Google Directory was an Internet website directory organized into 14 main categories that allowed users to explore the web. Launched April 7, 2000; shut down July 20, 2011 — it lived 11 years. One of 26 Google products killed in 2011. The Google Directory was a web directory hosted by Google and is based on the open source project DMOZ. It was discontinued on July 20, 2011. However, the Google business places and recommended businesses is now commonly referred to as the Google directory. Wiki link Data: Killed by Google (killedbygoogle.com, MIT).