Mathew's comments - Latest Comments in &#8230; and advertise with me, Mark Cubanhttp://mathewingram.disqus.com/enTue, 07 Nov 2006 20:35:52 -0000Re: &#8230; and advertise with me, Mark Cubanhttp://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/07/and-advertise-with-me-mark-cuban/#comment-1301960I think you're right, Steve -- but I took what Mark was saying as being a little stronger than that. Not just that everyone has a shot, but that the number who succeed in any meaningful financial sense will be minuscule compared with the success of aggregators and others -- although as you point out, there are other ways of measuring success.Mathew IngramTue, 07 Nov 2006 20:35:52 -0000Re: &#8230; and advertise with me, Mark Cubanhttp://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/07/and-advertise-with-me-mark-cuban/#comment-1301958Hmm, I am not quite reading it the same way Matthew. First off the majority of people in the Tail are creating content for the love of it. Those who aspire to make money from it have an equal shot as everyone else. Mark is basically saying there will be hits and misses in the Tail. Quality rises to the top. That's just plain ol' survival of the fittest, no?Steve RubelTue, 07 Nov 2006 20:07:24 -0000Re: &#8230; and advertise with me, Mark Cubanhttp://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/07/and-advertise-with-me-mark-cuban/#comment-1301956Oh to be a dot-com billionaire.<br><br>However, he's right in that it's HARD to make a living off of a blog. The reason we hear about people doing it is that they're exceptional.johnkoetsierTue, 07 Nov 2006 20:02:09 -0000Re: &#8230; and advertise with me, Mark Cubanhttp://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/07/and-advertise-with-me-mark-cuban/#comment-1301955Many are called, but few are chosen.Mathew IngramTue, 07 Nov 2006 16:09:45 -0000Re: &#8230; and advertise with me, Mark Cubanhttp://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/07/and-advertise-with-me-mark-cuban/#comment-1301953<b>“those who host the Long Tailers will get paid, those who create for the Long Tail rarely will.” </b><br><br>Seems like that's exactly what many of the Z-listers say, from down on the bottom (and often get personally attacked for having bad attitudes).Seth FinkelsteinTue, 07 Nov 2006 15:58:28 -0000Re: &#8230; and advertise with me, Mark Cubanhttp://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/07/and-advertise-with-me-mark-cuban/#comment-1301951Good point. I'm going to drop a link in to that story too. Thanks Engtech.Mathew IngramTue, 07 Nov 2006 15:43:46 -0000Re: &#8230; and advertise with me, Mark Cubanhttp://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/11/07/and-advertise-with-me-mark-cuban/#comment-1301949I wonder what Mark thinks of the XBox Live announcement bringing Videos over the Internet to TV?engtechTue, 07 Nov 2006 15:37:16 -0000