Yes, thats right kids, its Alive. And if you are reading this and don’t know what I am referencing, then shame on you. 
I am speaking not of a hideous creation of Dr. Frankenstein, but of the Alive Web Directory; a human edited web directory for the masses.
I know what you are saying; what about Dmoz? Well, what about them? Just because they did it first doesn’t mean that they did it right? Of course, I use dmoz myself and have no quarls with them, but after using Alive, its a bit hard to go back.
When I first looked at it, I noticed that they have a great big friendly search box, right up front. A few searches yielded expected results; that is, results that were in line with what I was searching for. There were a few sponsored links (which is to be expected) but they weren’t that bad.
The only possible hurtle I see for them is when somone goes to submit a site, they are charged a fee. Not exactly in the spirit of the “free internet”, but honestly I can understand and even appreciate why they charge; You get what you pay for. And if paying for it means that someone takes charge of it, then more power to them.
All in all this is a simple, easy to use directory that has a lot of potential. The size it small at the moment but its still in the infant stages and getting submissions takes time. I would be surprised not to see them more prolific in the future and from the push they are doing with getting their name out there it won’t be that long a wait.
Check them out if you’re feeling froggy. You may find something that no one else has.
-Cheers