And that's from a guy who can't tell the difference between frames and css.
While he was trolling at IHY, he was defending "new directories" - we explained that
many of the new directories were simply spam, and would offer zip return on your dollar; he continued to defend them (by this time, we knew what was happening to WebAtlas (.org. not .com). Shawn continued to defend them.
We invited shawn (
http://www.uncoverthenet.com/) to tell us how his site was different, if, as he claimed, his site was so wonderful.
At that point, shawn turned adolescent and flounced out.
I would genuinely like to know the difference (if any). We've long suspected that many (not all) of the 'new directories' were simply taking money and then leaving their customers in deep ****.
It is now entirely possible that Google has started to act against such directories. So it might be worth less sneering (shawn) and more serious questions.
And if shawn can't answer, come to IHY - as shawn will tell you, we answer your questions, rather than twist, turn and troll -
See For Yourself 