Comment by yk

I read a long time ago related articles:

Around 2000 (+- 5) someone claimed that with the internet you only need 1000 (or I believe 3000) dedicated fans to make something like a blog.

And around 2010 (+- 5) there was a Wired, I believe, article that did show that also the most popular things are more concentrated, while the Long Tail eats the former successful mid-range.

If anybody has references, the first could be Chris Anderson's The long tail, but I think that thesis was around earlier. The second I didn't find anything.