This might be interesting for students. A talk by Aral Balkan on venture capital, facebook and online social media.

https://projectbullrun.org/surveillance/2015/video-2015.html#balkan

And while you're at it, the talk of Daniel D. Bernstein might be interesting too. He discusses the position of telecommunication providers. One layer below the social network services.

-- CastIronClub - 21 Sep 2015