Watching the Long Tail.

If you want to start your own micro-ISV, but haven't a clue as to what your first product should be, you're not alone. One of the hardest things about starting your startup is finding something 1) You're interested in, 2) Other people are interested in and 3) Those other people have money, online access and unmet needs.

There's a nice little tool, IceSpy, at Icerocket.com, a blog search engine. You can just sit there, watching people's search terms scroll by. Think of it as a free-association test for micro-ISVer's.

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