RSSReport: AOL to Relaunch Netscape.com
By Nate Mook | Published March 16, 2006, 4:52 PM
After resurrecting the Netscape browser with the aid of Firefox, AOL is now looking to breathe life back into its aging Netscape.com portal, which has largely been left to stagnate. According to reports, Netscape.com will become a user-driven news site, much like the popular Digg.com.
Weblogs, Inc. founder-turned AOL executive Jason Calacanis has been tapped for the job of heading up the new site, according to PaidContent.org. Calacanis himself says, "There are no details to share right now," but sources say the current Netscape.com team has been let go. AOL VP and former Netscape President Jim Bankoff, who was largely responsible for the Weblogs acquisition, will oversee the changes.
Oh goody. I haven't visited that site since....1998, perhaps?
That AOL thing really draws folks. This is a monster in the making.
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|Oh goodie...another Digg.
And with Netscape's name, even...that's sure to draw users. *laughing*
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|http://www.alexa.com/dat...tails/?url=netscape.com
Not too shabby. I know alexa isn't the metric to use for web traffic, but netscape.com is certainly in the top 200 trafficed websites.
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|I'm waiting to see how it turns out.
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|Oh goodie...another Digg.
And with Netscape's name, even...that's sure to draw users. *laughing*
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And just why do you care, Tool? Hmm?
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|Do I, Tom? Do I really? Is that the impression you get?
Or am I simply egging you on?
Or am I just *that* bored, with *way* too much time on my hands?
Tough call, man....tough call.
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|its the only metric for us general consumers.
i dont know anyone who has access to those traffic numnbers from nielson netratings.
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|Not that tough a call. You definitely have too much time on your hands.
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