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Doubts Multiply About the "Long Tail"
fruey sends in a New Scientist analysis of the many second thoughts about the Long Tail theory. It summarizes four studies that show, in different markets, that the tail is both flatter and thinner than originally supposed, and that blockbusters are not going away in those markets — they are getting bigger. It's theorized that widely used collaborative filtering software is magnifying the winners' share of the various pies, and peer influence is a large contributor to consumer behavior.
This is why I fucking hate making the mistake of reading the comments on this website. I do it so rarely and every time I do I regret it.
I rarely bought music in the past, then downloaded a few songs which I would never have paid for but just wanted to hear.
So, you wanted to hear it, but didn't want to buy it - so you took it. See that's the problem. If you didn't want to pay for a product, you don't just magically get the product anyways. If you think the industry puts out shit, it shouldn't be worth listening to in the first place.
How bout we face the truth, you're a poor person who wants what they want and feel that any justification for taking instead of working for it is valid.
As for the rest of your post, if you knew what the fuck you were talking about you would know that you go ask "the herd" what it is their looking for and then go give it to them. Jesus, you sound like your whole knowledge of the world comes through a fucking web browser you god damned prick.
People who use the concept of "the herd" as if they are outside it and understand obviously don't. If they did, it wouldn't be regarded as a herd.