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The Long Tail vs. The Short Tail (Or, How Blockbuster Hits Really Drive the Media Business)
Interesting article in the WSJ this morning arguing that Chris Anderson's "Long Tail" theory was incorrect. Instead, Lee Gomes highlights Harvard Professor Anita Elberse's article in the Harvard Business Review called - Should You Invest in the Long Tail? This quote...
Free Culture Versus Big Media
Recently, I finished reading Lawrence Lessig's book Free Culture and recommend it for anyone interested in preserving America's spirit of innovation and creativity. Mr. Lessig is was a Law professor at Stanford University and CEO of Creative Commons, a project that he...
A cell phone with a 212 area code?
This article from the Wall Street Journal last week - The Landline That Refused to Leave - reminded me of a question that many friends and colleagues ask me, "how did you get a cell phone with a 212 area code?" About 4 to 5 years ago when I moved from Manhattan to...