To paraphrase from a popular movie: "When everyone is a rock star, no one is."

DocSavage · on July 24, 2008

When just about everyone is a rock star, the lone groupie will be in high demand.

ivankirigin · on July 25, 2008

There is a lesson for the long tail here, right?

fallentimes · on July 24, 2008

In general, when people use cliche, uncreative analogies to describe something, it comes off as ridiculous.

Everything from GE calling their Six Sigma employees "black belts", to sales forces looking for "movers and shakers", to Fortune 500 companies overusing sports analogies, to people looking for "rockstar" developers.

It's trite and makes them look awful.

ivankirigin · on July 24, 2008

Not everyone is a rock star.