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	Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)		Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)


			'''Class 4 New Economic Models (Feb 14)'''
			(Posted February 17, 2012 3:16pm GMT+0800)

			From the collection of this week's readings, I really enjoyed "Better Than Free". I agree with the Eight Generatives points, although I would have framed some of the arguments differently.

			Of the Eight Generatives, I was particularly interested in:
			- Interpretation
			- Embodiment
			- Patronage
			- Findability

			With so many things currently free to the market it is true that the know-how (or the insider view) to make the most use of free-ware a possible lucrative pursuit and endeavor for entrepreneurs. It would be interesting to see smart innovators combine free ware to help other entrepreneurs build lean start-ups.

			I agree that embodiment and human interaction would become a premium as technology advances. Especially as everything is produced on the web and free (and quickly) available. This saturation in tech-connection and focus on embodiment would add value to the Patronage generative.

			Lastly, Findability correlates tightly with Interpretation - or at least it should. If Interpretation becomes a premium knowledge as a known phenomenon then Findability is the bedrock for connective innovation (how all the technologies (and non-tech) peripherals meet and collide).

			It would be great to see progress in this area, so that creative individuals would be able to build a sound business model.

			I also found "Democratizing Innovation" interesting.

			Hope you're all well, I will soon be over my busy bump and be rejoining classroom live-chats soon. All the best!

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2012-02-21T05:30:32Z

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	When we think of new economic models, what is really interesting is this notion of the long tail model. What can anyone say, other than it was a long time coming. Really – it is a great thing to be able to recycle old stuff. Well, it is not necessarily old rubbish, and sometimes new is not always better. So those are certainly reasons why part of this new model is needed. Not just for the sake of nostalgia, but because there is a lot of really exceptionally great stuff that has simply become … lost in space. So, spread it around and spread some beloved. However, what is interesting – particularly when it comes to the marketing side of this equation – in that as culture becomes more refined and adjusted to what consumers purchase, the ideas become more limited in scope. So, how does culture reinvent itself? Well, this is where the long tail comes into the equation. It is not necessarily history repeating – quite the contrary, because new offshoots may be produced. A new genre of music, for example, may be spawned from some obscure album made in United States during the early 1980's. Yet again, perhaps there was a reason those albums flopped in the first place? Does the world really need another Devo, or another Frank Sinatra? How about another hillbilly folk singer? Perhaps, then, what becomes interesting about this long tail model is that it allows accessibility to these forgotten domains. It is the cure for a culture that has become musty. It is not bringing anything new, but it is re-arranging the furniture in an extremely large house. And it is not just fascination with the old, because it is somewhat necessary for culture to carry on. In some sense, it is simply feeding the masses regurgitated rubble that has been edited, sanitized, and deemed completely harmless. Sure, there is probably still room for the obscure – except now it is even easier for authorities to single out diabolical purchases. Serial killer memorabilia, child pornography, snuff films, equipment to make bombs, and so on and so forth, can be purchased online – except, all of these purchases can all be traced online. This makes it easier for bating operations to work, phasing out potential trouble makers. Covert sting operations can be setup in this way. Yet, it is not so much of a danger to the system that someone buys Charles Manson's album, because the manufacturers of the “here and now” are in complete control of what consumers purchase – and the shelves will surely be stocked full with nothing but Miley Cirus, Selina Gomez, and whatever else the large corporations are influencing consumers to purchase. There are some acts that have been able to navigate past the corporate guard, though. Acts like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and many of the artists from the 1990's are an example of this resurgence of reanimated artistic creation – breakthroughs. And these acts, no doubt, were influenced by more obscure acts from the past. It is Socrates prompting a riot. And notice how a frenzy is created around one act that breaks through. So, essentially one act can change the cultural landscape dramatically. After the scene embodies a relatively out of control attribute, culture is repaved by corporate control in order to get back in line and sell more stuff. And this may not be so intentional on the part of a CEO, it is just business. So, in this