User Generated Content - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2006
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A Capital Asset

innovation was the introduction of user fees, an idea sparked in part by a spate of climbing mishaps on Mount McKinley in Alaska’s Denali National Park that had sent rescue and recovery costs soaring. (Recalls Cohen: “Hard-core climbers... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

17 Feb 2022
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A Big Bet

Google philanthropy and loan repayments by students. (As an example, a student might contribute flat monthly payments of $100 so long as their annual income exceeds a threshold amount of $40,000.) Chertavian’s Year Up, along with Merit America, will train students with... View Details

Keywords: jobs training; social enterprise; upskilling; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2017
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The Future of VR is Animated Bunnies

she says, “we need people to be thinking about storytelling.” Future success depends less on further technological advances and more on content creation. To address that need, Fan cofounded Baobab Studios with Eric Darnell, a former... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

01 Dec 2015
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Snapping Up Voters

Illustration by Chris Gash When Rob Saliterman (MBA 2011) started selling online political ads at Google, they were almost all destined for people already seeking political content, placed either on specific networks or in response to View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

24 Oct 2013
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Searching for a Better Society

"Lots of companies were buying the same products for different prices, and we were trying to make it more transparent. The problem was that the product users did not want transparency. We approached it like consultants, but I learned that... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2024
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Elevator Pitch: Forget Me Not

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Charlie Greene (MBA 2021) Cofounder and CEO, Remento Concept: Remento helps families collect and preserve the stories of loved ones. An annual subscription allows users to upload photos and select prompts for the... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Research Brief: Capitol Gains

oil-rich state, for example, the financial impact (positive or negative) of a bill affecting the state's petroleum producers and related companies could be inferred by following the votes of the state's lawmakers. The politicians, after all, are the people most... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

24 Apr 2014
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Seeing glass in a new light

Mulpuri's leadership, View has pioneered the large-scale commercialization of architectural dynamic glass. The company designs, manufactures, and sells a new generation of window-glass nanotechnology that intelligently adjusts in response... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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New News

up for success as much as possible, reduces bottlenecks, and allows us to keep scaling? MA: I have a super-similar sentiment. It’s people; everything that you do is people, from interactions with your customers to content to product... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneuship; digital media; startups; news; business models; young alumni; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

25 Feb 2020
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Gotta Dance

by a sassy song (“Eyes Lips Face”) composed and recorded for the campaign. Over 3 million TikTok users (including many unsolicited celebrities) posted videos in response to the campaign, generating 4 billion... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2016
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How I Got to Google

and worst part about being a PM? PR: The best part is launching, without a doubt. There is nothing as cool as that first time your product is in users’ hands. But it can also be the worst time, because there are many things that you didn’t realize your View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2015
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Screen Grab

providers should support equal access to all content and applications (such as data-heavy files of online video) regardless of the source or how much bandwidth it requires. Instead, industry executives contend, consumers should pay... View Details

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

01 Apr 2000
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Getting the Message

targeted audience, to provide magazine-style ads with editorial content for specific readers, and -- more and more -- to stream video and audio. In addition, it can measure results and responses instantly and lead View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

09 Apr 2020
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“Raise the Line”

would lose their jobs due to automation and recession, and then millions of people who would need healthcare because of aging, among other reasons. That’s why the vision of Osmosis has always been to train the existing generation and the... View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators

itself from a competitive perspective to continue its growth and stand out from the other industry players?" The Answers: "I would suggest looking at the business model and trying to extend the brand by extending the offering. Cellphones were a great start to establish... View Details

Keywords: ecommerce; Kathy Korman Frey; Telecommunications; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2011
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Mr. Start-Up

online travel guide business, he joined the Internet search giant as director of product management. He was the driving force behind the February 2011 launch of Social Search, which incorporates content shared or created on social media... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Sep 2015
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The Business of Love

Group, a division of IAC/InterActive Corp, continues to grow, expected to generate $1.7 billion in revenue in 2015 and a planned IPO.) Now companies are experimenting with a freemium model. Tinder introduced its Tinder Plus in March,... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2017
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Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence

algorithms. So much richer, in fact, that my engagement with a particular brand might be very different than yours, because it’s customized to each of us. I can also imagine this predictive learning being combined with new user... View Details