DocumentCode
965044
Title
The Long Tail Takes Over Music
Author
Goth, Gary
Volume
11
Issue
6
fYear
2007
Firstpage
6
Lastpage
9
Abstract
Former software developer and independent musician Jonathan Coulton has forged a following and a living wage by leveraging the Internet, and he´s still pondering how the new business model for the music industry will emerge. However, the music business´s very foundation is antithetical to long-tail economics.
Keywords
Internet; entertainment; leisure industry; music; Internet; business model; long-tail economics; music industry; Computer industry; Cultural differences; Internet; Law; Mouth; Music; Probability distribution; Remuneration; Software measurement; Time measurement; Internet radio; long-tail economics; news and trends; social media;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Internet Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1089-7801
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIC.2007.139
Filename
4376221
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