A Framework for Regulating Competition on the Internet
Understanding the differences between platforms and Aggregators is critical when it comes to considering regulation.
Portability and Interoperability
Data portability is friendly to consumers, but it has very little to do with encouraging competition,...
Exponent Podcast: More Ergonomic
On Exponent, the weekly podcast I host with James Allworth, we discuss Integration and Monopoly. Listen...
Integration and Monopoly
Apple has won through integration, but integration combined with network effects and economies of scale can...
The Google Squeeze
Google, the real Aggregator, is squeezing OTAs, which acted like Aggregators while depending on Google for...
Exponent Podcast: Principle Stacks
On Exponent, the weekly podcast I host with James Allworth, we discuss Tech and Liberty. Listen...
Tech and Liberty
The First Amendment is not about a law, but rather a culture — specifically a culture...
Exponent: The Second Estate Era
On Exponent, the weekly podcast I host with James Allworth, we discuss The Internet and the...
The Internet and the Third Estate
Mark Zuckerberg suggested that social media is a "Fifth Estate"; in fact, social media is a...
Google and Ambient Computing
Google presented a vision of ambient computing that goes beyond the smartphone. The company is well-placed,...
Exponent: The Abyss Stares Back
On Exponent, the weekly podcast I host with James Allworth, we discuss The China Cultural Clash....
The China Cultural Clash
The NBA controversy in China highlights a culture clash that both tech companies and the U.S....
Exponent Podcast: Distracted at Facebook
On Exponent, the weekly podcast I host with James Allworth, we discuss Facebook from multiple angles,...
Beachheads and Obstacles
Facebook and Amazon had events on the same day for Oculus and Alexa. Both are driven...
Neither, and New: Lessons from Uber and Vision Fund
Uber represents something new: a company that is different than incumbents because of technology, yet not...
Exponent Podcast: The Exponent IPO
On Exponent, the weekly podcast I host with James Allworth, we discuss Cloudflare and what it...
Day Two to One Day
Amazon.com was showing signs of being a Day Two company, including the alleged manipulation of search....
The iPhone and Apple’s Services Strategy
Apple's annual iPhone event may have marked Apple's true shift into being a Services company