A web directory is a place where websites are classified and registered by category or name, such as encyclopedias and dictionaries. Before the development of search engines, web directories were used to obtain information on the Internet.
Now, the main subject is from here, but in this article, I will introduce famous web directories.
Specific examples of famous web directories
Famous web directories (directory type search) are Yahoo! category of Yahoo and DMOZ of Google. These directory-based searches allow you to search websites by category or name.
Web directory now
Unfortunately, some web directories are no longer available due to service termination. Nowadays, most of them are robot-type search engines that can search more intuitively.