Tencent Buys Sogou. Plus More Digital and Information Economics (42)

In this class, I talk Tencent's recent purchase of Sogou. And go through more digital and information economics.

You can listen here or at iTunes, Google Podcasts and Himalaya.

This is part of Learning Goals: Level 7, with a focus on:

• #29: Digital and Information Economics II

Related podcasts and articles:

• Review: The Sexy But Dangerous Economics of Digital (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Podcast 15)
• Should Vipshop Build a Logistics Network Like JD? (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Podcast 7)

Concepts for this class:

• Digital and Information Economics
• Non-Rivalry and Zero Marginal Production Costs
• Versioning and Pricing
• Willingness to Pay and Consumer Surplus
• Bundling and Cross-Selling
• Complements

Companies for this class:

• Sogou
• Tencent

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