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October 23, 2003
Richard MacManus usefully pulls together some of the threads weaving about on broadcast, conversations and the future of blogs. He cites the latest from Clay which continues to make a point that strikes me as clearly right: At a certain point, a blog may have so many readers that it can't be as interactive with them as a less-read blog can be. Why this idea ruffles feathers puzzles me, although I have seen people (mis)take Clay as saying that all small blogs are necessarily interactive. People also seem to think Clay is saying that the "tail" isn't as important or interesting as the A-List, which I highly doubt he's saying. Posted
by D. Weinberger at October 23, 2003 10:37 AM
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Comments
Dunno if I'm part of the "people" you're referring to, but what I tried to clarify on M2M is that my concern is over the power of language in this process.
"A-list" has very definite connotations associated with it, as does "head" vs. "tail" of the curve. However technically accurate those phrases may be, they do tend to influence the way people perceive value--regardless of whether that's what the speaker intends.
Posted by: Liz Lawley | October 23, 2003 04:12 PM
Good point. The "A List" should always be in quotes, if it is used at all.
Posted by: dweinberger | October 23, 2003 05:11 PM
The phrase "A List" to me is a measure of popularity. I've never associated it with "value". eg Bruce Willis is an "A List" actor, yet that doesn't make him a quality actor.
I guess if I had to narrow it down to one point I want to make, it's that audience size isn't as big an influence on weblog "mode" as it's made out to be.
Posted by: Richard MacManus | October 23, 2003 05:55 PM
You can't always say that the "A-List" isn't quality, often it is. Why? Because they're giving people what they want and have been for a while - they have the experience.
However, as in alot of things we should always watch the "tail" because thats where the innovate things will come from. The new ideas, rules, and interactions that will change the entire scene
Posted by: Chris | October 23, 2003 07:50 PM
To me, A-List always refers to "highest quality". That's my take on it.
Posted by: Mahesh | October 24, 2003 07:15 AM