Idiom of the day: Long-tail
- Long-tail (n)
- Originally
introduced in reptiles and removed from the evolution tree by our
simian forefathers, the long-tail has recently made a comeback in the
form of a business concept. It can be used to refer to a few successful
Web 1.0 ventures, including Amazon, Google and eBay. It can also be
used to refer to Web 2.0 ventures, repositioning any business with a
user base of 5 as adequately positioned to crave and dominate a unique
niche in the long-tail of markets.
Here are some examples of how to use long-tail in a sentence:
My blog is in the long-tail of popularity
My shower is in the long-tail of think tanks
I’m in the long-tail of attractive people
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