Information economics in the internet age

摘要

According to Upside magazine, the companies most likely to succeed in the Internet Age are "small startups with innovative ideas and no baggage from existing lines of business." while the rapid and often chaotic development of the Internet has byt a premium on innovation, many information companies have been succeeding in the online world. How have these companies maintained and, in many cases, grown their business lines? Not by refining information distribution technologies, but by refining and adding value to the information itself.