Comments on: The Rise of the Micro Expert http://blog.bwagy.com/the-rise-of-the-micro-expert/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rise-of-the-micro-expert Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ben Young http://blog.bwagy.com/the-rise-of-the-micro-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 Ben Young Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:18:21 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=788#comment-2206 Your right I just think the jack of all trades master of none doesn't quite cover it. Maybe Jake of many trades, master of a dozen or so Just throwing it out there Your right I just think the jack of all trades master of none doesn’t quite cover it.

Maybe

Jake of many trades, master of a dozen or so

Just throwing it out there

]]> By: Nathaniel Flick http://blog.bwagy.com/the-rise-of-the-micro-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 Nathaniel Flick Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:12:46 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=788#comment-2205 Great points too. Not sure you need to be the master of a niche but just do it better than everyone else (or just the most popular at it!). There's a difference. Great points too. Not sure you need to be the master of a niche but just do it better than everyone else (or just the most popular at it!). There’s a difference.

]]> By: Ben Young http://blog.bwagy.com/the-rise-of-the-micro-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-2204 Ben Young Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:09:50 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=788#comment-2204 Thanks Nathaniel, too kind. I understand the metaphor but I think it's moreso master of many trades these days. As this long tail of almost seemingly infinite niches unlocks you can truly be by definition the master of a niche, given you may not be as much of a master as you would be if you committed your whole life to it, but then this niche wouldn't exist as you would stick to one niche. Stimulating discussion, I really think that this is the future. Thanks Nathaniel, too kind.

I understand the metaphor but I think it’s moreso master of many trades these days.

As this long tail of almost seemingly infinite niches unlocks you can truly be by definition the master of a niche, given you may not be as much of a master as you would be if you committed your whole life to it, but then this niche wouldn’t exist as you would stick to one niche.

Stimulating discussion, I really think that this is the future.

]]> By: Nathaniel Flick http://blog.bwagy.com/the-rise-of-the-micro-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-2003 Nathaniel Flick Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:56:03 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=788#comment-2003 As always, great thoughts. Seems that as technology makes the transferring of information faster and smaller, our skills have to follow suit. I feel more and more that my "jack of all trades, master of none" fits what the market is demanding. Quick bursts of knowledge/information (are they the same thing by today's standards?!) are managed by more and more people; the great democratisation of the world. Okay, back to my oatmeal and my.yahoo. :) As always, great thoughts.

Seems that as technology makes the transferring of information faster and smaller, our skills have to follow suit. I feel more and more that my “jack of all trades, master of none” fits what the market is demanding.

Quick bursts of knowledge/information (are they the same thing by today’s standards?!) are managed by more and more people; the great democratisation of the world.

Okay, back to my oatmeal and my.yahoo. :)

]]> By: Simon Young http://blog.bwagy.com/the-rise-of-the-micro-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-1967 Simon Young Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:43:36 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=788#comment-1967 Here's the link to that post: http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true_fans.php Here’s the link to that post:

http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true_fans.php

]]> By: Ben Young http://blog.bwagy.com/the-rise-of-the-micro-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-1965 Ben Young Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:37:49 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=788#comment-1965 That post was great, think its going to become more and more relevant over the next two decades. That post was great, think its going to become more and more relevant over the next two decades.

]]> By: Simon Young http://blog.bwagy.com/the-rise-of-the-micro-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-1964 Simon Young Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:30:59 +0000 http://blog.bwagy.com/?p=788#comment-1964 Good post. Reminds me of Kevin Kelly's 1000 True Fans concept, which in turn came out of the idea of the Long Tail. Good post. Reminds me of Kevin Kelly’s 1000 True Fans concept, which in turn came out of the idea of the Long Tail.

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