Fireside Chat: The Long Tail - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)
Fireside Chat: The Long Tail - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals): "Chris, tell me more about this long tail of content aggregators. any examples in mind?
Chris
Well, we’re starting to see vertical Digg clones. We just started one, called Lipstick, that’s focused on fashion and celebrities. I can imagine thousands of those..
Tim
I could name a dozen already…
Chris
Tim/Dave: can you imagine vertical music sites? On Classical or Jazz?
Dave
I think maybe in classical because it is such a different set of problems to solve
Tim
Rhapsody had a classical and a jazz version when we first launched, but it turns out most folks want everything, even if 98% of their time is going to be spent in just one genre
Dave
In general, vertical music sites don’t work because people’s taste are very diverse and since there is little reason for us or Rhapsody to exclude someone, it is easier to use our services"
Chris
Well, we’re starting to see vertical Digg clones. We just started one, called Lipstick, that’s focused on fashion and celebrities. I can imagine thousands of those..
Tim
I could name a dozen already…
Chris
Tim/Dave: can you imagine vertical music sites? On Classical or Jazz?
Dave
I think maybe in classical because it is such a different set of problems to solve
Tim
Rhapsody had a classical and a jazz version when we first launched, but it turns out most folks want everything, even if 98% of their time is going to be spent in just one genre
Dave
In general, vertical music sites don’t work because people’s taste are very diverse and since there is little reason for us or Rhapsody to exclude someone, it is easier to use our services"
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