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Offers a look at several chief executive officers who have left traditional companies to lead Internet corporations. John Costello; Bob Bowman; Richard Nanula; George Shaheen; Others; Their compensation at their former jobs and their present jobs. INSET: Can Wolf Schmitt Save Value America?.

The article focuses on the so-called "real-time Web" in Internet industry finance. Financiers and venture capital are increasing investing in businesses which provide shared information and services via the Internet, such as the online social network Twitter. It is noted that Twitter has yet to present a business plan in which it generates significant revenue, let alone profit.

Discusses the Internet industry in the wake of the failure of many Internet companies in 2000-2001. How Internet jobs are still being created despite the failure of many start-up Internet companies; Comments from Internet employees, including their attitudes about their current job situation; Problems for the Internet industry, and outlook for the industry as a whole.

Focuses on the trend of large, long-established companies embracing the Internet as a way to cut costs, improve supply chains, and increase productivity. Example of appliance manufacturer Whirlpool, which is increasing its spending on Internet-related projects; Expectation that this trend will blur the definition of what an Internet company is; Economic implications.

Examines the stock performance of Internet companies, which have make initial public offerings (IPO) in 1999. Comparison of 1999 with 1998 regarding the number of IPO; Discriminating about new issues related to Internet stocks; Reality that most new companies fail; Question of whether Internet stocks are overvalued; Prospects in the business-to-business (B2B) market; Effects of the Internet IPO fever. INSET: Web IPOs may be too hot to handle, by Jack Egan.

Focuses on the decrease in value of Internet stocks for the summer of 1999. Reasons, including rising interest rates, competition, oversupply and seasonality; Example of seasonality with the decreases in revenue growth during spring and summer months; Effects of the rapid growth of the Internet on the stocks' cyclical development; Comments from analysts; Outlook.

The article discusses the growth of digitization in the Korean economy. An aspect known as e-business is discussed. Electronic financial transactions and Internet shopping malls are included in the category of e-business. The author presents three reasons why digitalization is important which includes introducing new companies and products and direct marketing to consumers.

Focuses on electronic commerce as of June 1, 2001. Thoughts on the failure of businesses in the Internet industry; Discussion of online business-to-business marketplaces; Suggestions for the success of electronic markets. INSETS: Will Your Company Fit In With E-Markets?;Setting Up Your Own E-Market Doesn't Have to Hurt;Who's Who in E-Markets.

Discusses the increase in the unemployment rate among Internet professionals. Information on `Pink Slip' parties for unemployed Internet professionals; How Philip Kaplan, a computer programmer established business by chronicling the failure of Internet companies; Difficulty faced by former Internet professionals in finding jobs.

Reports on the purchase by several Canadian telecommunications companies of content providers. Reasons for the mergers seemingly different forms of media; View that the Internet will cause a shift in economic power; How the method of delivery of the Internet will become less important and less lucrative than the product. INSET: The Titans of Convergence.

Examines 22 European locations of projected progress in the Internet industry. Locations, including Munich, Germany, Rennes, France, Lille, France and others; Reasons for the prediction of advancement in the Internet industry, including technology advancement, intellectual concentration and foreign investments.

Focuses on the impact of the Internet on the economy of Japan. Growth of Internet companies; Economic restructuring brought by the Internet; Success of Internet-related companies in tapping new markets.

Presents an essay on Internet businesses. Impact of the Internet on business; Thoughts on the difference between Internet companies and Industrial Age companies; Importance of innovation in Internet companies.

Addresses the economic aspects of the Internet, as of September 2000. Various views of the Internet economy; How competition has changed, especially when making price comparisons; Value of new-economy technologies as creators of wealth and utility; Examples of successful companies.

Reports on the growth of Internet companies in Asia. Analysis of the trend; Comments from Internet company owners and shareholders; Details on the market shares of Asian Internet companies.

Examines the existing regulatory system in connection with Internet-based securities offered in the United States. Suggestions for reforming Internet regulations to benefit small business with regard to the capital market; Existing and proposed US policies explored.

