Michael D. Smith
Information technology and marketing professor
Michael D. Smith is a Carnegie Mellon University professor who studies how new technologies affect consumers and firms, especially in entertainment. He co-wrote Streaming, Sharing, Stealing.
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About Michael D. Smith
Michael D. Smith is an American academic. He is the J. Erik Jonsson Professor in the fields of information technology and marketing, based at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, and he also holds a joint post with the Tepper School of Business. His research interests include the effects of new technologies on consumers and firms, with a particular focus on the entertainment industry. With Rahul Telang, he wrote Streaming, Sharing, Stealing: Big Data and the Future of Entertainment. The book looks at a "perfect storm" of technological changes affecting entertainment industries and at how leaders in those industries can respond.