NineMSN is the Australian version of the Microsoft Network (MSN) sites. NineMSN is a portal site which contains a search engine technology developed by Microsoft. Between 10-15% of searches performed in Australia are done using the NineMSN search engine. Open Directory The Open Directory is "the largest human-edited directory of the web". It plays an important role in search engine optimisation as hundreds of other sites implement the directory data, giving you instant links. Getting your listing in the directory will often take many months, so it is important that your entry submission meets their guidelines and you have selected the best category