We use a stylized model to investigate the revenue model decision for a monopolistic online platform offering social networking services. There are three possible revenue models: an ad-sponsored model offering a basic service, a subscription-based model offering a premium service, and a hybrid...

Most digital content distributed in information-goods platforms encounter the threat of online piracy. Strategic pricing, technology-based platform protection, and deterrent enforcement such as legal and moral measures are viewed as antidotes to piracy. We examine the effects of deterrent...

To infer product fitness information, consumers often consult digital influencers who exert effort to learn and evaluate product features and then propagate information to their followers. However, influencers' recommendations are not limited to products that exactly match their expertise, which...