Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80%

Re:Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80% by sejje on Sunday December 29, 2013 @03:50PM (#6981318)

That's only the case because this company has built its model with Google as a primary player.

I understand the facts of the situation--a rap lyrics website HAS to build around Google to achieve optimal success. But if you aren't willing to give away that much control, build a less-successful version or just find another business.

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Re:Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80% by mindcrime on Sunday December 29, 2013 @05:21PM (#6981725)

This certainly points out one interesting thing... each and every content producer in the world has a vested stake in promoting other, alternative search engines. No one should put all of their eggs in one basket.

If you're a content producer, you should absolutely be looking for ways to promote other search engines (and other traffic sources) as a hedge against getting screwed by a change at $DOMINANT_PLAYER.

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Re:Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80% by blakeley on Monday December 30, 2013 @02:54AM (#6983614)

No, this company has built its model with search engine results as a primary player.

Google just happens to be the monopolist (and, furthermore, the cartel) in search.

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Re:Rap Genius Traffic Has Dropped By Over 80% by sejje on Monday December 30, 2013 @11:58AM (#6985409)

I disagree.

That said, the landscape was already formed when they made that decision, so I imagine it was an informed one and doesn't change the meat of my comment.

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