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The Internet and Drug Markets
INSIGHTS EN ISSN THE INTERNET AND DRUG MARKETS 2314-9264 The internet and drug markets 21 The internet and drug markets EMCDDA project group Jane Mounteney, Alessandra Bo and Alberto Oteo 21 Legal notice This publication of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is protected by copyright. The EMCDDA accepts no responsibility or liability for any consequences arising from the use of the data contained in this document. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of the EMCDDA’s partners, any EU Member State or any agency or institution of the European Union. Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) The information given is free, as are most calls (though some operators, phone boxes or hotels may charge you). More information on the European Union is available on the internet (http://europa.eu). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2016 ISBN: 978-92-9168-841-8 doi:10.2810/324608 © European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 2016 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. This publication should be referenced as: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2016), The internet and drug markets, EMCDDA Insights 21, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. References to chapters in this publication should include, where relevant, references to the authors of each chapter, together with a reference to the wider publication. For example: Mounteney, J., Oteo, A. and Griffiths, P. -
Timeline 1994 July Company Incorporated 1995 July Amazon
Timeline 1994 July Company Incorporated 1995 July Amazon.com Sells First Book, “Fluid Concepts & Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought” 1996 July Launches Amazon.com Associates Program 1997 May Announces IPO, Begins Trading on NASDAQ Under “AMZN” September Introduces 1-ClickTM Shopping November Opens Fulfillment Center in New Castle, Delaware 1998 February Launches Amazon.com Advantage Program April Acquires Internet Movie Database June Opens Music Store October Launches First International Sites, Amazon.co.uk (UK) and Amazon.de (Germany) November Opens DVD/Video Store 1999 January Opens Fulfillment Center in Fernley, Nevada March Launches Amazon.com Auctions April Opens Fulfillment Center in Coffeyville, Kansas May Opens Fulfillment Centers in Campbellsville and Lexington, Kentucky June Acquires Alexa Internet July Opens Consumer Electronics, and Toys & Games Stores September Launches zShops October Opens Customer Service Center in Tacoma, Washington Acquires Tool Crib of the North’s Online and Catalog Sales Division November Opens Home Improvement, Software, Video Games and Gift Ideas Stores December Jeff Bezos Named TIME Magazine “Person Of The Year” 2000 January Opens Customer Service Center in Huntington, West Virginia May Opens Kitchen Store August Announces Toys “R” Us Alliance Launches Amazon.fr (France) October Opens Camera & Photo Store November Launches Amazon.co.jp (Japan) Launches Marketplace Introduces First Free Super Saver Shipping Offer (Orders Over $100) 2001 April Announces Borders Group Alliance August Introduces In-Store Pick Up September Announces Target Stores Alliance October Introduces Look Inside The BookTM 2002 June Launches Amazon.ca (Canada) July Launches Amazon Web Services August Lowers Free Super Saver Shipping Threshold to $25 September Opens Office Products Store November Opens Apparel & Accessories Store 2003 April Announces National Basketball Association Alliance June Launches Amazon Services, Inc. -
TRANSCRIPT CMCSA - Comcast Corp at UBS Global Media and Communications Conference
Client Id: 77 THOMSON REUTERS STREETEVENTS EDITED TRANSCRIPT CMCSA - Comcast Corp at UBS Global Media and Communications Conference EVENT DATE/TIME: DECEMBER 04, 2017 / 1:45PM GMT THOMSON REUTERS STREETEVENTS | www.streetevents.com | Contact Us ©2017 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Thomson Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters. 'Thomson Reuters' and the Thomson Reuters logo are registered trademarks of Thomson Reuters and its affiliated companies. Client Id: 77 DECEMBER 04, 2017 / 1:45PM, CMCSA - Comcast Corp at UBS Global Media and Communications Conference CORPORATE PARTICIPANTS Michael J. Cavanagh Comcast Corporation - CFO and Senior EVP CONFERENCE CALL PARTICIPANTS John Christopher Hodulik UBS Investment Bank, Research Division - MD, Sector Head of the United States Communications Group, and Telco and Pay TV Analyst PRESENTATION John Christopher Hodulik - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division - MD, Sector Head of the United States Communications Group, and Telco and Pay TV Analyst Okay. If everyone can please take their seats. Again, I'm John Hodulik, the media, telecom and cable infrastructure analyst here at UBS. And welcome to the 45th Annual Media and Telecom Conference. I'm pleased to announce our keynote speaker this morning is Mike Cavanagh, CFO of Comcast. Mike, thanks for being here. Michael J. Cavanagh - Comcast Corporation - CFO and Senior EVP Thanks for having us. Great to be here once again. Three years in a row. John Christopher Hodulik - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division - MD, Sector Head of the United States Communications Group, and Telco and Pay TV Analyst That's right. -
