Ooh.directory: a place to find good blogs that interest you

Post by vaylian » Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 7:19 PM UTC

zozbot234 wrote: post #80

vaylian wrote: post #40

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I'd like to argue that Wikipedia also tries to be comprehensive within the limits of relevant topics. And overall, Wikipedia still seems to be going strong.

I'd argue that Wikipedia and its 'sister' projects have accidentally cannibalized a sizeable fraction of the former 'non-commercial, non-business focused' Internet of the 1990s and early 2000s. If you're providing information in a way that's not intended to further some sort of profit motive, it makes sense to work within that large established project because that maximizes the resulting exposure. The rise of LLMs o…

Post by Curiositry » Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC

bcraven wrote: post #100

freediver wrote: post #59

Just worked on adding categories to Kagi Small Web (inspired in part by OOH) last night. https://kagi.com/smallweb This did give it a new dimension. Each has its own RSS feed too as well.

It feels like we're _so_ close to having StumbleUpon back.

Post by philgyford » Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC

throwaway150 wrote: post #92

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Give it a rest. The scope is in the FAQ. Blogs get added when I have time. As you can tell from the site, there are many, many suggestions and I’m not finding time to add many new blogs https://ooh.directory/about/charts/ There is no guarantee any blog you suggest, even if it’s in “scope”, will get added before either of us die. If that’s a problem save yourself all this angst and don’t suggest anything.

Appreciate the reply. My submissions fell within the scope though. I think I took the rejections too personally. Sorry for that. I appreciate the time and effort you put into maintaining the site. I will give it a rest. Sorry for being a pain in this thread. Wishing you all the best with the project going forward.

Post by philgyford » Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC

deadbabe wrote: post #93

philgyford wrote: post #85

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It’s not “useless” it just depends on what it is a user is looking for. I decided that alphabetical as default makes most immediate sense to someone arriving at the site. “Last updated” could also look a bit random initially.

But random orders lend themselves better for discovery? If somebody’s site is just AAA they will be at the top of the list forever, what value is there in that?

Post by freediver » Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC

gdulli wrote: post #74

freediver wrote: post #59

Just worked on adding categories to Kagi Small Web (inspired in part by OOH) last night. https://kagi.com/smallweb This did give it a new dimension. Each has its own RSS feed too as well.

That's great, will you also add the category field to the text file in the repo? These projects are often heavy on tech blogs and I'd like to filter those out.