way, the long tail is actually useful in stimulating a cultural Rebirth. However, because it is controlled at the inception as well as on fresh display, there is a limitation to what new culture can be produced from the old. It is like the area codes in the telephone system, or IP addresses. So, it is culture recycling itself, cannibalism – not producing anything new, but producing limitlessness of safe and sterile cultural variation. And for those who wish to quit the world, this is a great way to become absorbed into an endless ocean of ineffectual distraction. One could conceivably become lost in the long tail for ... forever and a day. So, this is beneficial for the corporate elite and governments – because, if the long tail is kept clean then it simply becomes nostalgic nonsense that is not only harmless but keeps consumers preoccupied with content that will hardly change the shape of how governments are organized or orchestrated.		When we think of new economic models, what is really interesting is this notion of the long tail model. What can anyone say, other than it was a long time coming. Really – it is a great thing to be able to recycle old stuff. Well, it is not necessarily old rubbish, and sometimes new is not always better. So those are certainly reasons why part of this new model is needed. Not just for the sake of nostalgia, but because there is a lot of really exceptionally great stuff that has simply become … lost in space. So, spread it around and spread some beloved. However, what is interesting – particularly when it comes to the marketing side of this equation – in that as culture becomes more refined and adjusted to what consumers purchase, the ideas become more limited in scope. So, how does culture reinvent itself? Well, this is where the long tail comes into the equation. It is not necessarily history repeating – quite the contrary, because new offshoots may be produced. A new genre of music, for example, may be spawned from some obscure album made in United States during the early 1980's. Yet again, perhaps there was a reason those albums flopped in the first place? Does the world really need another Devo, or another Frank Sinatra? How about another hillbilly folk singer? Perhaps, then, what becomes interesting about this long tail model is that it allows accessibility to these forgotten domains. It is the cure for a culture that has become musty. It is not bringing anything new, but it is re-arranging the furniture in an extremely large house. And it is not just fascination with the old, because it is somewhat necessary for culture to carry on. In some sense, it is simply feeding the masses regurgitated rubble that has been edited, sanitized, and deemed completely harmless. Sure, there is probably still room for the obscure – except now it is even easier for authorities to single out diabolical purchases. Serial killer memorabilia, child pornography, snuff films, equipment to make bombs, and so on and so forth, can be purchased online – except, all of these purchases can all be traced online. This makes it easier for bating operations to work, phasing out potential trouble makers. Covert sting operations can be setup in this way. Yet, it is not so much of a danger to the system that someone buys Charles Manson's album, because the manufacturers of the “here and now” are in complete control of what consumers purchase – and the shelves will surely be stocked full with nothing but Miley Cirus, Selina Gomez, and whatever else the large corporations are influencing consumers to purchase. There are some acts that have been able to navigate past the corporate guard, though. Acts like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and many of the artists from the 1990's are an example of this resurgence of reanimated artistic creation – breakthroughs. And these acts, no doubt, were influenced by more obscure acts from the past. It is Socrates prompting a riot. And notice how a frenzy is created around one act that breaks through. So, essentially one act can change the cultural landscape dramatically. After the scene embodies a relatively out of control attribute, culture is repaved by corporate control in order to get back in line and sell more stuff. And this may not be so intentional on the part of a CEO, it is just business. So, in this way, the long tail is actually useful in stimulating a cultural Rebirth. However, because it is controlled at the inception as well as on fresh display, there is a limitation to what new culture can be produced from the old. It is like the area codes in the telephone system, or IP addresses. So, it is culture recycling itself, cannibalism – not producing anything new, but producing limitlessness of safe and sterile cultural variation. And for those who wish to quit the world, this is a great way to become absorbed into an endless ocean of ineffectual distraction. One could conceivably become lost in the long tail for ... forever and a day. So, this is beneficial for the corporate elite and governments – because, if the long tail is kept clean then it simply becomes nostalgic nonsense that is not only harmless but keeps consumers preoccupied with content that will hardly change the shape of how governments are organized or orchestrated.

