An RSS Directory is online listing of Really Simple Syndication web feeds, also known as Rich Site Summary web feeds, which lets you search and locate web feeds of any particular sort or description, which are used to regularly update published web content in a standardized format, such as such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and videos. Web feeds themselves are syndicated data formats for updating online content which users have to subscribe to from the content distributors. They are thus also referred to as syndicated feeds.
An RSS Directory is essentially an online list of available web feeds, categorized for convenience. An RSS Directory accordingly features the option of searching the available data base of web feeds based on certain keywords regarding their type or description. Alternatively, it is also possible to use it to search web feeds topic wise. An RSS Directory will also list out the owners of such web feeds. Thus, an RSS Directory is like an online library of web feeds, indexed as per their relevant categories. Each such category will consist of all the feeds that are relevant to it, which can be thousands. Consequently, the total number of web feeds you will find listed in an RSS Directory is innumerable.
The advantage of an RSS Directory is two fold. Firstly, it benefits the user search and locate the web feed he is looking for quickly and easily. Secondly, an RSS Directory helps the content distributors of such feeds by driving traffic to their websites. Listing your website and web feed on a popular RSS Directory helps people to find you online. So, you submit your web feed to the owner of an RSS Directory, who will then accept your feed and select the proper categorization for your web feed. You are generally listed in an RSS Directory with certain specified keywords relevant to your web feed, which will help users to find you when they search for those keywords. An RSS Directory is thus quick and saves a lot of effort. When all available web feeds have been properly categorized and listed in an Rss Directory, it is much easier to search for the feeds themselves through keywords rather than searching the for websites with keywords through a search engine.
With an RSS Directory, you can also search web feeds by their categories, by their authors or owners, and by a diverse other parameters. This makes it easier for users to locate the web feed they are looking for with the least possible hassle, since searching web feeds in an RSS Directory is much more convenient than searching the entire World Wide Web with these particular search terms through a standard search engine. Furthermore, an RSS Directory will also provide the link to the site they have listed for quick access. This also has the effect of maximizing the traffic to those particular feeds in question, and making the RSS Directory convenient to use and more popular among users. Thus, the RSS Directory is a system which is of immense benefit to both users and content distributors.