We needed a quick and dirty directory for a video based site.
When this project started there was a need for a Business Directory which is why this project started. But now the project is far beyond a business directory. Its way more useful as a multi-media directory.
Took me 1 work day to complete this site!

I am just going to write a short kudos to the developers here. This is one of the best business directory listing components I have found. I have been searching for quite some time for a component with the features I needed and this one did the job.

A superb component that just keeps getting better and better! Unbelievable array of configuration options make this a very scalable component indeed.
Quite simple to use considering the amount of options that can be configured, and what can't be done via the admin panel, can (with some basic coding skill) be achieved with simple mods to the very well commented code.

After looking for a component like this for quite some time, I am thrilled with my new installation of SOBI 2. The authors have done an incredible job of combining power with ease of use, which is often a difficult task.

Sobi is flexible, offering broad customization through its backend and CSS templates w/o ever having to enter the arcane world of the files themselves (although, if you are able and willing to go there, the opportunities to express creativity are seemingly boundless). The program produces a wide variety of directories with simplicity or complexity of content and bare-bones or elegancy of appearance limited solely by the user's imagination and effort.

I use SOBI2 on all my community websites. I have found it to be the most versatile directory component for Joomla, especially with the latest versions' templating system. Also, unlike other directory scripts, SOBI's developers are actively developing the script and participating in their support forums.

I have tried quite a few different systems with Joomla! for directories but Sobi2 takes the cake. not only is this an excellent directory component but it also allows you to make a few dollars offering listings. The support forum and general Sobi community is excellent. Get this if you are looking for a directory for your site.