The advantage to this approach over the universal hunting of a general search engine is that by narrowing the focus, they generally improve relevancy. To see this, let's continue with the earlier example. Chances are, you'll be overwhelmed with pages about installing the Microsoft Windows operating system, given the huge number of computer-oriented pages on the Web. In contrast, the specialty home decorating search engine would weed out this clutter, improving the odds that you'll get information about installing windows in a home. As for specialty directories, the system works the same as in compiling a general directory.
Editors review submissions and also actively seek out new sites, which they then categorize.
The difference is that the specialty directory may list more Web sites for the area it specializes in than a general directory will. It may also have many more subcategories. Getting Regional Enough generalities. Lets talk about some specific types of specialty services. A good place to start is with regional services, the search engines and directories that focus on particular countries or regions of the world.