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I agree it's mostly rubbish now. I wrote that article in 2001, when “The Wisdom of Crowds” was not really in effect online yet. Still, in many places in the m
by sivers 17y ago
I agree it's mostly rubbish now. I wrote that article in 2001, when “The Wisdom of Crowds” was not really in effect online yet.
Still, in many places in the music industry, an artist is taken much more seriously when they are represented by a company (whether label, agency, manager, etc) - that communicates that the artist is not just one of the 2 million amateurs on MySpace.
That subtle difference in perception and image actually changes how people listen.
Read this great Brian Eno quote about that: http://musicthoughts.com/t/112 http://musicthoughts.com/t/112
- 10ren 17y agoThe article is misdated, as "2007-08-18" The general principle still seems relevant, of relishing obstacles and difficulties because they discourage the competition. Although we don't have "yes/no" filters today, don't influencers have a role - like what youtube highlights etc? Or do these have relatively little effect, compared to the spontaneous, organic, emergent, collective choices of crowds?
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