Look how old this is! I post at SearchCommander.com now, and this post was published 18 years 4 months 6 days ago. This industry changes FAST, so blindly following the advice here *may not* be a good idea! If you're at all unsure, feel free to hit me up on Twitter and ask.
If Google is showing a description for your search listing that you don’t like, then…
1. You have not got a` properly worded meta description tag. If that’s the case, then you should read this – http://www.pdxtc.com/seo101
2. Lately, Google may be showing the DMOZ directory description, instead of the keyword rich description tag you”ve painfully written for each page.
Google has finally posted this as a fact:
Adding this Meta tag will prevent Google specifically from using this information to describe a page:
This isn’t a new meta tag, merely an annoncement that Google will follow it. So…add the tag to your code and move on, or, read about it at Google