	I suppose I should differentiate, as there is a difference between the theory of a model and a model in practice. ~~Because~~ Cranivals can be rather fun.		I suppose I should differentiate, as there is a difference between the theory of a model and a model in practice. As most of us wil probably agree, Cranivals can be rather fun.

	Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)		Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

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	When we think of new economic models, what is really interesting is this notion of the long tail model. What can anyone say, other than it was a long time coming. Really – it is a great thing to be able to recycle old stuff. Well, it is not necessarily old rubbish, and sometimes new is not always better. So those are certainly reasons why part of this new model is needed. Not just for the sake of nostalgia, but because there is a lot of really exceptionally great stuff that has simply become … lost in space. So, spread it around and spread some beloved. However, what is interesting – particularly when it comes to the marketing side of this equation – in that as culture becomes more refined and adjusted to what consumers purchase, the ideas become more limited in scope. So, how does culture reinvent itself? Well, this is where the long tail comes into the equation. It is not necessarily history repeating – quite the contrary, because new offshoots may be produced. A new genre of music, for example, may be spawned from some obscure album made in United States during the early 1980's. Yet again, perhaps there was a reason those albums flopped in the first place? Does the world really need another Devo, or another Frank Sinatra? How about another hillbilly folk singer? Perhaps, then, what becomes interesting about this long tail model is that it allows accessibility to these forgotten domains. It is the cure for a culture that has become musty. It is not bringing anything new, but it is re-arranging the furniture in an extremely large house. And it is not just fascination with the old, because it is somewhat necessary for culture to carry on. In some sense, it is simply feeding the masses regurgitated rubble that has been edited, sanitized, and deemed completely harmless. Sure, there is probably still room for the obscure – except now it is even easier for authorities to single out diabolical purchases. Serial killer memorabilia, child pornography, snuff films, equipment to make bombs, and so on and so forth, can be purchased online – except, all of these purchases can all be traced online. This makes it easier for bating operations to work, phasing out potential trouble makers. Covert sting operations can be setup in this way. Yet, it is not so much of a danger to the system that someone buys Charles Manson's album, because the manufacturers of the “here and now” are in complete control of what consumers purchase – and the shelves will surely be stocked full with nothing but Miley Cirus, Selina Gomez, and whatever else the large corporations are influencing consumers to purchase. There are some acts that have been able to navigate past the corporate guard, though. Acts like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and many of the artists from the 1990's are an example of this resurgence of reanimated artistic creation – breakthroughs. And these acts, no doubt, were influenced by more obscure acts from the past. It is Socrates prompting a riot. And notice how a frenzy is created around one act that breaks through. So, essentially one act can change the cultural landscape dramatically. After the scene embodies a relatively out of control attribute, culture is repaved by corporate control in order to get back in line and sell more stuff. And this may not be so intentional on the part of a CEO, it is just business. So, in this way, the long tail is actually useful in stimulating a cultural Rebirth. However, because it is controlled at the inception as well as on fresh display, there is a limitation to what new culture can be produced from the old. It is like the area codes in the telephone system, or IP addresses. So, it is culture recycling itself, cannibalism – not producing anything new, but producing limitlessness of safe and sterile cultural variation. And for those who wish to quit the world, this is a great way to become absorbed into an endless ocean of ineffectual distraction. One could conceivably become lost in the long tail for ... forever and a day. So, this is beneficial for the corporate elite and governments – because, if the long tail is kept clean then it simply becomes nostalgic nonsense that is not only harmless but keeps consumers preoccupied with content that will hardly change the shape of how governments are organized or orchestrated.		When we think of new economic models, what is really interesting is this notion of the long tail model. What can anyone say, other than it was a long time coming. Really – it is a great thing to be able to recycle old stuff. Well, it is not necessarily old rubbish, and sometimes new is not always better. So those are certainly reasons why part of this new model is needed. Not just for the sake of nostalgia, but because there is a lot of really exceptionally great stuff that has simply become … lost in space. So, spread it around and spread some beloved. However, what is interesting – particularly when it comes to the marketing side of this equation – in that as culture becomes more refined and adjusted to what consumers purchase, the ideas become more limited in scope. So, how does culture reinvent itself? Well, this is where the long tail comes into the equation. It is not necessarily history repeating – quite the contrary, because new offshoots may be produced. A new genre of music, for example, may be spawned from some obscure album made in United States during the early 1980's. Yet again, perhaps there was a reason those albums flopped in the first place? Does the world really need another Devo, or another Frank Sinatra? How about another hillbilly folk singer? Perhaps, then, what becomes interesting about this long tail model is that it allows accessibility to these forgotten domains. It is the cure for a culture that has become musty. It is not bringing anything new, but it is re-arranging the furniture in an extremely large house. And it is not just fascination with the old, because it is somewhat necessary for culture to carry on. In some sense, it is simply feeding the masses regurgitated rubble that has been edited, sanitized, and deemed completely harmless. Sure, there is probably still room for the obscure – except now it is even easier for authorities to single out diabolical purchases. Serial killer memorabilia, child pornography, snuff films, equipment to make bombs, and so on and so forth, can be purchased online – except, all of these purchases can all be traced online. This makes it easier for bating operations to work, phasing out potential trouble makers. Covert sting operations can be setup in this way. Yet, it is not so much of a danger to the system that someone buys Charles Manson's album, because the manufacturers of the “here and now” are in complete control of what consumers purchase – and the shelves will surely be stocked full with nothing but Miley Cirus, Selina Gomez, and whatever else the large corporations are influencing consumers to purchase. There are some acts that have been able to navigate past the corporate guard, though. Acts like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and many of the artists from the 1990's are an example of this resurgence of reanimated artistic creation – breakthroughs. And these acts, no doubt, were influenced by more obscure acts from the past. It is Socrates prompting a riot. And notice how a frenzy is created around one act that breaks through. So, essentially one act can change the cultural landscape dramatically. After the scene embodies a relatively out of control attribute, culture is repaved by corporate control in order to get back in line and sell more stuff. And this may not be so intentional on the part of a CEO, it is just business. So, in this way, the long tail is actually useful in stimulating a cultural Rebirth. However, because it is controlled at the inception as well as on fresh display, there is a limitation to what new culture can be produced from the old. It is like the area codes in the telephone system, or IP addresses. So, it is culture recycling itself, cannibalism – not producing anything new, but producing limitlessness of safe and sterile cultural variation. And for those who wish to quit the world, this is a great way to become absorbed into an endless ocean of ineffectual distraction. One could conceivably become lost in the long tail for ... forever and a day. So, this is beneficial for the corporate elite and governments – because, if the long tail is kept clean then it simply becomes nostalgic nonsense that is not only harmless but keeps consumers preoccupied with content that will hardly change the shape of how governments are organized or orchestrated.

	I suppose I should differentiate, as there is a difference between the theory of a model and a model in practice.		I suppose I should differentiate, as there is a difference between the theory of a model and a model in practice. Because Cranivals can be rather fun.

	Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)		Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