Fusion of Technology Management and Financing Management - Amazon's Transformative Endeavor by Orchestrating Techno-Financing Systems
Journal Pre-proof Fusion of technology management and financing management - Amazon's transformative endeavor by orchestrating techno-financing systems Yuji Tou, Chihiro Watanabe, Pekka Neittaanmäki PII: S0160-791X(19)30374-4 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.101219 Reference: TIS 101219 To appear in: Technology in Society Received Date: 7 August 2019 Revised Date: 11 October 2019 Accepted Date: 26 November 2019 Please cite this article as: Tou Y, Watanabe C, Neittaanmäki P, Fusion of technology management and financing management - Amazon's transformative endeavor by orchestrating techno-financing systems, Technology in Society (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.101219. This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd. TIS_2019_345_title_page_Revised Fusion of Technology Management and Financing Management - Amazon’s Transformative Endeavor by Orchestrating Techno-financing Systems Yuji Tou 1, Chihiro Watanabe 2 ,3 , Pekka Neittaanmäki 2 1 Dept. of Ind. Engineering & Magm., Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan 2 Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 3 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria Abstract Amazon became the world R&D leader in 2017 by rapidly increasing R&D investment. -
Impact Analysis of Wireless and Mobile Technology on Business Management Strategies Rashed Azim East India Services Limited, London
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE): E-Journals Information and Knowledge Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2224-5758 (Paper) ISSN 2224-896X (Online) Vol.3, No.2, 2013 Impact analysis of wireless and mobile technology on business management strategies Rashed Azim East India Services Limited, London Azizul Hassan Tourism Consultants Network, the Tourism Society Telephone Number: 0044 07853024625; Email: [email protected] Abstract: This research examines whether congruence exists between wireless and mobile technology with impact analysis on a firm’s business management development and future strategies. The research adopted the Motorola Inc. as a case and the qualitative approach as the research method. It emerged from analysis that consumers, business management strategies and future strategic directions are embedded in wireless and mobile technology. Despite having high tech wireless and mobile technology, it is not always been possible to appear as the market leader within industry, where future consumer behaviour and business management strategies will differ from the one those exist today. This study proposes a new framework for diversifying intellectual capacity to develop consultancy based growth opportunity at Motorola. This also suggests intense mobile and wireless technological impacts on relationships with customers, enterprise agility and business management strategies in the internet based market structure. Keywords: wireless and mobile technology, process automation, cloud infrastructure, convergence, business management strategy Introduction: Demand for investigation of wireless and mobile technological influences on corporate and business management strategies with impacts on consumers are increasing. -
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International In-house Counsel Journal Vol. 11, No. 41, Autumn 2017, 1 The Future is Cordless: How the Cordless Future will Impact Traditional Television SABRINA JO LEWIS Director of Business Affairs, Paramount Television, USA Introduction A cord-cutter is a person who cancels a paid television subscription or landline phone connection for an alternative Internet-based or wireless service. Cord-cutting is the result of competitive new media platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, iTunes and YouTube. As new media platforms continue to expand and dominate the industry, more consumers are prepared to cut cords to save money. Online television platforms offer consumers customized content with no annual contract for a fraction of the price. As a result, since 2012, nearly 8 million United States households have cut cords, according to Wall Street research firm MoffettNathanson.1 One out of seven Americans has cut the cord.2 Nielsen started counting internet-based cable-like service subscribers at the start of 2017 and their data shows that such services have at least 1.3 million customers and are still growing.3 The three most popular subscription video-on-demand (“SVOD”) providers are Netflix, Amazon Prime and HULU Plus. According to Entertainment Merchants Association’s annual industry report, 72% of households with broadband subscribe to an SVOD service.4 During a recent interview on CNBC, Corey Barrett, a senior media analyst at M Science, explained that Hulu, not Netflix, appears to be driving the recent increase in cord-cutting, meaning cord-cutting was most pronounced among Hulu subscribers.5 Some consumers may decide not to cut cords because of sports programming or the inability to watch live programing on new media platforms. -
Evaluation of Nigeria Universities Websites Using Alexa Internet Tool: a Webometric Study
