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Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing

This section contains research on the networks that make the Internet work, the evolution of different business models that operate on the Internet, and ways to store and access information on the Internet through Cloud Computing.

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TAP Academics

Alessandro Acquisti
Carnegie Mellon University
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Artificial Intelligence

Mike Ananny
University of Southern California
Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Media and Content, Artificial Intelligence

Susan Athey
Stanford University
Competition Policy and Antitrust, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Media and Content, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work

Jack M. Balkin
Yale University
Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Wireless

danah boyd
Microsoft New England Research & Development Center
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence

Erik Brynjolfsson
Stanford University
Innovation and Economic Growth, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work

M. Ryan Calo
University of Washington
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work

Fred H. Cate
Indiana University, Bloomington
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing

Kate Crawford
University of Southern California
Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work

Jacques Crémer
Toulouse University
Interoperability, Intellectual Property, Competition Policy and Antitrust, Open Source, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing

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TAP Blog

Outsourcing IT and Technological Differentiation: Evidence from Digital Startups

In a new paper, Michael Impink, doctoral candidate in Strategy at NYU Stern School of Business, examines the tradeoff between efficiencies gained from outsourcing IT and the ability to differentiate digital products.

TAP Guest Blogger

January 5, 2023

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Upcoming Events

The Internet's Midlife Crisis

February 5, 2023,

CITP Seminar: Maria Apostolaki – It Takes Two to Tango: Cooperative Edge-to-Edge Routing

February 7, 2023, Princeton, NJ

CITP Distinguished Lecture Series: Alessandro Acquisti

March 1, 2023, Princeton, NJ

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Fact Sheets

Wireless and Mobile Communications

Wireless or “mobile” devices send information one-to-one (like mobile phones), one-to-many (like AM or FM radio), or many-to-many (like Wi-Fi Internet access). Wireless devices send and receive signals along the electromagnetic spectrum in the form of waves similar to visible light or sound.

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What We Know Now About the Business Impact of Hybrid Work

“But the biggest challenge—and maybe the one unexpected bit—is how much employees have got comfortable with choice of days in the office and like to flip that around each week, for whatever reason, childcare reasons, work, personal reasons, etc. ” — Nicholas Bloom, Professor of Economics, Stanford University

Nicholas Bloom
Time
September 6, 2022

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The Welfare Effects of Social Media

Observers are increasingly aware of the negative effects of social media, including political polarization. This study shows that deactivation of social media reduces political polarization and increases happiness.

By: Matthew Gentzkow, Hunt Allcott, Luca Braghieri, Sarah Eichmeyer

March 1, 2020

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