Surviving and Thriving in the New World of Web Aggregators
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Author(s)
Madnick, Stuart E.
Siegel, Michael D.
Frontini, Mary Alice
Khemka, Saraubh
Chan, Steven
Pan, Howard
Date Issued
October 2000
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
Series/Report no.
ESD Working Papers;ESD-WP-2000-04
Abstract
This paper examines the development of aggregators, entities that collect information from a wide range of sources, with or without prior arrangements, and add value through post-aggregation services. New Web-page extraction tools, context sensitive mediators, and agent technologies have greatly reduced the barriers to constructing aggregators. We predict that aggregators will soon emerge in industries where they were not formerly present. Through studying over a hundred existing and emerging aggregators, we present a model for understanding the aggregator's strategic interaction with the incumbent. We also suggest different business models as possible aggregator entry points into an industry and describe their impact.
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