Finding feeds isn't the problem - working out which ones to follow and which ones to overlook is the wider issue.
Feedster is useful if you want to search by type of content, and you regularly switch between needing news or blogs, but the results are a bit obscure for some less popular topics.
Topix and Technorati both automatically show local news and popular topics, which gives you a head start or a chance to browse. Technorati arranges results under tabs for the type of material. This reminds me of some of our subscription databases.
They all do different things, but it usually boils down to the 'google factor'. Google may not be the best search engine for searching certain types of material but it is ubiquitous. People use it because it has a broad range of applications and often do not want to change for a specific search. With all of these technologies, familiarity breeds use. When searching for RSS feeds you would probably end up using the one with the broadest application or the one that becomes the field leader.
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