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The death of the long tail and it’s impact on discoverablity (infographic)

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If you don’t know what the long tail is it would be good to read this book. The book written by @chr1sa outlines several important things but has a tremendous impact on Google’s search. ~1/3rd of searches on Google are terms that had never been seen before. The last section of the long tail generates a significant amount of revenue for Rhapsody. 30% if memory serves. Needless to say...

Does the Long Tail Apply to the iPhone App Store?

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Read this article the other day about the realities of making money with iPhone applications after reading this one about a developer making tons of dough. The truth is that most don’t make much money and the question that I have, is whether or not, Chris Anderson’s theory of the long tail will be applicable to the iPhone (or Android, Blackberry, Nokia) app store? Anderson’s...