COVID-19 Meets Big Tech
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Nir B. Kshetri, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: In summary, there are various effects of COVID-19 on big tech that clearly cannot be lumped together as a single category. The pandemic has led to a heavy cut in discretionary expenditure, which has hit businesses such as Twitter and Facebook severely. Firms with more diversified offerings maintained a stronger cushion against losses. Firms that were able to augment their offerings to meet the special business and consumer demands created by the COVID-19-led lockdown performed better.
COVID-19 Meets Big Tech
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- Publication
- IEEE Computer, 53 (8), 10-13. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2020.2996698
- Language: English
- Date: 2021
- Keywords
- COVID-19, big tech, Twitter, Facebook