ken, when i was a 15 year old runaway in hollywood living entirely within the gay male community, even most guys who didn't consider themselves interested in straight guys couldn't resist seducing one if he was in easy reach. i was also the bait girl for a few buddies - the web did not invent the straight guy thing - it's out there, it's been out there since the 70's that i can confirm and it can be well done or poorly done, just like any other niche.

unfortuntely most sites, whether creative or copies, are not well done. and while fresh new ideas don't have to be bad - ken, i review sites as a part of my living. i've seen the member areas of over 1400 sites. most people who are the type to create something really original don't do it well.

now, if we're simply talking new themes and niches, that sometimes works out better. but i've seen some really really unique sites recently that were either completely confusing or utterly unrealistic about important things. one site basically had two episodes. two. their high rez videos, while very nice, took me about 45 minutes each to download on a 1.5mb line. their low rez videos took around 25 minutes to download.

it appears that often creativity and a working understanding of how websites and navigation work are exclusive of each other :-/