tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248183.post7153275957786193200..comments2023-05-20T11:57:14.506-04:00Comments on Smoky Mountain Family Historian: Nearing ExtinctionLori Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248183.post-24391680648386253242007-10-13T20:49:00.000-04:002007-10-13T20:49:00.000-04:00I read The Long Tail back in the summer. I just w...I read The Long Tail back in the summer. I just wish that I'd coined that term. Then I could be making the $$$$ from it. (grin)Lori Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248183.post-41089437131377451502007-10-13T18:27:00.000-04:002007-10-13T18:27:00.000-04:00It has always been a consumer driven world, and th...It has always been a consumer driven world, and these days the consumer has some very cool options. You would probably enjoy reading Chris Anderson's <I>The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More</I>. <BR/><BR/>Record stores are going the way of the buggy whip makers. I'm enjoying sites like <A HREF="http://amiestreet.com" REL="nofollow">Amie Street</A> where music tracks start as free downloads and go up in price as they gain fans. Any group can make their music available - without gatekeepers - and users can choose to invest a bit of time and effort trying out the unknowns or take the quick route of spending money on the music others have chosen as quality. <BR/><BR/>As for books, I still enjoy sitting down with a good novel - the paper kind. Reference books are more useful in a digital format that's easily searched. I still love my local Barnes & Noble - as a hangout and as a bookstore - and my local library. I don't see that changing anytime soon.Moultrie Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06262511977546570966noreply@blogger.com