of its shareholders. They should have stayed a private company.