Adler's recent article - Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 talks about the implications of the Long Tail on Education. Background If you are not familiar with the concept of the Long Tail, head over to take a look at the Long Tail article on Wikipedia. It's a pretty good introduction to the main concepts around a very important John Seely Brown and Richard P. The article is definitely worth a read, and it got me to finally write about what I see as a crisis in corporate learning.

Just read an article in the Guardian The long tail of blogging is dying (Found via Donald Clark ). But recently – over the past six months – a new trend: fewer blogs with links, and fewer with any contextual comment. And the analysts have joined in (Brandon Hall and Bersin have blogs). I'm sure that this will continue to change, but I would question the notion that long tail blogging is dying. Possible Reasons for the Guardian Drop Off Over the past three years, I've certainly noticed that while I read (actually skim dive skim ) through a lot of blogs, I find

a long tail? to my post Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis . I'm not limiting that to the "traditional means" training topics, but I do limit that to things that are job-related, which is why I think the tail has a limit. I'm thinking that the scope of the demands from our learners are finite and still within the means of a training department (with the help blending training programs and of the social knowledge Beth Griese - posted a response Is Learning 2.0 In it, Beth shows a graphic: This caused us to have a good exchange.

This is not some relativistic world where training is fine as long as the manager says it's good (what David Wilson of Elearnity terms the 'conspiracy of convenience'). No, there are particular types of measure that are of value to stakeholders, and as long as the learning function can show its effect on these, and be seen to be operating effectively, then it is doing its job. Note: Long Tail Learning - February 25, 2008 What's the Value of Learning? - Donald Taylor This

found via an article in the Wall Street Journal) turns out that a Harvard professor has found out that the arguments put forward by WIRED editor Chris Anderson in The Long Tail, might not be exactly spot on. Anderson does post a response and Elberse responds to that but be warned, this gets quickly into such exciting territory as defining what is the "head" versus the "tail." Day 4 and I am on the verge on actually having the number of tabs I am closing by blogging them, surpass the number of new tabs I am openning because evidently I have some sort of OCD that compels me to right-click on every interesting link (and Oh the time sink that the Dilbert and Calvin and Hobbes widgets for Netvibes are!).

One section, for example (section 1-6 from the text) touched briefly on the concept of the "Long Tail." 34;  Of course, for a full treatment of Long Tail theory, I'd recommend Chris Anderson's excellent book,  The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More .   A couple of weeks ago I announced our next video book project  for real estate professionals.  It's 0160;It's still on track for delivery in December 2009.  It

Next week on Tues, September 22nd at 1:00 pm, Ray and I are going to be doing a webinar on the Learning Long Tail .  So hey look at this – a new blog post!  Crazy I know.  For those of you that have been waiting, my apologies. 

Good News, Bad News about Facebook Application Market: Long Tail Rules - O'Reilly The If you are interested in Chris Anderson's the Long Tail , be sure to read the comments in the article. Online communication is not second best - Clive on Learning We We know online

I think for the most part anyone with a small entrepreneurial bone in their body instinctively understands the concept of the long tail . Chris Anderson, the author of The Long Tail, writes this post in response the Wall Street Journal article that tries (unsuccessfully) to tear down the book and the concept. This comment from the Long tail blog reflects my thoughts... "It It seems that Gomes Even more so if you have ever bought, or sold, something on the internet. Very disappointing."

While much of a recruit's introduction to the Army is the same as it has always been--firing ranges, long marches, obstacle courses, and the like--the Army is increasingly utilizing new technologies to help soldiers learn their jobs. Long-tail economics favors the blockbuster, Harvard study finds - c/net Remember Remember the long The Mirror Neuron Revolution: Explaining What Makes Humans Social - Scientific American Mirror Mirror Neurons collapse the distinction between seeing and doing.