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	When we think of new economic models, what is really interesting is this notion of the long tail model. What can anyone say, other than it was a long time coming. Really – it is a great thing to be able to recycle old stuff. Well, it is not necessarily old rubbish, and sometimes new is not always better. So those are certainly reasons why part of this new model is needed. Not just for the sake of nostalgia, but because there is a lot of really exceptionally great stuff that has simply become … lost in space. So, spread it around and spread some beloved. However, what is interesting – particularly when it comes to the marketing side of this equation – in that as culture becomes more refined and adjusted to what consumers purchase, the ideas become more limited in scope. So, how does culture reinvent itself? Well, this is where the long tail comes into the equation. It is not necessarily history repeating – quite the contrary, because new offshoots may be produced. A new genre of music, for example, may be spawned from some obscure album made in United States during the early 1980's. Yet again, perhaps there was a reason those albums flopped in the first place? Does the world really need another Devo, or another Frank Sinatra? How about another hillbilly folk singer? Perhaps, then, what becomes interesting about this long tail model is that it allows accessibility to these forgotten domains. It is the cure for a culture that has become musty. It is not bringing anything new, but it is re-arranging the furniture in an extremely large house. And it is not just fascination with the old, because it is somewhat necessary for culture to carry on. In some sense, it is simply feeding the masses regurgitated rubble that has been edited, sanitized, and deemed completely harmless. Sure, there is probably still room for the obscure – except now it is even easier for authorities to single out diabolical purchases. Serial killer memorabilia, child pornography, snuff films, equipment to make bombs, and so on and so forth, can be purchased online – except, all of these purchases can all be traced online. This makes it easier for bating operations to work, phasing out potential trouble makers. Covert sting operations can be setup in this way. Yet, it is not so much of a danger to the system that someone buys Charles Manson's album, because the manufacturers of the “here and now” are in complete control of what consumers purchase – and the shelves will surely be stocked full with nothing but Miley Cirus, Selina Gomez, and whatever else the large corporations are influencing consumers to purchase. There are some acts that have been able to navigate past the corporate guard, though. Acts like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and many of the artists from the 1990's are an example of this resurgence of reanimated artistic creation – breakthroughs. And these acts, no doubt, were influenced by more obscure acts from the past. It is Socrates prompting a riot. And notice how a frenzy is created around one act that breaks through. So, essentially one act can change the cultural landscape dramatically. After the scene embodies a relatively out of control attribute, culture is repaved by corporate control in order to get back in line and sell more stuff. And this may not be so intentional on the part of a CEO, it is just business. So, in this way, the long tail is actually useful in stimulating a cultural Rebirth. However, because it is controlled at the inception as well as on fresh display, there is a limitation to what new culture can be produced from the old. It is like the area codes in the telephone system, or IP addresses. So, it is culture recycling itself, cannibalism – not producing anything new, but producing limitlessness of safe and sterile cultural variation. And for those who wish to quit the world, this is a great way to become absorbed into an endless ocean of ineffectual distraction. One could conceivably become lost in the long tail for ... forever and a day. So, this is beneficial for the corporate elite and governments – because, if the long tail is kept clean then it simply becomes nostalgic nonsense that is not only harmless but keeps consumers preoccupied with content that will hardly change the shape of how governments are organized or orchestrated.		When we think of new economic models, what is really interesting is this notion of the long tail model. What can anyone say, other than it was a long time coming. Really – it is a great thing to be able to recycle old stuff. Well, it is not necessarily old rubbish, and sometimes new is not always better. So those are certainly reasons why part of this new model is needed. Not just for the sake of nostalgia, but because there is a lot of really exceptionally great stuff that has simply become … lost in space. So, spread it around and spread some beloved. However, what is interesting – particularly when it comes to the marketing side of this equation – in that as culture becomes more refined and adjusted to what consumers purchase, the ideas become more limited in scope. So, how does culture reinvent itself? Well, this is where the long tail comes into the equation. It is not necessarily history repeating – quite the contrary, because new offshoots may be produced. A new genre of music, for example, may be spawned from some obscure album made in United States during the early 1980's. Yet again, perhaps there was a reason those albums flopped in the first place? Does the world really need another Devo, or another Frank Sinatra? How about another hillbilly folk singer? Perhaps, then, what becomes interesting about this long tail model is that it allows accessibility to these forgotten domains. It is the cure for a culture that has become musty. It is not bringing anything new, but it is re-arranging the furniture in an extremely large house. And it is not just fascination with the old, because it is somewhat necessary for culture to carry on. In some sense, it is simply feeding the masses regurgitated rubble that has been edited, sanitized, and deemed completely harmless. Sure, there is probably still room for the obscure – except now it is even easier for authorities to single out diabolical purchases. Serial killer memorabilia, child pornography, snuff films, equipment to make bombs, and so on and so forth, can be purchased online – except, all of these purchases can all be traced online. This makes it easier for bating operations to work, phasing out potential trouble makers. Covert sting operations can be setup in this way. Yet, it is not so much of a danger to the system that someone buys Charles Manson's album, because the manufacturers of the “here and now” are in complete control of what consumers purchase – and the shelves will surely be stocked full with nothing but Miley Cirus, Selina Gomez, and whatever else the large corporations are influencing consumers to purchase. There are some acts that have been able to navigate past the corporate guard, though. Acts like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and many of the artists from the 1990's are an example of this resurgence of reanimated artistic creation – breakthroughs. And these acts, no doubt, were influenced by more obscure acts from the past. It is Socrates prompting a riot. And notice how a frenzy is created around one act that breaks through. So, essentially one act can change the cultural landscape dramatically. After the scene embodies a relatively out of control attribute, culture is repaved by corporate control in order to get back in line and sell more stuff. And this may not be so intentional on the part of a CEO, it is just business. So, in this way, the long tail is actually useful in stimulating a cultural Rebirth. However, because it is controlled at the inception as well as on fresh display, there is a limitation to what new culture can be produced from the old. It is like the area codes in the telephone system, or IP addresses. So, it is culture recycling itself, cannibalism – not producing anything new, but producing limitlessness of safe and sterile cultural variation. And for those who wish to quit the world, this is a great way to become absorbed into an endless ocean of ineffectual distraction. One could conceivably become lost in the long tail for ... forever and a day. So, this is beneficial for the corporate elite and governments – because, if the long tail is kept clean then it simply becomes nostalgic nonsense that is not only harmless but keeps consumers preoccupied with content that will hardly change the shape of how governments are organized or orchestrated.

	I suppose I should differentiate ~~that~~ there is a difference between the theory of a model and a model in practice.		I suppose I should differentiate, as there is a difference between the theory of a model and a model in practice.

	Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)		Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

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	When we think of new economic models, what is really interesting is this notion of the long tail model. What can anyone say, other than it was a long time coming. Really – it is a great thing to be able to recycle old stuff. Well, it is not necessarily old rubbish, and sometimes new is not always better. So those are certainly reasons why part of this new model is needed. Not just for the sake of nostalgia, but because there is a lot of really exceptionally great stuff that has simply become … lost in space. So, spread it around and spread some beloved. However, what is interesting – particularly when it comes to the marketing side of this equation – in that as culture becomes more refined and adjusted to what consumers purchase, the ideas become more limited in scope. So, how does culture reinvent itself? Well, this is where the long tail comes into the equation. It is not necessarily history repeating – quite the contrary, because new offshoots may be produced. A new genre of music, for example, may be spawned from some obscure album made in United States during the early 1980's. Yet again, perhaps there was a reason those albums flopped in the first place? Does the world really need another Devo, or another Frank Sinatra? How about another hillbilly folk singer? Perhaps, then, what becomes interesting about this long tail model is that it allows accessibility to these forgotten domains. It is the cure for a culture that has become musty. It is not bringing anything new, but it is re-arranging the furniture in an extremely large house. And it is not just fascination with the old, because it is somewhat necessary for culture to carry on. In some sense, it is simply feeding the masses regurgitated rubble that has been edited, sanitized, and deemed completely harmless. Sure, there is probably still room for the obscure – except now it is even easier for authorities to single out diabolical purchases. Serial killer memorabilia, child pornography, snuff films, equipment to make bombs, and so on and so forth, can be purchased online – except, all of these purchases can all be traced online. This makes it easier for bating operations to work, phasing out potential trouble makers. Covert sting operations can be setup in this way. Yet, it is not so much of a danger to the system that someone buys Charles Manson's album, because the manufacturers of the “here and now” are in complete control of what consumers purchase – and the shelves will surely be stocked full with nothing but Miley Cirus, Selina Gomez, and whatever else the large corporations are influencing consumers to purchase. There are some acts that have been able to navigate past the corporate guard, though. Acts like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and many of the artists from the 1990's are an example of this resurgence of reanimated artistic creation – breakthroughs. And these acts, no doubt, were influenced by more obscure acts from the past. It is Socrates prompting a riot. And notice how a frenzy is created around one act that breaks through. So, essentially one act can change the cultural landscape dramatically. After the scene embodies a relatively out of control attribute, culture is repaved by corporate control in order to get back in line and sell more stuff. And this may not be so intentional on the part of a CEO, it is just business. So, in this way, the long tail is actually useful in stimulating a cultural Rebirth. However, because it is controlled at the inception as well as on fresh display, there is a limitation to what new culture can be produced from the old. It is like the area codes in the telephone system, or IP addresses. So, it is culture recycling itself, cannibalism – not producing anything new, but producing limitlessness of safe and sterile cultural variation. And for those who wish to quit the world, this is a great way to become absorbed into an endless ocean of ineffectual distraction. One could conceivably become lost in the long tail for ... forever and a day. So, this is beneficial for the corporate elite and governments – because, if the long tail is kept clean then it simply becomes nostalgic nonsense that is not only harmless but keeps consumers preoccupied with content that will hardly change the shape of how governments are organized or orchestrated.		When we think of new economic models, what is really interesting is this notion of the long tail model. What can anyone say, other than it was a long time coming. Really – it is a great thing to be able to recycle old stuff. Well, it is not necessarily old rubbish, and sometimes new is not always better. So those are certainly reasons why part of this new model is needed. Not just for the sake of nostalgia, but because there is a lot of really exceptionally great stuff that has simply become … lost in space. So, spread it around and spread some beloved. However, what is interesting – particularly when it comes to the marketing side of this equation – in that as culture becomes more refined and adjusted to what consumers purchase, the ideas become more limited in scope. So, how does culture reinvent itself? Well, this is where the long tail comes into the equation. It is not necessarily history repeating – quite the contrary, because new offshoots may be produced. A new genre of music, for example, may be spawned from some obscure album made in United States during the early 1980's. Yet again, perhaps there was a reason those albums flopped in the first place? Does the world really need another Devo, or another Frank Sinatra? How about another hillbilly folk singer? Perhaps, then, what becomes interesting about this long tail model is that it allows accessibility to these forgotten domains. It is the cure for a culture that has become musty. It is not bringing anything new, but it is re-arranging the furniture in an extremely large house. And it is not just fascination with the old, because it is somewhat necessary for culture to carry on. In some sense, it is simply feeding the masses regurgitated rubble that has been edited, sanitized, and deemed completely harmless. Sure, there is probably still room for the obscure – except now it is even easier for authorities to single out diabolical purchases. Serial killer memorabilia, child pornography, snuff films, equipment to make bombs, and so on and so forth, can be purchased online – except, all of these purchases can all be traced online. This makes it easier for bating operations to work, phasing out potential trouble makers. Covert sting operations can be setup in this way. Yet, it is not so much of a danger to the system that someone buys Charles Manson's album, because the manufacturers of the “here and now” are in complete control of what consumers purchase – and the shelves will surely be stocked full with nothing but Miley Cirus, Selina Gomez, and whatever else the large corporations are influencing consumers to purchase. There are some acts that have been able to navigate past the corporate guard, though. Acts like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and many of the artists from the 1990's are an example of this resurgence of reanimated artistic creation – breakthroughs. And these acts, no doubt, were influenced by more obscure acts from the past. It is Socrates prompting a riot. And notice how a frenzy is created around one act that breaks through. So, essentially one act can change the cultural landscape dramatically. After the scene embodies a relatively out of control attribute, culture is repaved by corporate control in order to get back in line and sell more stuff. And this may not be so intentional on the part of a CEO, it is just business. So, in this way, the long tail is actually useful in stimulating a cultural Rebirth. However, because it is controlled at the inception as well as on fresh display, there is a limitation to what new culture can be produced from the old. It is like the area codes in the telephone system, or IP addresses. So, it is culture recycling itself, cannibalism – not producing anything new, but producing limitlessness of safe and sterile cultural variation. And for those who wish to quit the world, this is a great way to become absorbed into an endless ocean of ineffectual distraction. One could conceivably become lost in the long tail for ... forever and a day. So, this is beneficial for the corporate elite and governments – because, if the long tail is kept clean then it simply becomes nostalgic nonsense that is not only harmless but keeps consumers preoccupied with content that will hardly change the shape of how governments are organized or orchestrated.

