Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘The Long Tail’

Tempered Enthusiasm For 1,000 True Fans

Kevin Kelly is back again with some feedback on his article, 1,000 True Fans, by musician Robert Rich. Read on…

1,000 True Fans And The Long Tail

Kevin Kelly writes that the long tail is a blessing for aggregators (Amazon, Netflix) and consumers. But not so for creators. Read on…

Recording Industry Bans Musician From Charts For Supporting Free Music

So now we’ve got the thought police in the music industry. Now, more than ever, is it crucial that you maintain control over your musical destiny. Long Tail marketing give you the power and freedom to create your own path. read more.
BPI, the UK version of the RIAA, has banned a twelve year-old singer songwriter [...]

Lenses, Filters And The Long Tail

Yesterday, I was talking about The Long Tail and how there’s a lot of opportunity in being a filter to lay-people. I’ve been getting some really good quality traffic from being a filter over at Squidoo. Last week my songwriting lens was the 3rd most blogged and my ear training lens was 4th. I was [...]

The Long Tail

From Anything but business as usual:
Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, coined “The Long Tail“: A theory based on “the world of abundance” where instead of being obsessed with the head of the tail–the 20 percent of products that are hits–it’s the remaining 80% (which actually goes on forever) where the biggest money lies.
Main point: [...]