Working Knowledge has a post about The Long Tail by Harvard Business School professor James Heskett that poses some questions and asks readers for feedback.

"In the Long Tail, money is made by such things as avoiding inventory, producing to order, letting customers do the work, pricing creatively and flexibly to various customers, utilizing a variety of distribution methods, sharing information, trusting the market to do your job, and understanding the 'power of free' combined with money-making services or products. Does the Long Tail represent what some would call a 'paradigm shift'? Who will the Long Tail benefit most: consumers, producers, or intermediaries?"

Coolfer answered that particular question just the other day. (Intermediaries.)

There are some good comments thus far; the post is open for comment until August 31st, 2006.

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