	~~So who~~ is ~~behind this?~~		I suppose I should differentiate that there is a difference between the theory of a model and a model in practice.

	Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)		Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

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	Learning about the “Long Tail" phenomenon this week has, incredibly, kind of quelled my desire to travel in time back to the 1970s (note: I didn’t yet exist, so please excuse my romanticizing). Despite the very real risk of information overload (and the paralysis it can bring), the idea that we can access so much stuff other than what’s brought directly to us by the “hit-makers” is sublime. I love @Fabiancelisj’s comment about the resulting proliferation—and ensuing acceptance--of divergent tastes. It’s amazing to think about how social contexts (such as in high school—where pop-cultural affiliations seemingly reign supreme [can of worms: how much of that has itself been influenced by the "hit-makers"?]) might be modified in this way.[[User:Jlynnping\|Jlynnping]] 19:47, 15 February 2012 (UTC)JLynnping		Learning about the “Long Tail" phenomenon this week has, incredibly, kind of quelled my desire to travel in time back to the 1970s (note: I didn’t yet exist, so please excuse my romanticizing). Despite the very real risk of information overload (and the paralysis it can bring), the idea that we can access so much stuff other than what’s brought directly to us by the “hit-makers” is sublime. I love @Fabiancelisj’s comment about the resulting proliferation—and ensuing acceptance--of divergent tastes. It’s amazing to think about how social contexts (such as in high school—where pop-cultural affiliations seemingly reign supreme [can of worms: how much of that has itself been influenced by the "hit-makers"?]) might be modified in this way.[[User:Jlynnping\|Jlynnping]] 19:47, 15 February 2012 (UTC)JLynnping


	February 14: New Economic Models		February 14: New Economic Models
	[[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
			This is interesting in how these articles seem to tie-in nicely together into the dot-com bubble – in effect, economic activity. There is a continual flux that moves with cultural nerve impulse. History repeats itself, and is refined. Collectively, this process can be shaped, trained and so on and so forth. Thereby, firms shaping cultural outcomes. Sites like Google and Facebook have the power to shape human interaction, manufacturing human behavior. For example, a Facebook account consists of “Facebook friends” – their interactions are totally dictated under the architecture of a corporate rule, their relationship as a commercial exchange. It is the commercialization of human interaction, it is a brand. Product placement, connected across varying services, streamlined to the user through his or her preferences, and so on and so forth can control effortlessly, following the user wherever they may go. Of course, this goes back into the notion of what consumers will pay for something. If their natural inclination is to desire the free, then keeping prices low is good for business. And if record companies want to start charging more for music, maybe their artists should start producing better music. There is no way you are going to get me to pay 99 cents for that new Nickki Minage song, even if it is really really super new and super shiny. That does not mean I will not recycle it for my own purposes, however.

			We need to make consumers keep buying things.

			When we think of new economic models, what is really interesting is this notion of the long tail model. What can anyone say, other than it was a long time coming. Really – it is a great thing to be able to recycle old stuff. Well, it is not necessarily old rubbish, and sometimes new is not always better. So those are certainly reasons why part of this new model is needed. Not just for the sake of nostalgia, but because there is a lot of really exceptionally great stuff that has simply become … lost in space. So, spread it around and spread some beloved. However, what is interesting – particularly when it comes to the marketing side of this equation – in that as culture becomes more refined and adjusted to what consumers purchase, the ideas become more limited in scope. So, how does culture reinvent itself? Well, this is where the long tail comes into the equation. It is not necessarily history repeating – quite the contrary, because new offshoots may be produced. A new genre of music, for example, may be spawned from some obscure album made in United States during the early 1980's. Yet again, perhaps there was a reason those albums flopped in the first place? Does the world really need another Devo, or another Frank Sinatra? How about another hillbilly folk singer? Perhaps, then, what becomes interesting about this long tail model is that it allows accessibility to these forgotten domains. It is the cure for a culture that has become musty. It is not bringing anything new, but it is re-arranging the furniture in an extremely large house. And it is not just fascination with the old, because it is somewhat necessary for culture to carry on. In some sense, it is simply feeding the masses regurgitated rubble that has been edited, sanitized, and deemed completely harmless. Sure, there is probably still room for the obscure – except now it is even easier for authorities to single out diabolical purchases. Serial killer memorabilia, child pornography, snuff films, equipment to make bombs, and so on and so forth, can be purchased online – except, all of these purchases can all be traced online. This makes it easier for bating operations to work, phasing out potential trouble makers. Covert sting operations can be setup in this way. Yet, it is not so much of a danger to the system that someone buys Charles Manson's album, because the manufacturers of the “here and now” are in complete control of what consumers purchase – and the shelves will surely be stocked full with nothing but Miley Cirus, Selina Gomez, and whatever else the large corporations are influencing consumers to purchase. There are some acts that have been able to navigate past the corporate guard, though. Acts like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and many of the artists from the 1990's are an example of this resurgence of reanimated artistic creation – breakthroughs. And these acts, no doubt, were influenced by more obscure acts from the past. It is Socrates prompting a riot. And notice how a frenzy is created around one act that breaks through. So, essentially one act can change the cultural landscape dramatically. After the scene embodies a relatively out of control attribute, culture is repaved by corporate control in order to get back in line and sell more stuff. And this may not be so intentional on the part of a CEO, it is just business. So, in this way, the long tail is actually useful in stimulating a cultural Rebirth. However, because it is controlled at the inception as well as on fresh display, there is a limitation to what new culture can be produced from the old. It is like the area codes in the telephone system, or IP addresses. So, it is culture recycling itself, cannibalism – not producing anything new, but producing limitlessness of safe and sterile cultural variation. And for those who wish to quit the world, this is a great way to become absorbed into an endless ocean of ineffectual distraction. One could conceivably become lost in the long tail for ... forever and a day. So, this is beneficial for the corporate elite and governments – because, if the long tail is kept clean then it simply becomes nostalgic nonsense that is not only harmless but keeps consumers preoccupied with content that will hardly change the shape of how governments are organized or orchestrated.

