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The article focuses on the promotion and influence of internet over the economic development of rural India. Topics include the use of internet for the development of villages in fields including education and medical care and for availing basic facilities. It is suggested that rural India has already accepted the internet for better cost of living.

The article focuses on the use of Internet advertising blockers. The author explores how advertising sustains the majority of all the content on the Internet, examines how ad blocking would impact the economic structure of the Internet, and discusses the benefits of ad blocking for advertising companies.

The article discusses online retail company Etsy's decision to offer its Etsy Wholesale service, which allows individuals to sell their products wholesale to retailers, as of April 14, 2014. Topics addressed include the commission that Etsy charges for wholesale transactions on its service, the attitudes of buyers and sellers using Etsy, and considerations of the pricing of products sold on Etsy.

The article discusses the decision of U.S. investors in Internet, biotechnology, and rising companies to sell large amounts of stock on April 10, 2014. Topics include drops in the NASDAQ index, the Dow Jones industrial average, and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index, drops in stock market exchanges and indexes in China and Japan, and technology companies with declining stocks, such as Amazon, Facebook, and Google.

The article discusses Americans who do not use the Internet despite U.S. government efforts to increase access to high-speed broadband Internet connections as of August 18, 2013. Topics addressed include a lack of Internet use amongst older Americans, and the economic aspects of Internet adoption in the U.S.

The article discusses the benefits of technological innovations as of May 1, 2013, highlighting economic value associated with information technology (I.T.). Topics addressed include the measurement of economic value, connections between I.T. and gross domestic product (G.D.P.), and research on the economic value of the Internet and search engines.

The article reports that the trading of Internet domain names as a commodity has become an increasingly common practice. So-called "domainers" profit by selling advertisements on their empty sites which is viewed by persons who click on them through error, or by reselling the domain names to companies who want to create real businesses at their addresses. Traditionally seen as a disreputable activity, some domainers, including the firm NameAccess, are planning to go public.

The article focuses on architects who are selling stock plans for homes over the Internet. These businesses are becoming especially popular with persons who have purchased property for vacation homes in rural areas where few architects live and work. The price of a stock home plan is far less than that for a custom design, and allows home builders to begin construction more quickly.

The article presents the author's comments on the issue of open networks in the Internet economy. It is stated that the demand for Internet-style applications on the phone is witnessing huge growth, however cracks are appearing in the control that cellular carriers have long held over their networks. It is held that open networks would bring more profits to cellular carriers.

Reports on Internet companies that appeal to base interests and use questionable business practices to make profits. Struggles by other Internet companies; Complaints about lowbrow Web sites and junk e-mail, including poor writing and horrific images; Adult and pornography Web sites; C.P. Direct, a company that was shut down by the Arizona attorney general; Pyramid schemes; Involvement of the Federal Trade Commission; Reasons why the Internet is attractive to swindlers, including the low cost of Internet marketing.

Discusses how many former employees of Internet companies are taking time off after being laid off. Example of Andrew Way, who is spending the summer of 2001 relaxing; Response to this trend from older workers, who think it is foolish to take extended periods of time off while the United States economy is slowing.

Reports that sales growth in books online is leveling off, as of April 2001. How sales have leveled off for the first quarter of 2001 at Amazon.com; Contributing factors, including a slowdown in the pace of new consumers connecting to the Internet and the role of pricing; Implications for other online booksellers, the book publishing industry, and sales of other products online that are not as well suited for the Internet.

Examines legal services and information on the World Wide Web. LawVantage.com, which offers a library of generic contracts; MyLawyer.com, an information site; Ways in which the United States legal industry may change fundamentally, due to the Internet revolution, including decreased demand for traditional services and lower fees for lawyers. INSET: Web's Law Library: A Partial Catalog.

Focuses on the concerns of publishing newspapers on the Internet, as of January 2001. Reasons for the concern, namely the fear that the Internet would receive the bulk of the profits; How three major newspaper companies in the United States, including the New York Times Co., have dismissed new-media employees; Importance of employee advertising within the industry.

Reports on layoffs at News Corp.'s Web sites. Loss of jobs in New York and Los Angeles offices due to cut backs in the company's Internet efforts; Negative effect of these layoffs on hopes that Internet subsidiaries of large corporations would not be hit by problems hitting smaller Internet companies.

