The Long Tail
1. As I began reading the article it began to sound all too familiar. It seems a though it is natural for people to crave more knowledge about something that peeks their interest. In this case, a book written about mountain climber and a harrowing account of his near death experience received good reviews but it was soon forgotten. Then, a decade later, another book about a mountain-climbing tragedy became a publishing sensation. As a result of this, the original book began to sell again to the point that it out sold the later one. Amazon’s plan to track buying trends and make suggestions based on that data was critical in this development. They were able to tap into the market of a “hit-driven culture”.
2. How do the local movie theater markets predict which films they think will be a hit?
3. I disagree to the point about the author suggesting that the problem is we live in a physical world. Technology has improved our lives in so many ways however, at the exponential rate in which technology is developing, we will soon be at the point where the human brain will no longer be able to comprehend and keep up with the demand of technological systems. I believe that’s the problem.
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