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2020 Evaluation of Nigeria Universities Websites Using Alexa Internet Tool: A Webometric Study Samuel Oluranti Oladipupo Mr University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Oladipupo, Samuel Oluranti Mr, "Evaluation of Nigeria Universities Websites Using Alexa Internet Tool: A Webometric Study" (2020). Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 4549. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4549 Evaluation of Nigeria Universities Websites Using Alexa Internet Tool: A Webometric Study Samuel Oluranti, Oladipupo1 Africa Regional Centre for Information Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria E-mail:[email protected] Abstract This paper seeks to evaluate the Nigeria Universities websites using the most well-known tool for evaluating websites “Alexa Internet” a subsidiary company of Amazon.com which provides commercial web traffic data. The present study has been done by using webometric methods. The top 20 Nigeria Universities websites were taken for assessment. Each University website was searched in Alexa databank and relevant data including links, pages viewed, speed, bounce percentage, time on site, search percentage, traffic rank, and percentage of Nigerian/foreign users were collected and these data were tabulated and analysed using Microsoft Excel worksheet. The results of this study reveal that Adekunle Ajasin University has the highest number of links and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology with the highest number of average pages viewed by users per day. Covenant University has the highest traffic rank in Nigeria while University of Lagos has the highest traffic rank globally. -
In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Tyler Division
CaseCase 6:06-cv-00452-LED 6:06-cv-00452-LED Document Document 22 27 Filed Filed 02/20/2007 02/26/07 Page Page 1 of 1 15of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ) MACHINES CORPORATION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. 6:06-cv-452 ) JURY v. ) ) AMAZON.COM, INC., AMAZON ) SERVICES LLC F/K/A AMAZON ) SERVICES, INC. D/B/A AMAZON ) ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS AND ) AMAZON SERVICES BUSINESS ) SOLUTIONS, AMAZON.COM INT’L ) SALES, INC. D/B/A AMAZON.CO.JP, ) AMAZON EUROPEAN UNION S.À.R.L. ) D/B/A AMAZON.DE, AMAZON.FR AND ) AMAZON.CO.UK, AMAZON SERVICES ) EUROPE S.À.R.L. D/B/A AMAZON.DE, ) AMAZON.FR AND AMAZON.CO.UK, ) AMAZON.COM.CA, INC., A9.COM, INC., ) ALEXA INTERNET D/B/A ALEXA ) INTERNET, INC. AND ALEXA ) INTERNET CORP., INTERNET MOVIE ) DATABASE, INC., CUSTOMFLIX LABS, ) INC., MOBIPOCKET.COM SA, ) AMAZON.COM LLC D/B/A ) ENDLESS.COM, BOP, LLC D/B/A ) SHOPBOP.COM, AMAZON WEB ) SERVICES, LLC, AND AMAZON ) SERVICES CANADA, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT Plaintiff International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”), for its First Amended Complaint for Patent Infringement against Defendants Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon Services LLC f/k/a Amazon Services, Inc. d/b/a Amazon Enterprise Solutions and Amazon Services KING/KAPLAN FIRST AMENDED PATENT COMPLAINT DLI-6098701v2 CaseCase 6:06-cv-00452-LED 6:06-cv-00452-LED Document Document 22 27 Filed Filed 02/20/2007 02/26/07 Page Page 2 of 2 15of 15 Business Solutions, Amazon.com Int’l Sales, Inc. -
The Streaming Wars+: an Analysis of Anticompetitive Business Practices in Streaming Business
UCLA UCLA Entertainment Law Review Title The Streaming Wars+: An Analysis of Anticompetitive Business Practices in Streaming Business Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8m05g3fd Journal UCLA Entertainment Law Review, 28(1) ISSN 1073-2896 Author Pakula, Olivia Publication Date 2021 DOI 10.5070/LR828153859 Peer reviewed eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California THE STREAMING WARS+: An Analysis of Anticompetitive Business Practices in Streaming Business Olivia Pakula* Abstract The recent rise of streaming platforms currently benefits consumers with quality content offerings at free or at relatively low cost. However, as these companies’ market power expands through vertical integration, current anti- trust laws may be insufficient to protect consumers from potential longterm harms, such as increased prices, lower quality and variety of content, or erosion of data privacy. It is paramount to determining whether streaming services engage in anticompetitive business practices to protect both competition and consumers. Though streaming companies do not violate existing antitrust laws because consumers are not presently harmed, this Comment thus explores whether streaming companies are engaging in aggressive business practices with the potential to harm consumers. The oligopolistic streaming industry is combined with enormous barriers to entry, practices of predatory pricing, imperfect price discrimination, bundling, disfavoring of competitors on their platforms, huge talent buyouts, and nontransparent use of consumer data, which may be reason for concern. This Comment will examine the history of the entertainment industry and antitrust laws to discern where the current business practices of the streaming companies fit into the antitrust analysis. This Comment then considers potential solutions to antitrust concerns such as increasing enforcement, reforming the consumer welfare standard, public util- ity regulation, prophylactic bans on vertical integration, divestiture, and fines. -
Why Are Some Websites Researched More Than Others? a Review of Research Into the Global Top Twenty Mike Thelwall
