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- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Alumni Books
Big Data to Your Advantage by Kaiser Fung (MBA 2001) (McGraw-Hill) With advancements in smartphones and computers, huge amounts of data are being collected, and more and more things can be measured that previously could not be. Fung... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
University’s oldest a cappella singing group,” and spent seven years at HBS, so how was it possible that I’d never heard of singing at HBS?! I saw the QR bar code but was frustrated because I didn’t know how to make it work. I tried photographing it with my View Details
- 11 Mar 2020
- News
Making It Rain
business dashboards, and other tools for clients. The end results are “microweather” forecasts for clients ranging from major airlines to roofing companies to individual users through a smartphone app. “We’re the only private weather... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
Happens Next in Ukraine?” As attack unfolds, escalation, nuclear standoff among Harvard experts’ worst fears Harvard Gazette Wide range of possible targets for Russian cyber strikes, from infrastructure to smartphones Ex-intelligence... View Details
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
smartphone business, leveraging experimentation it has done in tablets and a range of hybrid devices. Will its experimentation and recombination of features lead it to market success or simply confuse consumers? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
the vacuum tubes that made ENIAC hum to the transistors and integrated circuits that powered the first commercial mainframes, and decades longer to develop the kinds of chip-based systems that now power everything from smartphones to... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
fintechs will take you over." The bankers complained about the difficulty of gaining customers in rural markets with high rates of illiteracy. "I told them those potential customers knew how to use a smartphone better than we do," Shousha... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
experiences and services at scale, from the smartphone to the desktop to interactive TV." —Bob Lord (MBA 1990), CEO, AOL Networks "Cloud storage will become more specialized (versus generic services like Dropbox). I think we'll begin to... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
smartphones for them to easily report anomalies or concerns. Reports from the app are embedded in a new real-time crisis management platform used by several Swiss companies, federal authorities, and the Swiss Army. Despite a full array of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
part of the Match Group that also owns Match.com. The app uses geolocation—a tactic popularized by the all-male dating app Grindr, which launched in 2009—to present potential dates who are nearby. And, most influentially, Tinder introduced the “swipe” into the dating... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Terms of Service - Research Computing Services
my screensaver will come on within 5 minutes of inactivity) Keep Antivirus and malware software up to date Keep security patches up to date Ensure my computer firewall is active Ensure my computer is encrypted before downloading and/or storing any HBS information View Details
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
"freemium" business model, which is used by some Internet businesses and smartphone application developers to give users free basic features of a digital product and access to premium functionality for a subscription fee. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
worst of times and the best of times. During the "great recession" of 2009, smartphones growth stalled, stalling Qualcomm's revenue, but in 2010 growth surged again and was predicted to continue its upward trajectory in 2011.... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
consumers using smartphones to discover online prices. Our findings provide insights for managers on how and when self-matching can be an effective pricing strategy to embrace. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Feb 2016
- HBS Case
Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can
connectivity is also increasingly desired by smartphone users who want to cut data costs while streaming high-bandwidth content. “I’ve been surprised at how popular it still is, both to bridge the digital divide and for people who like... View Details
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
It’s easy to understand why so many people embrace transportation network companies like Uber and the growing number of other ride-sourcing startups, which enable drivers to make money using their own vehicles. By allowing passengers to hail a ride via a View Details
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’
your smartphone to how to earn a seat on a corporate board and make socially responsible investments. They gathered Thursday evening to watch a screening of a new documentary on the history of women at HBS, "A Woman's Place."... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
- 14 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It
allocated. Clickstream data was provided by ComScore, an audience measurement firm. In the development of the internet, 2008 and 2013 were landmark years. Netflix and Hulu began offering streaming services in 2008, and YouTube videos were all over the Web. View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?
cutbacks, the firm was late to the game in the digital imaging market. In 2012, Kodak filed for bankruptcy. The aforementioned Nokia fixated on maintaining its leadership in the low-end phone business, a failure to anticipate the rise of View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
A New Approach to Contact Tracing
Bluetooth in Android and Apple smartphones to determine proximity between people, and thus assess their potential exposure to the coronavirus. A random ID attached to a user’s phone number generates temporary, encrypted IDs. When users’... View Details