POTYC: New Netscape 1 yr later

Tonight I have another submission into CenterNetworks POTY (Post of the Year). This one comes from Richard McManus at Read/WriteWeb. Richard reviews the past year for the "new" Netscape.com. Having been around the Web long enough, Netscape will always mean one thing to me: the browser. Since then it has been through several iterations, the last being Calacanis' attempt to "Digg-ify" the site.

Check out the analysis on RWW for all of the charts and graphs showing Netscape vs. Digg. Unlike Rocky vs. Drago, this one didn't even go one round.

Richard and I seem to agree that Netscape focuses on non-tech stories mainly. However Netscape just does not have the same viral nature as Digg. Netscape is missing the tech kiddies.

My belief is simple; Jason Calacanis left AOL/Netscape at the right time because he knew Netscape would never grow. Will it continue at it's current pace? Sure. But will it be the Digg-killer some called it? Nope. Not today nor ever in it's current form.

Also someting to consider: How much float does Netscape have? How much traffic are they receiving from being listed for years? This is why a sole Alexa chart is meaningless.