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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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