If You Were Inventing the Link List Today...

Bill · 2012-01-12, 10:22 PM

lol, which is roughly equivalent to saying forget it.

we shall see, we shall see.

Bill · 2012-01-12, 11:01 PM

lets see, what would you need to accomplish that, assuming real time and realistic expense levels.

You would need a tube script, a blog script with multiblog support, a bbs script, some staff of personalities to populate teh bbs and blogs and give visitors a reason to stick and use the script functions. And a TGP script, and last and arguably least, a linklist script. And a master CMS platform to hold and support all the sub-scripts.

Then, sources of exclusive content, a model of content submission by users, and the standard assmblage of non-exclusive content. In effect, you are building a big elaborate old-fashioned paysite.

The only really hard part is the staff of personalities, the rest is just money and time, a bit pricey, but doable.

It's the people that make a social site model work, and the most important people are the first adopters and initial personalities. So, it can't be just any staff, it has to be a collection of real characters.

The model of content submission by users would be a critical part - somebody would have to think that out and you might have to get scripts written to backend it.

Let's see, what else might be critical? What else could you do that would make the whole thing explode?

Then there is the other strategic question - if your whole business model is to give away more and more content to get traffic - the general trend - then monetizing with content pretty much guarantees a pattern of diminishing returns.

So, you are still stuck in a monetizing dead end.

So, the real question is, how should/would/could a 'next big thing' model make money?

At least, you'd want to have your own content production paysite system to service your next big thing site - and it could also provid e the exclusive content you need to get visitors to stick.

Bill · 2012-01-12, 11:04 PM

Another path to consider - what if everyone agreed to make freesites way artier and funnier and more complex and crazy and shit?

then linklists become boutique suppliers of porn, rather than lowrent suppliers - attract a different class of sticky customers.

basically, a cultural change.

Bill · 2012-01-13, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill

The only really hard part is the staff of personalities, the rest is just money and time, a bit pricey, but doable.

It's the people that make a social site model work, and the most important people are the first adopters and initial personalities. So, it can't be just any staff, it has to be a collection of real characters.

You folks do understand what I am suggesting here, right?

2012-01-12, 10:22 PM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	lol, which is roughly equivalent to saying forget it. we shall see, we shall see.

2012-01-12, 11:01 PM	#2
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	lets see, what would you need to accomplish that, assuming real time and realistic expense levels. You would need a tube script, a blog script with multiblog support, a bbs script, some staff of personalities to populate teh bbs and blogs and give visitors a reason to stick and use the script functions. And a TGP script, and last and arguably least, a linklist script. And a master CMS platform to hold and support all the sub-scripts. Then, sources of exclusive content, a model of content submission by users, and the standard assmblage of non-exclusive content. In effect, you are building a big elaborate old-fashioned paysite. The only really hard part is the staff of personalities, the rest is just money and time, a bit pricey, but doable. It's the people that make a social site model work, and the most important people are the first adopters and initial personalities. So, it can't be just any staff, it has to be a collection of real characters. The model of content submission by users would be a critical part - somebody would have to think that out and you might have to get scripts written to backend it. Let's see, what else might be critical? What else could you do that would make the whole thing explode? Then there is the other strategic question - if your whole business model is to give away more and more content to get traffic - the general trend - then monetizing with content pretty much guarantees a pattern of diminishing returns. So, you are still stuck in a monetizing dead end. So, the real question is, how should/would/could a 'next big thing' model make money? At least, you'd want to have your own content production paysite system to service your next big thing site - and it could also provid e the exclusive content you need to get visitors to stick.

2012-01-12, 11:04 PM	#3
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Another path to consider - what if everyone agreed to make freesites way artier and funnier and more complex and crazy and shit? then linklists become boutique suppliers of porn, rather than lowrent suppliers - attract a different class of sticky customers. basically, a cultural change.