J’s Notes

Last week I posted my brief thoughts on a Slate article that said the Long Tail might be all for nothing.
As a follow up a few links have been shared through a mailing list I’m subscribed to and I figured I’d share them here:
The Slate article was based on a study by Anita Elberse who’s [...]

The “Long Tail” theory may be bunk:
It’s true that we’re now buying more obscure movies and music than ever before. But we’re merely nibbling on these niches, Elberse reports, while we continue to gorge on a small selection of hits. In 2007, 24 percent of the nearly 4 million digital songs available for sale through [...]