Mike BurnsSep 21, 2023
Phil Gyford

Here's the latest of my #projects: https://ooh.directory , a collection of hundreds of blogs.

I was tired of hearing "no body blogs any more" and wanted to show that there are so. many. blogs!

I have loads more blogs and features to add yet, and I hope you find something interesting.

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

A collection of 2,392 blogs about every topic

Nov 23, 2022 at 2:52pmWeb
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022

To keep updated with https://ooh.directory you can:

* Follow @OohDirectory here (or similar on the Other Place)

* Read the site's own blog and its feed https://ooh.directory/blog/

* Sign up for the occasional newsletter https://buttondown.email/oohdirectory

Tell your friends/enemies!

Do let me know your thoughts, suggestions, criticisms and, of course, your favourite blogs. Thanks!

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

A collection of 2,392 blogs about every topic

Show threadTerence EdenNov 23, 2022
@philgyford @OohDirectory nice! I've submitted mine.
BTW, some of the colours are a bit hard to read (Firefox).
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022
@Edent Ah yes, thanks. That's dark mode which, inevitably, I kept forgetting to check as I tweaked other stuff. I'll get on it.
Show threadJonty WareingNov 23, 2022
@philgyford @OohDirectory this is extremely good
Show threadkellanNov 23, 2022
@philgyford @thisisaaronland amazing!
Show threadAdrian HonNov 23, 2022
@philgyford You love to see it!
Show threadAdrian HonNov 23, 2022
@philgyford I posted it to HN and it's already #2, sorry! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33719983
Ooh.directory | Hacker News

Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022

@adrianhon oh no

(Thanks!)

Show threadGiles TurnbullNov 23, 2022
@philgyford excellent 👏👏👏
Show threadSimon WillisonNov 23, 2022
@philgyford I love how much it embraces the early 2000s Yahoo! Directory / DMOZ vibe
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022
@simon Thanks! I have never been sure if that's actually a good idea, or merely nostalgia, or that those directories re-wired my brain so that I can only think that way now.
Show threadmasukomiNov 24, 2022
@philgyford @simon i think it’s good because i’ve been wanting to use RSS readers more but not has enough to shove in them to bother
Show threadRhian van EschNov 23, 2022
@philgyford Oh, this is fantastic! Nice job!
Show threadundermanagerNov 23, 2022
@philgyford I am engaged with this content
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022
@undermanager We thank you for your engagement at this time.
Show threadPaul Robert Lloyd 🐢Nov 23, 2022
@philgyford Ooh Phil, this is wonderful! 😍
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022
@paulrobertlloyd Thanks Paul!
Show threadJosh JusticeNov 23, 2022
@philgyford Yahoo!
Show threadHoward CohenNov 23, 2022
@philgyford I have a woodworking blog... is there a place for it in ooh?
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022
@hoco If there's not there should be! Feel free to submit it without a category and I'll find it a home.
Show threadYasha S.Nov 23, 2022
@philgyford nice! Suggested a few blogs from my own collection. I am firm believer in directories. Human curation solve a different problem than google and other search engines
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022
@yashasolutions Thanks for the suggestions. I have quite a queue to get through :)
Show threadshajithchackoNov 23, 2022

@philgyford this is so lovely! Thank you for making this, I’m already finding long lost feeds.

Not sure if there’s a way to do this that I’ve missed: would it be too cluttering to surface the RSS feed link at the top level of the listing (ie not behind the disclosure button)?

Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022

@shajith Thank you! That's definitely possible and I've changed my mind a few times.

My current thinking is that I want it to be as uncluttered as possible for browsing but, if you decide you want to take action and subscribe, then you have to click anyway.

But nearly all the blogs have the feed URL marked up in their HTML, so you can often subscribe with just the main site URL, depending on your feed reader.

Show threadshajithchackoNov 23, 2022

@philgyford that makes sense, and I was going to just stick the URL into NetNewsWire but decided to root around for a feed link.

I suppose “subscribe to this blog” is not a primary enough action to stick those little RSS icons on each line, maybe?

Either ways, thank you for thinking this through too!

Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022
@shajith Yes, I *assume* people won't be subscribing to all the blogs they see, so it doesn't seem like something that needs to be always accessible. But if more people ask about it I'm flexible :)
Show threadD. SchmuddeNov 23, 2022
@philgyford love it! Also on iOS Firefox:
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022
@schmudde Sorry about that. Did you have the form page open for quite a while before submitting? Because that would probably cause the error.
Show threadD. SchmuddeNov 23, 2022
@philgyford oh I’ll just try again. Letting you know just in case you’re missing valuable submissions in the Hacker News flood. ;)
Show threadD. SchmuddeNov 23, 2022

@philgyford and the answer is no, I did not have the page open for a while. I opened the page, took a look around and submitted.

I’ll grab some of the feeds when I’m back on desktop tomorrow and have my RSS reader ready.

Show threadPhil GyfordNov 23, 2022
@schmudde Great. If the form still causes trouble, just email me the links.
Show threadD. SchmuddeNov 24, 2022
@philgyford Yep. Worked just fine on desktop. Thanks for putting this together.
Show threadGaryNov 23, 2022
@philgyford Thanks for the directory. So many blogs and interesting ideas, so little time!
Show threadDavid ThomsonNov 23, 2022
@philgyford nice! Should really write more, so this is another nudge in that direction
Show threadAdrian McEwenNov 25, 2022
@philgyford This is excellent. Big up to the RSS massive 😃 ✊
Show threadKeiraNov 29, 2022
@philgyford @ATinyGreenCell for your blog!
Show threadDanielle, The Head AlchemysticNov 29, 2022

@philgyford @anildash

I've been saying that we are on the dawn of a blog/blogging renaissance!!!

...AND I AM HERE FOR IT!

If you incorporate Social Media/Networking into your daily activities to push your work,YOU SHOLD ALWAYS DIRECT IT BACK TO YOUR OWN WEBSITE/BLOG!

Don't build your digital house on rented land (Social Media sites)

Show threadJen ChanNov 29, 2022
@philgyford I'm lazy, someone please tell me about a cool blog on there
Show threadJohn BishopNov 29, 2022
@philgyford Rediscovering RSS has been a big plus for me this year. Thanks for making this! 👏
Show threadMasterDonnNov 29, 2022
@philgyford Great info thanks. A great place to get lost for hours.
Show threadShaunkohNov 29, 2022
@philgyford I never stopped following Gruber, Kottke, and Andy Baio via RSS! It helped make my daily serving of the internet less “infinite buffet”
Show threadRaghav AgrawalNov 29, 2022
@philgyford Thank you for making this
Show threadhugo.Nov 29, 2022
@philgyford this is wonderful! I've just submitted my own blog, I hope that's all right 🤓
Show threadDanny O'BNov 29, 2022
@philgyford this is lovely (and beautiful on my phone)
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 29, 2022
@mala Thanks!
Show threadpachaNov 29, 2022
@philgyford this is a pretty neat initiative, but is it possible to get blogs from a certain language?
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 29, 2022
@pacha They’re 99% English at the moment I’m afraid. Thinking about how to manage others given I speak very little else.
Show threadbeSpacificNov 29, 2022
@philgyford if you will consider adding @bespacific blog to your excellent directory. #ThankYou #blog #Law #Technology #LegalResearch
Show threadPhil GyfordNov 29, 2022
@bespacific Feel free to use the submission form.
Show threadgreenpearNov 29, 2022
@philgyford
Looking forward to a deep dive.
Show threadJake has moved!Nov 29, 2022
@philgyford BLOGGIN 4 LIFE!
Show threadAdamMar 4, 2023

@philgyford Say is there a reason you don't do food?

Some of us blog about that.

Show threadPhil GyfordMar 4, 2023
@adapples I assume you mean @OohDirectory ? And other than the Food & Drink category? https://ooh.directory/blogs/recreation/food-and-drink/
Blogs about Food and drink (ooh.directory)

A collection of blogs about Food and drink

Show threadAdamMar 4, 2023
@philgyford @OohDirectory I stand corrected, thanks!
Show threadMistherFrenchFriesSep 22, 2023
@philgyford It’s always blogs and vlogs and pimps. When we finish figuring out how to make sites earn a ‘non-profit’ status before they ‘share’ social media status? That’s when we might figure out too much.