			So who is behind this?

			Perhaps what is most interesting about the flip side of this framework is that marketing is indeed changing human behavior. Predictive Analytics, more recently, have focused on mass traffic and product placement. And this is not anything small. This is astronomical business enterprise. Large box stores charge premiums for shelf space, and behavior is entirely tracked – changing perceptions, and foreseeing outcomes. Human decision making is manufactured and manipulated. Amongst this, we are also copying, in effect replicating ourselves. Like a giant mass of thirty year old teenagers tuning themselves in high school, all being affected through peer pressure. So there is a resemblance of the architecture influencing behavior. “The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it” (Kelly). And we are behind it, as it is just the machinery of enterprise in motion. [[User:Just Johnny\|Just Johnny]] 17:08, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

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	I found two articles in this class section particularly interesting: "Long Tails" and "Democratizing Innovation." To be honest, the Long Tails article opened my eyes to a new economic model that many probably are already familiar with, but of which I was ignorant. The concept of making previously obscure, low demand products so ubiquitously available that they then generate the lion's share of a company's revenue is remarkable. I can now better understand how Amazon and Netflix have become so successful, among other things. I am interested in learning more of how the long tail model can be applied to educational access to impoverished communities. "Democratizing Innovation" was interesting in that it highlighted for me the need to engage users in the design of products. This should be done not only for social welfare, but also for a more usable end product. Again, I am interested in learning more how this principle can be applied to the design of educational tools. [[User:Cfleming27\|Cfleming27]] 14:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC)		I found two articles in this class section particularly interesting: "Long Tails" and "Democratizing Innovation." To be honest, the Long Tails article opened my eyes to a new economic model that many probably are already familiar with, but of which I was ignorant. The concept of making previously obscure, low demand products so ubiquitously available that they then generate the lion's share of a company's revenue is remarkable. I can now better understand how Amazon and Netflix have become so successful, among other things. I am interested in learning more of how the long tail model can be applied to educational access to impoverished communities. "Democratizing Innovation" was interesting in that it highlighted for me the need to engage users in the design of products. This should be done not only for social welfare, but also for a more usable end product. Again, I am interested in learning more how this principle can be applied to the design of educational tools. [[User:Cfleming27\|Cfleming27]] 14:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

	Learning about the “Long Tail" phenomenon this week has, incredibly, kind of quelled my desire to travel in time back to the 1970s (note: I didn’t yet exist, so please excuse my romanticizing). Despite the very real risk of information overload (and the paralysis it can bring), the idea that we can access so much stuff other than what’s brought directly to us by the “hit-makers” is sublime. I love @~~Fabiancelis’s~~ comment about the resulting proliferation—and ensuing acceptance--of divergent tastes. It’s amazing to think about how social contexts (such as in high school—where pop-cultural affiliations seemingly reign supreme [can of worms: how much of that has itself been influenced by the "hit-makers"?]) might be modified in this way.[[User:Jlynnping\|Jlynnping]] 19:47, 15 February 2012 (UTC)JLynnping		Learning about the “Long Tail" phenomenon this week has, incredibly, kind of quelled my desire to travel in time back to the 1970s (note: I didn’t yet exist, so please excuse my romanticizing). Despite the very real risk of information overload (and the paralysis it can bring), the idea that we can access so much stuff other than what’s brought directly to us by the “hit-makers” is sublime. I love @Fabiancelisj’s comment about the resulting proliferation—and ensuing acceptance--of divergent tastes. It’s amazing to think about how social contexts (such as in high school—where pop-cultural affiliations seemingly reign supreme [can of worms: how much of that has itself been influenced by the "hit-makers"?]) might be modified in this way.[[User:Jlynnping\|Jlynnping]] 19:47, 15 February 2012 (UTC)JLynnping

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	I found two articles in this class section particularly interesting: "Long Tails" and "Democratizing Innovation." To be honest, the Long Tails article opened my eyes to a new economic model that many probably are already familiar with, but of which I was ignorant. The concept of making previously obscure, low demand products so ubiquitously available that they then generate the lion's share of a company's revenue is remarkable. I can now better understand how Amazon and Netflix have become so successful, among other things. I am interested in learning more of how the long tail model can be applied to educational access to impoverished communities. "Democratizing Innovation" was interesting in that it highlighted for me the need to engage users in the design of products. This should be done not only for social welfare, but also for a more usable end product. Again, I am interested in learning more how this principle can be applied to the design of educational tools. [[User:Cfleming27\|Cfleming27]] 14:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC)		I found two articles in this class section particularly interesting: "Long Tails" and "Democratizing Innovation." To be honest, the Long Tails article opened my eyes to a new economic model that many probably are already familiar with, but of which I was ignorant. The concept of making previously obscure, low demand products so ubiquitously available that they then generate the lion's share of a company's revenue is remarkable. I can now better understand how Amazon and Netflix have become so successful, among other things. I am interested in learning more of how the long tail model can be applied to educational access to impoverished communities. "Democratizing Innovation" was interesting in that it highlighted for me the need to engage users in the design of products. This should be done not only for social welfare, but also for a more usable end product. Again, I am interested in learning more how this principle can be applied to the design of educational tools. [[User:Cfleming27\|Cfleming27]] 14:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