Reports on the use of motorcycle couriers in Sao Paulo, Brazil to deliver goods for Internet companies. Focus on Motoforte Transportes de Malotes, which trains their couriers, or motoboys, how to handle delicate situations when delivering goods; Problems with motoboys, including lack of good pay.

Focuses on electronic commerce during the holiday shopping season of 2000. Increase of online sales, which still falls short of previous estimates; Comparison of how traditional retailers and start-up companies have fared; Increased sales which is being generated more by experienced online shoppers rather than first-time shoppers; Mention of various online retailers.

Discusses the business failures and success in the Internet industry as of December 2000. How the Internet can connect more people to information, faster and cheaper than before; Importance of electronic mail; Effect of the Internet on the stock market and entrepreneurship; Outlook for technology companies.

Discusses how people in the book industry are attempting to position themselves to gain from electronic books. Talks between Gemstar-TV Guide International and Barnes & Noble about possible business deals, which would only make sense if electronic books became a significant business; Reason for the rush by authors, publishers and booksellers to gain positions, including the fear that digital books will circulate for free on the Internet like digital music. INSETS: Key Players in E-Books;The Protagonists.

Discusses the author's experiences of Christmas shopping on the Internet. Reasons people shop online, including its efficiency; Web sites visited by the author, including Old Navy clothing store's site, oldnavy.com, consumer electronic's site 800.com, and gift-suggestion site Surprise.com; Author's satisfaction with the Internet shopping experience.

Examines the concept of the new economy, a term referring to economic activities based on the Internet technology in the United States. Contribution of the Internet to economic prosperity; Decline in the use of the Internet.

Reports on the increasing importance of the Internet in researching, buying and selling of mutual funds. Web sites operated by fund companies; Efforts to eliminate paperwork in investment process.

Reports on an announcement by Henry Blodget of Merrill Lynch, who is considered to be one of the premier analysts of Internet stocks. Specifics of the announcement, which resettled investment ratings and downgraded some of his recommended companies; Market trends in the summer of 2000; Outlook for the future.

Focuses on fraud and other risks associated with Internet-based auctioning services such as eBay and Amazon.com. Connie Bacon, a woman who sold a watch to a man who attempted to pay with a stolen credit card; Michael Prime, the man accused of trying to fraudulently buy the watch; Examples of risks to sellers associated with goods that are auctioned online.

Offers the author's experience of bidding for artwork on eBay, an Internet auction service. Decision to allot $1,000 to research the phenomenon of online art buying; Purchase of works of art by Victor Vasarely and Arthur B. Davies.

Reports on the electronic retail market as of June 25, 2000. Need of many Internet retailers to raise their prices in order to start making a profit; Economic trouble that Internet retailers are in; Attitude of consumers to the price raises; Effect of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and its hope to standardize the calculation of gross profits on Internet companies.

Reports on Internet-based journalism and the impact that layoffs had on the industry. Aftershocks of the Nasdaq collapse that hit news and information sites; Announcement of layoffs at Salon and CBS.com and their impact; Effects that online journalism will have on media as a whole.

Discusses the impact of the Internet industry and electronic commerce on American businesses. Transition of traditional companies to online selling, with the example of Honeywell Inc.; Ease of business-to-business commerce over the Internet; Benefit of labor productivity; Effect of the Internet on inventory systems and stockpiles; Details of FreeMarkets' online auction house; Trend in seeking less expensive suppliers in foreign markets.

Focuses on the business gathering hosted by William Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corporation, regarding the Internet's impact on business. Guest list; Subjects covered by the discussions in the gathering; Three stages of the Internet age according to Gates.

Provides information on business to business (B2B), an approach by companies selling to other businesses using the Internet to cut costs and increase efficiencies. Rational for the establishment of Digital World conference; Three phases that technology-based consumer goods must undergo according to personal computer industry pioneer David E. Liddle; Views on the consumer Internet market.

Reports on the program of Priceline.com which allow consumers to bid for the gasoline prices via the Internet in the United States. Estimate savings in Priceline.com's program per gallon; Comments from Jay S. Walker of Priceline.com; Views from analysts on the program of Priceline.com.

