The Wall Street Journal did an article that focused on Yahoo. The article did touch upon broader topics that might interest web developers and domainers.
One of the key points was that content is not king.
Excerpt:
As Web traffic explodes, Internet companies are struggling to profit off ads shown next to the articles, videos and other content offered to viewers.
It's a simple rule of any market. The more information that is created, the more the value is reduced. And despite attempts to woo spending with bigger, bolder and more targeted ads, services that help consumers navigate that content, namely search, remain the big money makers online.
"People tell me that content is king, but that is not true at all," says Rishad Tobaccowala, chief strategy and innovation officer at Vivaki, the digital-media unit of Publicis Groupe SA. "Most people make money pointing to content, not creating, curating or collecting content."
I think traffic is king because it is possible to have great content at the start but if it’s poorly executed then what’s the use?
Great article. I was under the same impression. But it doesn’t mean it is not important. Not everyone can play the google and facebook game. So if you don’t own porno.com you better have some content. Great interview of Rick over at Domain Sherpa.