Many of these new online communities cater to niche interests.
Pen pal projects can also act as a link between those with niche interests.
The science and engineering departments offer a huge range of specialist courses also aimed at meeting niche interests and needs.
Still, these remain niche interests so far, and they are complicated by changes in the recording process.
You might argue that these two films only appeal to niche interests — fans of polka music and dental phenomenologists.
POSTCARDS FOR POSTERITY Postcard collectors with minuscule niche interests are publishing their holdings in droves, with brief explanations of how they became obsessed.
Machinima Prime is part of YouTube's strategy, started a year ago, to lure television viewers and advertisers with higher-quality videos, even if aimed at niche interests.
Over the past decade's boom in nonfiction film, documentaries of all shapes, sizes and niche interests have found their way into theaters.
With the Victory cornering much of the market thanks to their five-season headstart, the Heart have so far only served niche interests.
It is part of YouTube's strategy, started a year ago, to lure television viewers and advertisers by helping to produce high-quality videos that cater to niche interests.
Some have found audiences for their niche interests, like Sangeeta Puri, an economics graduate from Bokaro in the eastern state of Jharkhand, whose blog showcases her interest in astrology (and the stars' influence on the stock market).
