Might the Long Tail actually reduce choice?
Might the Long Tail actually reduce choice?Nick Carr notes a NYT column that suggests that if all content is “unbundled” and forced to fend for itself, the cultural products subsidized by commercial junk may go away. Carr writes: “It’s not a sure thing…
Long Tail software development mailing list
Long Tail software development mailing listThere’s a mailing list for people who want to discuss the Long Tail of software development, something I’ve talked about here and here.
Railroads: the Long Tail of 1869
Railroads: the Long Tail of 1869Nathanial Talbott, in a long meditation on software that goes from rails (iron variety) to Rails (the programming language), makes an interesting analogy: “The transcontinental railroad was to the real estate of inland A…
New ideas in indie film financing and distribution
New ideas in indie film financing and distributionScott Kirsner reports at length on a recent meeting of the Institute for International Film Financing. Lots of good ideas, from compressed released windows and video iPod strategies to indie film “house…
Another example from the LT of time
Another example from the LT of timeA Boston Globe story on Steve Hines, who finds out-of-copyright books and stories with modern appeal and republishes them. Excerpt: “Hines found a forgotten Louisa May Alcott story titled “Patty’s Place” while looking…
Another sign of the ending broadcast era
Another sign of the ending broadcast eraThomas Hawk notes another glitch in the matrix as we move from the broadcast to the on-demand era. The results of reality TV shows are considered “news” and show up in the headlines of the major portals (so too f…
Why Hollywood is resisting LT distribution
Why Hollywood is resisting LT distributionA good report from i2 Partners, with solid data and analysis. Summary: “Hollywood believes large-scale broadband video distribution would only destroy proven value, fail to provide alternative value, and alter …
The dark side of the Long Tail
The dark side of the Long TailZDnet finds a racist website sponsored by Zango, which is adware from 180solutions, whose sites says this: “Although 180solutions has come to realize that third-party distribution can be hard to police, we believe it is po…
More on the Google loophole
More on the Google loopholeTom Elvsin extends my experiment in getting free impressions from Google AdWords and applies it AdSense, text ads running on third-party sites: “The advertisers benefit by repeat display of the name of their products. Google…