1. What type of market do these Internet Giants operate in and why is this market unique? What are the unique features of the market in which these Internet Giants exist? Are their similar markets elsewhere?

2. Why are regulators concerned about the immense power these companies have over the market?

3. What similarities do you see between Apple, Google, and situation that existed for Ma Bell (AT&T) in the 1980s?

4. Is Facebook's survival assured? Recently, what has Facebook done to ensure its survival? Is Facebook's actions a threat to Skype?

5. What happened to the competitors to Google and Facebook?

6. Why did the competitors eventually die off?

7. Can the internet start-up Alibaba compete with Google, Apple, and Amazon?

8. What are some of the rivals of these Internet Giants?

9.  Should we feel sorry for Microsoft for the amount of money it has poured into its floundering search engine Bing?

10. Was Amazon always profitable? Does Amazon help or hurt the market for published goods and literature?

11. What type of barriers to entry do companies face when trying to compete with these Internet Giants?

12. What is at the root of the dispute between Apple and Samsung?

13. Is the survival and continued success of these Internet Giants assured?

These questions should guide you in writing your paper.  The paper should not be a case of writing down the questions and then answering them. Rather, the paper should have an introduction, body, and then summary/conclusion. The questions are there to guide you in writing the paper. In addition, the paper must reference three other sources as evidence for your conclusions. I am not looking for a dissertation, but I am looking for a well thought out paper that follows the rubric set forth in the syllabus and shown below. Your paper should be between 500-800 words.