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Vicky Thomas Some Delco teens having tough time finding part-time work this summer, but employers say jobs are available.   Ridley High School senior Erin Maley hit each store in the Ridley Park business district and popped the same question — “Are you hiring?” “No one was,” said the 18-year-old. “I applied all over — [...]

Financial Performance, Consumer Welfare, And Two-Sided Internet Markets


Nearly two years ago in a ConsumerGram entitled “Facts About Financial Power in Web-Centric Companies,” we presented selected data on market structure and performance by major firms in the “Internet Value Cluster” that combine to create joint value for Internet users.  We concluded:  “By fair reckoning all of these Web sub-markets are marked by intense [...]