• 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