Comments on: Stolen Article from WSJ about anti-Long tail theory

By: Bookmarks about Wsj

Bookmarks about Wsj — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:00:34 +0000

[...] – bookmarked by 3 members originally found by ICopyMylesDyer on 2008-07-29 Stolen Article from WSJ about anti-Long tail theory http://www.purplecar.net/2008/07/02/stolen-article-from-wsj-about-anti-long-tail-theory/ – [...]

By: alamy

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By: PurpleCar

PurpleCar — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:50:09 +0000

I deleted the image. Thanks for calling it to my attention. It truly didn't occur to me.

I understand that you must keep track of your copyright, but the photo was pretty basic stock stuff of a person at a laptop. I would think its worth is pretty low and you'd rather have the free press, since the photo was credited to you in the article, but to each his own. I know it is hard for photography outlets these days.

Please feel free to respond with your website, link, and price range to your stock photography. If you like, I can make a new post with some of your photos for an ad. I'd be happy to send my readers your way for their stock photo needs. It may be a refreshing change to iStockPhoto.com.

Thanks again for contacting PurpleCar.

-PurpleCar
http://www.purplecar.net/

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By: PurpleCar

PurpleCar — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:50:09 +0000

By: alamy

alamy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:02:47 +0000

Hi. There,
I noticed that you mentioned on your blog, the article has been stolen from WSJ.
I just wanted to contact you about the image you are using to accompany the stolen article?
This is a stock image and is currently being used out of copyright.
Alamy Image number ATN43X www.alamy.com
Please contact us via email:sales@alamy.com or call us using our US Toll-free number +1 866 671 7305
The appropriate license must be arranged for the use of this image.

I look forward to hearing from you soon

Regards

By: Forrest

Forrest — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:29:55 +0000

There is a difference between sales and marketing. Most people don't decide what movie to go see this weekend by doing a google search on keywords.

Having a warehouse full of electronics, servers full of songs, or movie theaters with individual viewing booths is necessary to make sales.

Getting customers requires marketing.

People _hate_ SPAM. People _hate_ telephone telemarketers. SPIT will be worse than SPAM. Selling in the Long Tail requires either inefficient blanket marketing ($/sale is high because your customers are scattered) or invasion of privacy (getting your attention and bothering you or your Agent.)

My .02.