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The Long Tail of Travel

For a recent speech to a travel company, we pulled together some data on the changing shape of travel due to low-cost carriers, online travel information and social-media driven word of mouth taking tourists beyond the usual top destinations. As in ...

From CHRIS ANDERSON, Seeking Alpha,  4 Oct 2009

Is this how the singularity happens?

This was one of those freaky moments when the future sneaks up and smacks you. I was on a plane earlier this week and took a break from work to watch the movie while they served dinner. It was Terminator Salvation, which once again tells us what ...

From CHRIS ANDERSON, The Long Tail,  27 Sep 2009

Netflix: Shifting Demand Down the Long Tail

A team at Wharton did some Long Tail analysis on the Netflix (NFLX) ratings data the company released for its Netflix Prize. Although I don’t agree with many of the conclusions in their paper (like some other academics, they got confused over ...

From CHRIS ANDERSON, ETF Investor,  25 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Netflix

Netflix data shows shifting demand down the Long Tail

A team at Wharton did some Long Tail analysis on the Netflix ratings data the company released for its Netflix Prize. Although I don’t agree with many of the conclusions in their paper (like some other academics, they got confused over definitions of ...

From CHRIS ANDERSON, The Long Tail,  24 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Netflix

Video - The Grapes of Wrath revisited: Migrants past and present

In the final instalment of our series, Chris McGreal meets an original 'Okie' in Weedpatch, California. Earl Shelton describes life as a migrant worker six decades ago and draws parallels with his modern counterparts from Mexico and beyond Your IP ...

From CHRIS MCGREAL, GLENN OSTEN ANDERSON, Guardian Unlimited,  31 Aug 2009

The Grapes of Wrath revisited: A deserted Texan town

In the second instalment of our series retracing the path of the Grapes of Wrath, Chris McGreal travels to the once-bustling town of Glen Rio, Texas to find a ghost town. He meets a woman who lives alone amidst her memories, not wanting to move Your IP ...

From CHRIS MCGREAL, GLENN OSTEN ANDERSON, Guardian Unlimited,  28 Aug 2009

Memorial marks day 18 soldiers died in attack

Around 70 people braved heavy rain and strong winds yesterday to take part in a memorial service for 18 British soldiers killed in an IRA double-bomb attack in Co Down 30 years ago. The soldiers died when the IRA detonated two 800lb bombs at Narrow ...

From CHRIS ANDERSON, Irish Independent,  27 Aug 2009

Machine Gun Plus Ammo Belt — for Kids!

Okay, let's just state the obvious: having a massive Nerf machine gun in your home is just wrong. But also a little bit right? That's what I set out to discover. Wired got sent a review unit, so I brought it home, warning the kids not to get used to it ...

From CHRIS ANDERSON, Wired,  25 Aug 2009
Related Topics: WIRED Magazine

A New York Times Bestseller!

If you checked out today’s New York Times Book Review section, you’ll see that FREE made the list in its first week of eligibility. It’s #12, tied for #1 (that’s what that little asterisk means). We expect it to dip in its second week due to the free ...

From CHRIS ANDERSON, The Long Tail,  27 Jul 2009

AUDIO BOOK: Free: The Future of a Radical Price

After the collapse of the "manager" and "business" models of "irrational exuberance," free could be a new business model reviving public spirit and joy in the digital commons. Craig Anderson is an editor at Wired News and makes available his audio ...

From CHRIS ANDERSON, Portland Indymedia,  24 Jul 2009
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