Finding Feeds

For this post, I think I'll just review the following sites:
Feedster: I didn't really like this one. I seemed to get too much random information with each search I did. You really have to plough through it to find something you actually want. Just too time-consuming I thought.
Topix: This one was easier to use for me, a bit more organised. I liked the structure of the site with different categories according to subject area eg: World News, Most Recent etc. It still manages to maintain the interactive feature so beloved of bloggers.
Syndic8: The home page is quite interesting with various categories on it: 10 random headlines, 5 newest site features & Fixes, Site statistics etc. The tool bar across the top is also well designed: Feeds, Podcasts, Tags, Documents, Categories etc. The Documents link had some useful items in it: various help-type topics. The whole site could do with a snappier design/graphics however.
Technorati: Again, a lot of random information came up with the searches I did. At least it has categories, however. The search results display was the best of the four: easy on the eye. The list of search terms and tags on the right hand side of the home page was useful - gives search ideas.

To me, a big issue with using these tools are search terms. Using a broad search term usually unearths daunting amounts of hits, and getting too specialised means a zero result. The interactive nature of these tools also means that search terms are quite subjective: everyone searches with different terms. This means you find some, and not others. It also means that you have to keep checking tags and keep up with the lingo.