Re-inventing the wheel, but putting different spokes on it... doesn't make it something other than a wheel. I see so many tech statups flicker and die because of the lack of knowledge and overall business science that's applied. Good on ya if you can do it - but the chances are slim. Just because you're in a newpaper doesn't mean the site's going to boom. It means the reporter needed a story. I remember being 14 and starting my first business... in hind sight it was a great beginning, but I was very naive and uneducated on business. Good luck.