Rosalind - 1:17 pm on Mar 8, 2006 (gmt 0)

I notice that a lot of new off-the-shelf directories are general ones. I don't think their owners have really thought out the implications of trying to sort through all of the sites on the net, to find and categorise the best ones. It's a herculean task, and most are setting themselves up for failure.

The future is undoubtably niche, and my feeling is that the niche directories that succeed will be the ones that operate in the most specific niches, providing focused expertise rather than trying to take on the world.