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AltaVista
70
150
Y
AOL
249
N
Direct Hit
130
250
Excite
80
200
Google
170
Inktomi
LookSmart
55
no limit
Lycos / FAST
90
Northern Light
150 - 200
Open Directory
100
25 - 30 words
Web Crawler
Yahoo
60
200 / 25 words
This chart should help you to determine the most effective length for your page titles and descriptions.