First of all, I have not read the book "The Long Tail" by Chris Anderson. But since the book is so popular now, I got to read the preview, the summary, the comment about the book all the time. And people, especially in the Internet industry, mentioned about the Long Tail very often. It seems like finally, we got a solid theory to explain why E-bay and Amazon are very successful in the US.
That's fine! I like the theory. It gives people a different opportunity to be more individualized. It is like: I don't have to be popular, but if I am unique enough, there will be a different group of people (not the main strain) that will get a chance to see me. Anyone can be a star, a writer, a singer, a publisher... on the net. I don't have to be the 20 but still get people to appreciate my efforts.
But is it possible that with more and more advanced internet technology, the long tail will eventually change how people work?
In the past, we also believe the 80/20 in human resources; 80% of business sucess comes from 20% of people in the organization; which leads to how we distribute the reward: 80% of rewards should go to 20% of people in the organization. Will this be changed as well?
Kind of interesting, isn't it?!
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