Of course the total number of posts on the site is not the only metric of interest. Viewership and ad clicks are critical to the current SI business model, and I have no insights on those. The basic concept of an investment discussion site is easily replicated, so I'm not sure there is a feasible strategy for growth. Here's a blast from the past... :O)
Raging Bull's Total Board Posts Surge Ahead of Silicon Investor
online.wsj.com
By Carrie Lee WSJ.com
Updated June 29, 2000 11:59 p.m. ET
Move over Silicon Investor!
In a case of youth begets speed, Raging Bull (www.ragingbull.com ) recently charged past the bellwether Internet stock-discussion site in popularity among online investors.
A comparison of total posts on the two sites show that through Tuesday, Raging Bull had received 14.9 million posts, compared with 14.0 million for Silicon Investor (www.siliconinvestor.com ), which is three years older.
Raging Bull's rise comes as Internet-discussion sites in general enjoy tremendous growth because of the decade-long boom in the stock market that has helped make investing a household phenomenon.
Raging Bull, which started in September 1997, has over 680,000 users and receives an average of 50,000 to 75,000 posts a day. Silicon Investor has over 300,000 subscribers and an average of 20,000 posts a day. |
