After Facebook and Groupon Stumble, a Cautious IPO for Twitter
Twitter's confidential filing for an IPO may help the firm to avoid the controversy that some of its peers have faced. But can the company create a profitable business model?
View ArticleTechnology Can Save the News — If Readers Change How They Consume It
A new crop of investors in news media from the technology world, including eBay billionaire Pierre Omidyar, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, are aiming to break the...
View ArticlePower to the People or Just a Fad? Forecasting the Future of Group Buying Sites
Groupon -- from the words "group" and "coupon" -- negotiates deeply discounted deals with businesses and alerts its legion of e-mail subscribers to the offer. Since its founding in 2008, Groupon has...
View ArticleGoogle’s Shake Up: Why Now?
Search "Google" today and you will come up with wide-ranging coverage and speculation concerning the Internet giant's decision to name company co-founder Larry Page as its new CEO, replacing the firm's...
View ArticleThree Questions about the AOL-Huffington Post Deal
In 2000, AOL acquired Time Warner, a merger that ended in disaster nine years later. Will this happen again with AOL's $315 million takeover of the Huffington Post? Wharton professors say this time...
View ArticleThe NYSE-Deutsche Börse Merger: Building a Powerhouse or a Dinosaur?
The proposed merger between the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Deutsche Börse (DB) could mean big changes for the American icon, which heralds the opening of the markets each day with the ring of a...
View ArticleEverything New Is Old Again: iPad 2 Ups the Stakes in the Tablet Wars
The next-generation iPad hits stores in a week, with a streamlined design and the promise of faster performance. But does it cement Apple's victory in the tablet wars?
View ArticleIn Search of the Perfect Search: Can Google Beat Attempts to Game the System?
Under fire after a series of well-publicized schemes revealed flaws in the effectiveness of its search results, Google is taking action. The search giant recently overhauled its procedures in what...
View ArticleThe Flap over Cisco’s Flip: Why the Company Killed off a Popular Product
The Flip, a quick and easy video recorder that captures spontaneous moments for instant uploading to YouTube, is about to fold. Cisco Systems, which bought the Flip just two years ago, is closing the...
View ArticleWhat’s Behind Microsoft’s $8.5 Billion Takeover of Skype?
Rumors that Facebook or Cisco would buy Skype were proven wrong on Tuesday when Microsoft struck an $8.5 billion deal to acquire the online voice and video chat service. Most analysts welcomed the...
View ArticleWhat’s Behind Microsoft’s US$8.5 Billion Takeover of Skype?
Rumors that Facebook or Cisco would buy Skype were proven wrong on May 10 when Microsoft struck an US$8.5 billion deal to acquire the online voice and video chat service. Most analysts welcomed the...
View ArticleAn End to Online Retailers’ Immaculate Tax Exception?
Online retailers large and small -- from Amazon and Ebay to mom and pop -- have lived a charmed life largely free of state sales taxes and the red tape that goes with them. That may be changing.
View ArticleLearning from the Citibank Break-in: Watch What You Share
The recent data breach at Citibank compromised more than 200,000 credit card accounts. The time has come for stronger regulatory measures regarding data security, Wharton faculty say.
View ArticleIs Zynga’s Dependence on Facebook the Key to Its Success — Or Its Downfall?
By most measures, Zynga -- creator of social games such as FarmVille and Mafia Wars -- is a success. The company is profitable and attracts millions of users each day. But the solid business has one...
View ArticleWant to Rent out That Spare Room? The Growing Popularity of ‘Collaborative...
At the core of the new trend of "collaborative consumption" is the idea that technologies like the Internet and smartphones can help consumers monetize assets that they own -- their home or car, for...
View ArticleApple Without Steve Jobs: How the New CEO Can ‘Think Different’
With the resignation of Steve Jobs, newly minted Apple CEO Tim Cook has big shoes to fill. To sustain the confidence of investors, employees and the tech community, Wharton experts say Cook needs to...
View ArticleHow Will Google Digest Zagat?
In a move to expand its ability to offer consumers more information about local businesses, Google last week purchased the restaurant-review company Zagat. Wharton experts evaluate the deal.
View ArticleWill the Kindle Fire Burn the iPad?
Amazon significantly expanded its hardware offerings yesterday with the introduction of the $199 Kindle Fire, a new tablet device, and a suite of Kindle e-reader options priced as low as $79. Is the...
View ArticleTaxes for Thee, but Not for Me
Online retailers continue to evade most state sales taxes. A general aversion to new taxes at any level is working in their favor. But is it fair?
View ArticleThe Latest Cell Phone Innovations: Breakthroughs or Busts?
A 41 megapixel camera, a super-fast processor and a built-in projector were just some of the innovations unveiled by cell phone manufacturers at the recent World Mobile Congress in Barcelona. But do...
View ArticleFacebook and Instagram: How Much Is a Picture Worth?
What will Facebook gain by spending a hefty $1 billion to acquire the mobile photo-sharing firm?
View ArticleKing of the Hill: Can Established Tech Companies Be Bested?
Replicating a less-established competitor's innovative offerings or features can be relatively easy for an incumbent technology company. The practice has become increasingly common -- to the point that...
View ArticleThe Facebook IPO: What Went Wrong?
It has been a wild ride for Facebook lately -- and it doesn't seem to be over yet. The social networking giant made its long-anticipated market debut on May 18, only to see its stock barely rise above...