	Learning about the “Long Tail ~~Phenomenon”~~ this week has, incredibly, kind of quelled my desire to travel in time back to the 1970s (note: I didn’t yet exist, so please excuse my romanticizing). Despite the very real risk of information overload (and the paralysis it can bring), the idea that we can access so much stuff other than what’s brought directly to us by the “hit-makers” is sublime. I love @Fabiancelis’s comment about the resulting proliferation—and ensuing acceptance--of divergent tastes. It’s amazing to think about how social contexts (such as in high school—where pop-cultural affiliations seemingly reign supreme [can of worms: how much of that has itself been influenced by the "hit-makers"?]) might be modified in this way.[[User:Jlynnping\|Jlynnping]] 19:47, 15 February 2012 (UTC)JLynnping		Learning about the “Long Tail" phenomenon this week has, incredibly, kind of quelled my desire to travel in time back to the 1970s (note: I didn’t yet exist, so please excuse my romanticizing). Despite the very real risk of information overload (and the paralysis it can bring), the idea that we can access so much stuff other than what’s brought directly to us by the “hit-makers” is sublime. I love @Fabiancelis’s comment about the resulting proliferation—and ensuing acceptance--of divergent tastes. It’s amazing to think about how social contexts (such as in high school—where pop-cultural affiliations seemingly reign supreme [can of worms: how much of that has itself been influenced by the "hit-makers"?]) might be modified in this way.[[User:Jlynnping\|Jlynnping]] 19:47, 15 February 2012 (UTC)JLynnping

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	I found two articles in this class section particularly interesting: "Long Tails" and "Democratizing Innovation." To be honest, the Long Tails article opened my eyes to a new economic model that many probably are already familiar with, but of which I was ignorant. The concept of making previously obscure, low demand products so ubiquitously available that they then generate the lion's share of a company's revenue is remarkable. I can now better understand how Amazon and Netflix have become so successful, among other things. I am interested in learning more of how the long tail model can be applied to educational access to impoverished communities. "Democratizing Innovation" was interesting in that it highlighted for me the need to engage users in the design of products. This should be done not only for social welfare, but also for a more usable end product. Again, I am interested in learning more how this principle can be applied to the design of educational tools. [[User:Cfleming27\|Cfleming27]] 14:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC)		I found two articles in this class section particularly interesting: "Long Tails" and "Democratizing Innovation." To be honest, the Long Tails article opened my eyes to a new economic model that many probably are already familiar with, but of which I was ignorant. The concept of making previously obscure, low demand products so ubiquitously available that they then generate the lion's share of a company's revenue is remarkable. I can now better understand how Amazon and Netflix have become so successful, among other things. I am interested in learning more of how the long tail model can be applied to educational access to impoverished communities. "Democratizing Innovation" was interesting in that it highlighted for me the need to engage users in the design of products. This should be done not only for social welfare, but also for a more usable end product. Again, I am interested in learning more how this principle can be applied to the design of educational tools. [[User:Cfleming27\|Cfleming27]] 14:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

			Learning about the “Long Tail Phenomenon” this week has, incredibly, kind of quelled my desire to travel in time back to the 1970s (note: I didn’t yet exist, so please excuse my romanticizing). Despite the very real risk of information overload (and the paralysis it can bring), the idea that we can access so much stuff other than what’s brought directly to us by the “hit-makers” is sublime. I love @Fabiancelis’s comment about the resulting proliferation—and ensuing acceptance--of divergent tastes. It’s amazing to think about how social contexts (such as in high school—where pop-cultural affiliations seemingly reign supreme [can of worms: how much of that has itself been influenced by the "hit-makers"?]) might be modified in this way.[[User:Jlynnping\|Jlynnping]] 19:47, 15 February 2012 (UTC)JLynnping

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	I found two articles in this class section particularly interesting: "Long Tails" and "Democratizing Innovation." To be honest, the Long Tails article opened my eyes to a new economic model that many probably are already familiar with, but of which I was ignorant. The concept of making previously obscure, low demand products so ubiquitously available that they then generate the lion's share of a company's revenue is remarkable. I can now better understand how Amazon and Netflix have become so successful, among other things. I am interested in learning more of how the long tail model can be applied to educational access to impoverished communities. "Democratizing Innovation" was interesting in that it highlighted for me the need to engage users in the design of products. This should be done not only for social welfare, but also for a more usable end product. Again, I am interested in learning more how this principle can be applied to the design of educational tools. [[User:Cfleming27\|Cfleming27]] 14:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC)		I found two articles in this class section particularly interesting: "Long Tails" and "Democratizing Innovation." To be honest, the Long Tails article opened my eyes to a new economic model that many probably are already familiar with, but of which I was ignorant. The concept of making previously obscure, low demand products so ubiquitously available that they then generate the lion's share of a company's revenue is remarkable. I can now better understand how Amazon and Netflix have become so successful, among other things. I am interested in learning more of how the long tail model can be applied to educational access to impoverished communities. "Democratizing Innovation" was interesting in that it highlighted for me the need to engage users in the design of products. This should be done not only for social welfare, but also for a more usable end product. Again, I am interested in learning more how this principle can be applied to the design of educational tools. [[User:Cfleming27\|Cfleming27]] 14:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC)



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