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ZDNet: Open Source Gathering Steam - Discusses both Netscape and IBM releasing source code for their Gecko browser and Jikes Java compiler respectively. Netscape’s acquisition of NewHoo is mentioned along with their plans to rename it Open Directory Project. (December 18, 1998)
Grohol.com: The Future of Online Directories? - Article discussing the history and future of ODP. Briefly mentions AOL’s acquisition of Netscape. (December 3, 1998)
SearchEngineWatch.com: NewHoo Becomes Netscape Open Directory - Danny Sullivan discusses Netscape’s purchase of NewHoo and provides comparisons to the Yahoo Directory. (December 3, 1998)
Denounce: Netscape Acquires NewHoo! Community Directory Project for $40.05 Billion - A satirical look at the news, with a large element of fiction. (November 18, 1998)
Dmoz.org: An announcement from the founders of NewHoo - Rich Skrenta and Bob Truel announce NewHoo joining Netscape and becoming the Netscape Open Directory. (November 18, 1998)
News.com: Netscape Buys Freeware Directory - Jim Hu and Jeff Pelline discuss Netscape’s acquisition of NewHoo and the strategy behind the purchase. (November 18, 1998)
Slashdot - Netscape buys NewHoo. (November 18, 1998)
Wired: Netscape Acquires NewHoo - Article discusses the Netscape purchase of NewHoo and the reaction from volunteer editors. (November 18, 1998)
Wired: NewHoo's New Home - Netscape purchases NewHoo and renames the service Netscape Open Directory. (November 18, 1998)
TechWeb: Netscape Buys Web Page Directory - Discusses the purchase of NewHoo and the business plan motivating Netscape’s decision. (November 17, 1998)
ZDNet: Netscape Acquires NewHoo - Matthew Broersma discusses the acquisition and compares the scalability of NewHoo’s volunteer community to Yahoo’s paid staff powered directory. (November 17, 1998)
Wired: The Distributed Yahoo: 'NewHoo' - Chris Oakes reviews the early days of NewHoo and compares it with competitors Yahoo and Mining Company. (July 10, 1998)
SearchEngineWatch.com: NewHoo: Yahoo Built By The Masses - Danny Sullivan discusses the launch of NewHoo and explains the volunteer editor basis of the directory. (July 1, 1998)
Slashdot: The GnuHoo BooBoo - Matthew Miller voices his concerns over GnuHoo using GNU as part of the directory name. GnuHoo changes its name to NewHoo. (June 23, 1998)
Slashdot - Gnuhoo, an interesting experiment which might work. (June 13, 1998)

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