Why are some websites researched more than others? A review of research into the global top twenty Mike Thelwall How to cite this article: Thelwall, Mike (2020). “Why are some websites researched more than others? A review of research into the global top twenty”. El profesional de la información, v. 29, n. 1, e290101. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2020.ene.01 Manuscript received on 28th September 2019 Accepted on 15th October 2019 Mike Thelwall * https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6065-205X University of Wolverhampton, Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group Wulfruna Street Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK [email protected] Abstract The web is central to the work and social lives of a substantial fraction of the world’s population, but the role of popular websites may not always be subject to academic scrutiny. This is a concern if social scientists are unable to understand an aspect of users’ daily lives because one or more major websites have been ignored. To test whether popular websites may be ignored in academia, this article assesses the volume and citation impact of research mentioning any of twenty major websites. The results are consistent with the user geographic base affecting research interest and citation impact. In addition, site affordances that are useful for research also influence academic interest. Because of the latter factor, however, it is not possible to estimate the extent of academic knowledge about a site from the number of publications that mention it. Nevertheless, the virtual absence of international research about some globally important Chinese and Russian websites is a serious limitation for those seeking to understand reasons for their web success, the markets they serve or the users that spend time on them. -
La Maitrise Du Streaming, Un Nouvel Enjeu De Taille Pour Les Groupes Médias
La maitrise du streaming, un nouvel enjeu de taille pour les groupes médias Walt Disney Company a annoncé l’acquisition de 33% du capital de BAM Tech, société indépendante spécialisée dans les technologies de streaming vidéo, née au sein de MLB Advanced Media, une division de la Major League Baseball. Il s’agit de la dernière opération en date de rapprochement entre un acteur des contenus et un prestataire technologique devenu incontournable au moment où les services OTT de streaming en direct se multiplient. • BAM Tech passe du Baseball à l’univers Disney Walt Disney Company a annoncé l’acquisition de 33% du capital de BAM Tech, société indépendante spécialisée dans les technologies de streaming vidéo, née au sein de MLB Advanced Media, une division de la Major League Baseball créée en 2000 pour le lancement de MLB.TV qui diffuse en ligne les compétitions de la League. MLBAM reste la copropriété des 30 principales équipes de Baseball professionnel. L’opération valorise BAM Tech à hauteur de à 3,5 milliards de dollars. Et Disney disposerait également d’une option de 4 ans pour acquérir 33% supplémentaires. MLBAM a pris une autonomie croissante pour s’émanciper de l’univers du Baseball (applications MLB.TV) et plus globalement du sport U.S jusqu’à accorder son indépendance à BAM Tech, son entité opérationnelle en août 2015. Celle-ci est désormais devenue un prestataire de service majeur pour les grands networks et autres propriétaires de contenus. Ainsi, BAM Tech a réussi à se diversifier en gérant le streaming de HBO Now et PlayStation Vue après avoir fait ses preuves au sein de MLBAM dans le sport en direct via des plates- formes en marque blanche (WatchESPN, WWE Network, Yankee’s Yes Network, PGA Tour Live, les sites et applications de la NHL ou encore 120 sports et Ice Network, spécialiste des sports de glisse). -
DIGITAL ORIGINAL SERIES Global Demand Report
DIGITAL ORIGINAL SERIES Global Demand Report Trends in 2016 Copyright © 2017 Parrot Analytics. All rights reserved. Digital Original Series — Global Demand Report | Trends in 2016 Executive Summary } This year saw the release of several new, popular digital } The release of popular titles such as The Grand Tour originals. Three first-season titles — Stranger Things, and The Man in the High Castle caused demand Marvel’s Luke Cage, and Gilmore Girls: A Year in the for Amazon Video to grow by over six times in some Life — had the highest peak demand in 2016 in seven markets, such as the UK, Sweden, and Japan, in Q4 of out of the ten markets. All three ranked within the 2016, illustrating the importance of hit titles for SVOD top ten titles by peak demand in nine out of the ten platforms. markets. } Drama series had the most total demand over the } As a percentage of all demand for digital original series year in these markets, indicating both the number and this year, Netflix had the highest share in Brazil and popularity of titles in this genre. third-highest share in Mexico, suggesting that the other platforms have yet to appeal to Latin American } However, some markets had preferences for other markets. genres. Science fiction was especially popular in Brazil, while France, Mexico, and Sweden had strong } Non-Netflix platforms had the highest share in Japan, demand for comedy-dramas. where Hulu and Amazon Video (as well as Netflix) have been available since 2015. Digital Original Series with Highest Peak Demand in 2016 Orange Is Marvels Stranger Things Gilmore Girls Club De Cuervos The New Black Luke Cage United Kingdom France United States Germany Mexico Brazil Sweden Russia Australia Japan 2 Copyright © 2017 Parrot Analytics.