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Originally Posted by will76
so you are saying that tons of new people are surfing the net everyday? or more and more everyday. I am sure there are "some" new people getting online everyday but not a huge amount. not now, maybe 8 - 12 years ago. Generally speaking for the most part there is "X" amount of traffic out there if these sites go up, then someone has to go down.... generally speaking.
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I'm saying that people are visiting more and more sites daily, now that their friends are showing them random clips, etc. The spread of the viral aspect gets people moving around more and more than ever.
You have people embedding vids on Myspace, facebook, other social networks, etc. The sheer traffic within social networking sites can bring up the volume alone. This probably adds a bit of hit inflation and also makes going viral much easier than it is with a TGP or MGP.
In other words, the viral methods of MGP and TGP stay within those networks. People are more likely to say "look at this video!" than "check out this porn site"...They look less perverted.
To sum it up, yes the tube sites are seeing more and more traffic. However, it doesn't necessarily mean that other sites are dying. I can tell you first hand that I have sites on Alexa that were top 5k, and have dropped to around 7-8k... Oddly enough, my traffic has increased.
People are surfing more than ever, and aren't limiting their days to 1 or 2 sites. attention spans are small, but the 'old dogs, new tricks' adage holds true. Those who surfed MGP and TGP for years, will probably stay in their comfort zone until they are forced to move onward and upwards.