Online Media - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Sep 2016
Op-Ed

The Twitter Election

don't know what Twitter is. In 2015, the average American spent more than one-third of her media interaction time online and around one-third watching television, 10 percent reading magazines and newspapers,... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch and Thales Teixeira

19 Aug 2016
News

Using Technology to Help Reclaim Lives from Addiction

“Lionrock is my revenge against addiction,” says Peter Loeb (MBA 1991), cofounder and chief executive of Lionrock Recovery, the largest online addiction recovery program in the US and Canada. “This venture is part of my healing.” A... View Details

08 Sep 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing

sales. Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder Learning what your co-worker earns can make you less productive, but knowing your manager's paycheck can motivate you to work harder. The Surprising Benefits of OversharingIn a social View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2000
News

Priceline's Jay Walker: The Future is Wow

Walker, who was invited by the student-led High Tech and New Media Club to speak at the School in March, equated the changes brought about by the Internet with the transformational effect the automobile, the telephone, and television have... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

Screen Grab

(Tambor) coming out to his family as transgender, was only available via streaming to members of Amazon Prime’s Instant Video service. The show also took home the award for Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy, marking the first time an View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; HBO; Netflix; Hulu; Vimeo; YouTube; Telecommunications; Information; Arts, Entertainment

05 Aug 2015
News

Bringing New Life to an Iconic Magazine

ship. Many of those changes centered on driving readers to an online presence that would go on to win a National Magazine Award in 2013; today, TheAtlantic.com and associated Atlantic Media sites (such as... View Details

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Tools & Services | Information Technology

Printing Services Learn more about the printing services offered at HBS. Information Security Learn about the ways you can keep your data and systems, and HBS, safe. Media & AV Explore the media and... View Details

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Accessibility | Commencement 2025

online resource if you and/or your guest have specific needs. In addition, listed below are some additional resources that are specific to the Harvard Business School (HBS) campus. Golf Carts Golf carts will be available on a campus loop... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

3-Minute Briefing: Jeffrey Dunn (MBA 1981)

later worked at Nickelodeon and HiT Entertainment—SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, and Thomas the Tank Engine. There’s nothing better than working for a kids’ media company when you have young kids. You have a living laboratory... View Details

Keywords: April White

06 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 6, 2007

"platform") around the rapidly expanding online video industry. Simultaneously, CEO Jeremy Allaire was completing a major funding round that would enable the company to make strategic investments in some or all of several... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2013
News

The New Rules of E-Commerce

Mikitani (MBA 1993) is not shy about pursuing the big idea, in this case a belief that English is the lingua franca of business and learning it would give his organization a competitive edge. Rakuten, founded in 1997, operates an online... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; e-commerce; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

13 Dec 2018
Blog Post

"I Wanted to Move from Analyzing Results to Creating Them": Cynthia Samanian, MBA 2012

have to jump to a new job right away. I decided this was the opportunity to go all in on food." Finding the right recipe for success In 2016, Cynthia founded Confetti Kitchen, an online media company... View Details

04 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

media usage had declined among Americans less than 35 years old, and the only age group using Facebook more were people 55 or older, according to Edison Research.) As a marketing medium, online channels were... View Details

Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes

07 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 7

Course MaterialsDemand Media John Deighton and Leora KornfeldHarvard Business School Case 511-043 Google search had helped Demand Media grow to be a $1.9 billion online... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Fast Answer

Music & Activism: Market Research Resources

I find information on trends on social media, digital music and the web? eMarketer
Market data, statistics, and analysis on the Internet, e-business, online marketing, media, and emerging technologies. Business Insider Reports on... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public: Christopher S. Yeh

in both engineering and creative writing, Yeh helped launch Juno Online Services, one of the pioneers of free e-mail. He then moved on to D.E. Shaw, where he developed strategic alliances for the firm's View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Staff | Information Technology

Space Catering Hybrid Classrooms Teaching & Learning Applications and technology products to bring teaching and learning experiences to life. Canvas Live Online Classrooms Media Services (Classroom Support)... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Jimmy Lai Chee-ying: Rags, Riches, and Risk

“In the media business, it’s important to make sure your content is fresh,” says Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, chairman of Next Media, Ltd. The Hong Kong entrepreneur is doing just that, as he keeps taking risks and reinventing himself. Spirited... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2012
News

Learning to Speak the Language of Business

companies with a commanding presence in their home markets. But to call Mikitani’s company, Rakuten, the Amazon.com of Japan would overlook fundamental differences for customers and merchants alike. “We created a real online marketplace... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; e-commerce; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2017
News

2017 in Media: Courting the Cord-Cutters

When the phenomenon of cord-cutting— dropping a cable subscription in favor of one or more online streaming services—started attracting media attention a couple of years ago, the TV industry didn’t respond... View Details

Keywords: Laura Martin (MBA 1983) , entertainment and internet analyst, Needham & Company

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