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 The Big Tail I did want to report that I attended the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) Bloggers Conference on Saturday, and learned a lot about what other people are doing with blogging. I also learned about something that I have only read about in passing. It's a concept called The Long Tail.  The concept is based on the emerging economics of online companies that market information, such as Amazon, NetFlixs, and iTunes. Research is show and a significant and increasing amount of the profit of these companies is coming, not from the best sellers and blockbusters, but from books, videos, and music that do not appear in stores, information that is geared for a niche audience. The authors, producers, and composers/musicians of this materials are people who are now making at least part of their income by communicating with people, either through writing, art, music, or video.It's all the more reason why we need to be teaching our students how to communicate, not use read and do math. Comments
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