“The Long Tail is only relevant to buying products and not any other aspect of the Internet.” Discuss. The Long Tail refers to the marketing strategy which involves selling a large selection of goods with relatively little quantity of each sold. The term “long tail” was popularised by Chris Anderson in his article in Wired magazine which had mentions of how this strategy was incorporated by firms such as Amazon.com. The Internet can be credited for the plausibility of the Long Tail form of marketing
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Supertoys last all summer long Where do we draw the line? Is it okay to medicate feelings away? Who is responsible for the actions undertaken by autonomous systems? With the increasing development on genetic modification‚ autonomous machines and the knowledge about our brain and nervous system’s chemistry‚ things we see in science fiction movies are beginning to seem possible and this poses questions to ethicists and scientists. In the short story “Super toys last all summer long”‚ Brian Aldiss is questioning
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�PAGE � Larabee �PAGE �1� Nichole Larabee Professor Jett English B1A February 2‚ 2014 Loneliness in "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" Brian Aldiss ’s "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" is a short story that depicts on how Monica is alone‚ David isn ’t real‚ and Henry just feeds into Monica ’s loneliness "An over crowded world is the ideal place in which to be lonely."(Aldiss 112) David ’s sole purpose is to fill a void with Mrs. Swinton‚ but it is hard to see a child who you want to love but
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12B Assessment – Writing Assignment #3 YOU MUST WRITE ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS BELOW. YOU MAY CHOOSE WHICHEVER ONE MOST INTERESTS YOU. - Write a multi-paragraph essay supporting your position on your chosen topic. - The essay should be a minimum of 5 paragraphs‚ with an introduction‚ 3 body paragraphs‚ and a conclusion - Be sure to include specific details and examples from your own experiences or readings. As you write‚ remember your essay will be scored based on how well you: develop
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Radiological Weapons as Means of Attack Anthony H. Cordesman Radiological weapons are generally felt to be suitable largely for terror‚ political‚ and area denial purposes‚ rather than mass killings. Unlike nuclear weapons‚ they spread radioactive material contaminating personnel‚ equipment‚ facilities‚ and terrain. The radioactive material acts as a toxic chemical to which exposure eventually proves harmful or fatal. Radiation is energy that comes from a source and travels through some material
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Reviews of: When Genius Failed; the rise and fall of Long-term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein & Monkey Business; swinging through the Wall Street jungle By John Rolfe and Peter Troob When Genius Failed: The Rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein The book tells the story of long-term capital management. It is the detailed history of how a group of elite investors who called themselves the ‘LTCM’ (Long term capital management) contributed to the rise and fall
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‘She’ll be nothing but a ghost haunting the past by this time’ (Edmund‚ Act 4‚ p82) In Long Day’s Journey into Night‚ how far and in what ways is the past presented as destructive? Edmund’s poignant quote that encapsulates the character of Mary Tyrone shows evidence of one of the play’s main underlying themes; the destructive power of the past and the horrors that not being able to let go of it can bring. Each member of the Tyrone family will delve into their past to try and escape the hellish
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The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner‚ by Alan Sillitoe deals with an athlete facing conformity. Smith‚ Sillitoe’s character is a young "rebel‚" who is in a borstal for stealing money from a neighborhood bakery. Smith is a long-distance runner‚ who runs every morning while in the borstal. The borstal governor keeps on top of Smith to keep running and win the "Borstal Blue Ribbon Prize Cup for Long Distance Cross-Country Running (All England)." Throughout
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1. A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan 2. The book was first published in 2011 in the United States 3. Discussion of the plot a. The story takes place in the ComUnity 62 years after the main character is “stassed”. b. The protagonist of the story is Rose Fitzroy‚ who was awakened after 62 years in stass. c. Rose was the heir of the wealthiest family in the world. However‚ she was put in stass by her parents for 62 years until she was discovered. Desperate of losing her parents‚
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Narrative Analysis “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long” 23 October‚ 2011 Time waited on her shoulder with the manic sloth it reserves for children‚ the insane‚ and wives whose husbands are away improving the world. Almost by reflex‚ she reached out and changed the wavelength of her windows. The garden faded; in its place‚ the city center rose by her left hand‚ full of crowding people‚ blowboats‚ and buildings (but she kept the sound down). She remained alone. An over-crowded world is the ideal place
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