tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736917697971066915.post1005417371398606327..comments2009-11-18T23:24:01.799-08:00Comments on UMW Mashup and Remix: The Long Tale of the TailRon Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232000938859440463noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736917697971066915.post-90390918027470021782008-11-05T23:22:00.000-08:002008-11-05T23:22:00.000-08:00Actually, scarcity is a condition present everywhe...Actually, scarcity is a condition present everywhere and all the time. It's been an eternal problem: we never have enough. Further along that tangent are opportunity costs, and a whole slew of economic thoughts that would digress from the point of your article.. SO.<BR/>I thought it was really interesting how economics was applied to the "over-abundance" of goods the internet is able to supply.<BR/>I'm assuming the 3 lessons Anderson is proposing to the entertainment industry is in an attempt to maximize their revenue? As I understand it, everything he says is logical (especially the first rule he defines). However, I feel like each online company's market analyst could've picked up on these points, and what he's saying isn't anything really fresh. I'm sure corporations just have their own names for the "long-tail" method.HAYNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735441283013675926noreply@blogger.com