BookMark: The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More, by Chris Anderson (Hyperion, 2006)

• January 10, 2007

Forty years ago, we Americans were more likely to all watch the same TV show, read the same best-seller, and eat the same breakfast cornflakes. Today, that, "common culture" is dead, says Wired editor Chris Anderson, and niche diversification is the hot market strategy.