View ArticleDigging Below the Surface of Microsoft’s Tablet Strategy
Microsoft's new Surface tablet garnered generally positive reception when it was unveiled this week. But the company will have to deliver on a number of fronts to challenge Apple's iPad, observers say.
View ArticleZynga’s Potentially Losing Game
Analysts are taking another look at the online social games industry after Zynga missed the mark in its second-quarter earnings report.
View ArticlePress “Print” and I’m Yours
Tomorrow morning, why not print out your coffee pot, your mug and some chocolates to go with them -- oh, and a bicycle to ride to work.
View ArticleApple’s Maps Fiasco and the Mobile Arms Race
Apple's decision to replace Google Maps on its devices with a mapping program of its own has sparked widespread outcry -- much of it from users frustrated with the company's error-prone new service....
View ArticleHas the ‘Death of the PC’ Been Greatly Exaggerated?
Microsoft's earnings fell considerably in the last quarter, and reports are showing a sharp decline in PC sales globally. But don't count out the humble personal computer just yet, three Wharton...
View ArticleHow Instagram Can Make Money — Without Alienating Users
Facing significant user backlash, Instagram abandoned its plan to create ads from content on the site. But the company still must grapple with finding a way to become profitable.
View ArticleAdvice for Apple: Strategizing a Lower-end iPhone
With Apple reportedly at work on a less-expensive iPhone, Wharton experts discuss whether introducing such a product would be a wise move for the company.
View ArticleSony Faces a Fork in the Road
Sony built its iconic brand over seven decades in electronics, music and movies. But its critics want it to shed those businesses and focus on insurance services, where it makes most of its money.
View ArticleWalmart vs. Amazon in Online Groceries: Who Has the Edge?
Walmart and Amazon are about to grapple for dominance in the burgeoning online sector of the $568 billion U.S. grocery business. Wharton experts analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each company --...
View ArticleHow to Fix Google+: Accentuate the Positive
Google+ was launched in an effort to challenge Facebook, but the results have left some wondering about the future of the search giant’s social network.
View ArticleThe Competition Question at the Heart of the Apple Antitrust Case
The Apple antitrust case involving iPod users brings up questions about whether the tech giant was being anticompetitive or simply trying to improve its product.
View ArticleWhy Google’s Antitrust Problems Are Far from Over
As Google stares at fresh trouble in Europe over antitrust issues, it may feel the heat back in the U.S., too.
View ArticleWhy the Google Antitrust Case Is a ‘Step in the Negotiation Process’
The crux of recent antitrust allegations is not the dominance of Google, but whether its dominance harms users.
View ArticleHow Apple’s Latest Offerings Will Expand Its Piece of the Pie
Apple’s newest products could be game-changers in terms of their potential for expanding the company’s ecosystem into new areas.
View ArticleDigital Transformation: Becoming a ‘Forgetting Organization’
In a digital transformation of business, companies must learn to “forget” old ways of thinking to uncover how technology can help them disrupt and overtake competitors.
View ArticleHow to Get Your Enterprise Digitally Ready and Agile
In an always-connected world, businesses must master digital strategies to meet the heightened expectations of customers demanding better user experiences. It is critical to articulate your digital...
View ArticleThe Internet’s ‘Nasty’ Side: Can Firms Control the Trolls?
Trolling -- a term that has become a catch-all encompassing a spectrum of bad online behavior -- poses major challenges to social media sites, publishers and retailers.
View ArticleWhy Samsung Could Get Burned in the Android Market
After discontinuing the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung’s recovery may be hampered by the fierce competition in the Android ecosystem.
View ArticleA Boutique Investment Bank’s Aramco IPO Grand Slam
Moelis & Co. beat some Wall Street titans to land a coveted advisory role to the huge Aramco IPO.
View ArticleThe Death of the Daily Deal
Critics have long said that Groupon’s business model was flawed and that it was only a matter of time before it collapsed. Could that time be now?
View ArticleHas Agile Management’s Moment Arrived?
IBM, GE and other firms are embracing a management approach that calls for close teamwork and goes against the remote-worker trend. What are the potential gains?
View ArticleWhat Wharton Faculty Would Have Asked Mark Zuckerberg
Members of Congress questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the social network’s privacy practices. Here are questions Wharton faculty would have asked.
View ArticleWhy Fake News Campaigns Are So Effective
Social media have been "weaponized" with fake news to maximize social discord, writes Wharton professor Eric K. Clemons in this opinion piece. Why does it work so well?
View ArticleHow Private Information Helps Fake News Fool the Public
Part 2 of this two-part opinion series on fake news, by Wharton professor Eric K. Clemons, analyzes "how private information is used to aid in the targeted distribution of fake news."
View ArticleWill the ACA Be Revised — or Face a Reckoning — in 2019?
Tweaking the Affordable Care Act is the best way forward, although the concept of “fairness” defies an easy definition, say Wharton experts.
View ArticleHow Pattern-based Thinking Gives Companies an Edge
Glimpses of today’s new business models are found in the patterns of the most successful companies of yore, according to Wharton's Eric K. Clemons.
View ArticleRegulating Big Tech: Is a Day of Reckoning Coming?
Big Tech firms like Facebook, Amazon and Google have unorthodox business models, and the law has to catch up to protect consumers and small businesses, say experts.
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