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Yeah, this long tail — a book. Hope you ain’t disappointed.

I blogged about myself reading “The Long Tail” by Chris Anderson some time back and how the internet was helping consumers all over the world “break the space-time continuum“. oohh.. big word.. what it all means is that the long tail might just turn out to be a shopaholic’s paradise if you buy big time over the web.

I break out of my self-imposed blogging freeze to break you this news — Chris Anderson’s exclusive interview by my good friend Bernard! You can check it all out here on the SGEntrepreneurs blog. Chris even mentions Singapore during the short interview and how he admires Lee Hsien Loong’s (Singapore’s Prime Minister) policies on creating a knowledge-based economy in Asia.

I am aware of IDA MDA’s i.JAM initiative and impressed with the efforts of your prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong for his policies of science and technology towards the creation of a knowledge based economy in Asia. The way I see it, the long tail is about reinforcing the diversity of culture and ideas and at the same time, recognizing the fact that you cannot predict a demand. The liberation of voices and ideas will lead to a messy and unpredictable situation in the marketplace. For example, YouTube is a chaotic television and you can see all sorts of content popping up that may not be acceptable for the Singapore government. The question or perhaps, the challenge for Singapore: is the Singapore government prepared to accept the chaotic and unrestricted ideas that emerges once the content creators and distributors are given the tools of production?