Some Friendly Advice for Uber and Its Compatriots

Internet-based companies tend to claim instinctively that they belong outside traditional legal regimes. This position often fails—for good reasons.

Regulation & Uber, Airbnb & Nest

Today’s disruptive innovators may believe they belong outside traditional regulation. They don’t, and we’ll be better off for it, writes Prof. Kevin Werbach.

Beyond Digital

The speed of past technological change pales in comparison to the speed of future change. Even digital is about to become passé.

Hanging up on the Phone Network

Before ditching your wireline, consider what happened in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and the implications for universal connectivity.

Innovation Equals More Than Technology

It’s time to think about innovation in broader terms than just new technology. Government especially needs to be in the conversation.

Let the Games Begin

At Deloitte, Microsoft, the White House and beyond, gamification is being applied to virtually every area of business.

For the Win

The latest book from Wharton Digital Press explains how to stir others’ competitive juices for business success.

Opening Our Eyes and MOOC-ing to the Future

Penn and other elite centers of higher education are poised to take an innovative leap with Coursera.

Digital Content: The Half-Full Glass

Digital distribution is a success, although proposed legislation in Congress might make you wonder if Internet downloading has been a giant disaster for businesses involved.

Digital Content: The Half-Full Glass

Digital distribution is a success, although proposed legislation in Congress might make you wonder if Internet downloading has been a giant disaster for businesses involved.

Patently Misguided

Patents have become a sort of weapon in business warfare. Increasingly, they're being acquired by companies like Google in order to protect their products from lawsuits.

Let’s Play a Game

Wharton gamification guru Kevin Werbach charts the rise of the gamification business trend.

Revolution Abroad. Revolution at Home?

The winter uprisings that rocked the Middle East hold valuable lessons - and warnings - for leaders in politics, business, and education.

Revolution Abroad, Revolution at Home?

Telepresence: Reach Out and Touch Someone

Welcome to the age of ‘telepresence.’ Videoconferencing has been around for years, but telepresence takes it to a new level of richness and simplicity, creating a sensation that the other person or other people on the call are “right there” in the room with you.

Network Neutrality and the False Choice Between Competition and Regulation

The hottest topic in Internet and communications policy these days is network neutrality. An intense battle rages between the FCC and broadband providers on prohibition of Internet content discrimination.