![]() ![]() Now, when you have the Netflixs, iTunes and Amazons of the world, you can bring a seemingly infinite choice to the shopper. The old 20/80 rule – where 20% of the products make up 80% of the sales/profits/whatever. Our economy, especially in the areas of things like movies, music, books and such has always been about the few hit makers. But, it's all about things you probably experience every week if not every day. I know, economics doesn't sound interesting. It talks about how the new economics of plenty, brought on mostly by the Internet are changing the way we look at economics. I've been reading it and I find it fascinating. Many of you may have heard about this book and/or theory before, but it was new to me. Our newest account service person, Joanie, who taught eCommerce at Parsons School of Design gave me a book to read called The Long Tail. So, what's my point, other than to tell you about a good way to find music you like and discover music you never heard of before that is like the music you like? Well, that has to do with my other recommendation I took. ![]() The selection goes very deep, they even have my daughter's favorite band, a metal rock band from Japan called Dir en grey. So, now instead of no place to find a steady diet of ska, I have three different online radio stations devoted to ska. Plus, I built another station around the song "Anthem" by Zebrahead. Both stations play bands that, like the featured artist, play upbeat, happy ska. On Pandora, I created a Less Than Jake station and a Reel Big Fish station. I have Sirius satellite radio, but with all the sub genres there, they still don't have a ska station. I can never find a place to listen to just ska. This is great! I have fairly eclectic tastes and some of the artists I like aren't incredibly popular. And as you go along, you can customize it further by tagging which songs that it plays are your favorites and which ones you don't ever want to hear again on that station. You create a station around My Chemical Romance and not only do you get all their songs, you get songs that are by artists that have similar qualities and that people who like that band tend to also like. What it is, if you haven't checked it out is a site that allows you to create your own online radio stations based on a particular band or song you like. Now, I'm hooked on it, play it almost every day at work and have gotten a number of other people hooked on it. I got an email from a friend (sorry, I don't remember which one) suggesting I go to their website and check it out. The first recommendation was to check out Pandora radio. Two recommendations I followed recently have not only given me enjoyment, but have gotten me thinking. If you spend any time shopping or searching online (and if you're reading this, I assume you do) you have probably been influenced by the recommendations of friends and strangers alike. We are living in the age of recommendation. ![]()
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