Reports on the move of Internet venture capital from Silicon Valley to New York City. The abundance of new and newly expanded venture capital funds; Reasons why New York is growing as an Internet center; The difficulty of determining the value of an Internet company.

Focuses on New Jersey-based Tachion Networks, and differences between it and most Internet startup companies. Its formation of middle-aged engineers who left Lucent Technologies, and the rarity of small companies drawing employees away from the communications giants; Plans by Tachion to release a collapsed central office, with sponsorship from Comcast Corp. and MCI Worldcom; Contrast between New Jersey and Massachusetts in the number of small technology companies.

Focuses on Merrill Lynch & Co. and its market status in the United States in July 1999 as compared to 1998. Their remarkable recovery in the last year; Vulnerability to a takeover or to major losses should the stock market slow; Need for success in their plan of establishing a presence online; Resignation of Merrill Lynch president Herbert M. Allison Jr. due to difficulties with the chief executive; Perception of the company as adrift.

Focuses on competition for the Spanish- and Portugese-speaking Internet market, as of June 1999. Latin American government efforts to promote local Internet access and business; United States' companies expansion into Spanish-speaking markets; Estimate of the number of Hispanic Internet users; Cultural complications of marketing Internet services; Latin American infrastructure obstacles.

Discusses the impact of the Internet on stock values in the United States. Effects of the announcement by the Zapata Corporation that it would do online trading; Similar effects for Starbucks and IBM; How the Internet is changing the way investments are made; Comments from Warren E. Buffett; Performance of several Internet companies.

Discusses those who use the Internet to conduct stock investments. Example of Spyridon Ganas and his trading account with E*Trade; Uncertainties about investing in Internet and technology stocks; Number of people using the Internet for trading; Prevalence of day traders; How the Internet changes money management; Those who glean information from the Web without investing through it. INSET: The Many Faces of Internet Investing.

Focuses on the use of the Internet in business transactions. Typical Internet use of purchasing agent Patricia Ruszkay for BOC Gases, a global distributor of industrial gases; Efficiency of the Internet in such a transaction; Dollar value of BOC purchases, and money that will be saved annually through Internet transactions.

Focuses on the popularity of Internet stock offerings in the United States as of April 12, 1999. Forecast of public Internet companies competing for investors' attention by the summer 1999; Differences from other frenzies such as software in the 1980s; Strains on the initial-offering system by the popularity of Internet stocks; Success of Internet companies; Effects of the popularity on other companies' initial public offerings (IPO); Comments from investment bankers and analysts.

Examines the online investment practices of older people in the United States. Online investing being done more by seasoned investors with financial stability; Use of Microsoft Investor and E*Trade; Views of Joe Ricketts of Ameritrade Holdings; Impact of older investors on Wall Street; Older investors well-educated and wealthy; Low cost of online trading; Boldness of online investing; Concerns about risks to retirement funds.

Discusses the role of the Internet in the United States economy, predicting its movement in the future. The tremendous impact on businesses during the late 1990s; Questions concerning the evolution of the Internet in the years following 1999; The importance of education about, and social tolerance of, technology.

Focuses on the job market success in the United States as of December 1999. Need by employers for skilled workers; Role of the Internet in filling the need; Example of animation artist Mike Phillips' use of Web site eLance to market himself and gain employment; Other Web sites; Comments from Phillips and others.

Provides information on Planet Finance, an online company that offers micro-loans. Discussion on how the Internet technology can alleviate poverty; Information on the micro-lending business of PlaNet Finance; How PlaNet Finance link micro-banks; Comments from Jacques Attali, owner of PlaNet Finance.

Focuses on infinite loop factor that contributed to the downward trend of Internet stocks in the United States. Attitudes of investors in the Internet business sector; Statement from Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Venture partners.

Reports that globalization is compounding the gap between rich and poor nations according to a human development report published by the United Nations Development Program. Recommendations of the report; Impact of the spread of the Internet and computer technology on the gap; Dominant role of the United States in the global economic and cultural markets.

Discusses the economic significance of the Internet and brand management in the United States. Rise to fortune of Internet billionaires; Success of the company Drkoop.com; Issue regarding the resignation of Lou Dobbs as business anchorman for Cable News Network to join a startup Internet company.