This episode focuses on how publishing and distribution have become so cheap and available that pepople no longer have to line up book publishing deals or record label deals to get the masses to pay attention to their work. We no longer filter, edit and then publish, we simply publish, then the new web gives us tools with which to sort, sift and prioritize content... to filter it.

A friendly tour of Web 2.0 terminology that provides not only definitions, but also example web sites where these common web 2.0 buzz words are actually illustrated and working. Terms included in this Terminology Tour include:
Folksonomy - Wikipedia
Remix - Creative Commons.org
Mashup - You Tube - Transformers Lord of the Rings Trailer Mashup
Blog - BoingBoing.com
Wiki - Wikipedia, Wetpaint
Solcial Tagging - Digg, del.icio.us
RSS feeds - Podango, FeedBurner
Ajax - Google Suggest
Attention - GestureBank
Etc.

In this episode, Lee discusses the Long Tail in greater depth, citing examples of companies that operate based upon the principles of the Long Tail.

This episode defines and teaches the concept of the long tail and sets the stage for "The Long Tail Part 2," where the application of the long tail concept is explored.

The Web Immigrant Show will continue. I began it as an experiment... a sort of sandbox where I can share what I have been learning. After the first show, I have recieved such positive feedback that I am going to push it to the next level: I am going to work at it a bit.

So, I have recorded the next two episodes, and I will begin pushing them live. The first will be one about the definition...  (more)