Mentions the defection of executives from old-line companies to Internet businesses as a result of the Internet's monetary success. Examples of Lou Dobbs' resignation from CNN to work for Space.com, Jake Winebaum's resignation from Walt Disney Co. to work for Ecompanies and Gary Moore's resignation from EDS to work for Enterprise Network Systems.

Discusses investment in Internet stocks. The supply-demand issue and impact on stock prices; Lockup restrictions as a way of preventing early selling of stock; Possible reasons for the volatility of high-technology stocks; Fears that insiders are dumping shares because they know some secret about a particular company; Investment tips.

Discusses the large number of mergers taking place within the Internet industry. At Home Corp.'s bid to buy Excite Inc.; Why high prices are being paid by huge corporations for fledgling companies, many of which do not turn a profit; Several companies that bankers and high-technology executives believe could become takeover targets.

The article, part of a section on scientific advancements in the 30 years leading up to 2010, focuses on advancements with the world wide web. Various uses for the Internet are noted, including its use to find medical information, gather news, and start businesses. Negative aspects of the web are also mentioned, including its impact on the newspaper industry, its economic impact due to pirated software, and its impact on people's political views.

Discusses the changes in venture capital investing as of March 2001. Comparisons between the current venture capital market and the venture capital market one year ago; Struggles for Internet companies to get venture capital now that many Internet companies have failed.

Discusses the economic impact of the Internet. Benefits from the Internet over those from information technology in general; How business-to-business (B2B) electronic commerce cuts costs for companies; Argument that the Internet might force inflation down and support economic growth; Increase in marketing efficiency from global competition.

The article presents information regarding the ability of users to modify specific Internet sites, such as Wikipedia and Digg.com. It is noted that the level of inanity and profanity on such sites prevents them from appealing to mature users. Information detailing sites that have been created to modify the extent of user input to help to increase the appeal to mature users is also provided. INSET: DEMOCRACY ON THE WEB.

The article focuses on the growing centralization of the Internet. It provides the history of how the Internet lost its decentralized innocence. The influence of the power of Microsoft and its Windows software on the Internet is discussed, as well as the impact of the Internet on the economics of all sorts. Also discussed are the technical changes that created an opportunity for a few companies to become the Internet's memory.

The article focuses on what is being called Web 2.0, the second Internet boom. The author discusses five things that make this boom different from the dotcom bubble that burst in the 1990's. Reasons include funding from venture-capitalists rather than the initial public offerings of the dotcom boom, profitability translated as number of users, and the tendency for Web 2.0 companies to employ the fewest amount of people necessary, rather than investing in office Foosball tables.

Argues that many profitable Internet companies are perceived as unprofitable due mainly to their accounting practices. How accountants traditionally spread the costs of construction, marketing, and research over a number of years, thereby reducing a company's pretax profit by a lesser amount; Why new-economy companies are unable to capitalize on intangible investments the way old-economy companies do.

Discusses the possibility of a tax on electronic commerce in the United States. Impact of the Internet business on the US economy; Effects of untaxed retail sales on governments; Size of Internet retail sales; Expectations for growth in the industry.

The article considers how changes in how Internet use affect the mass media industry. The participation of Internet users in social media and their employment of so-called content aggregation which presents information from many different Web sites simultaneously are examined. Carolyn Everson, an executive of social media firm Facebook Inc., says the company's customers are creating personal newspapers. The need for Internet advertising management to cope with these changes is considered.

The author expresses his views on whether the business world is moving to Internet time where compressed cycles are a fact of life. Topics discussed include the opportunity offered by the information economy to publications such as "Forbes" magazine, the adherence of the information economy to some basic laws and principles that shape physics and capitalism, and the eternal laws of human nature and of market economics.

Discusses strategies for growth of Internet businesses. Example of eBay, an online auction site which was forced offline by a major system crash for eleven hours; Necessity of high availability and fault tolerance in the system; How a well designed Internet business is a worthwhile investment.

The article reports on the popularity of the sharing economy in China which was made possible by the rapid development of the Internet. Government support for the thriving sharing economy in the country is cited as the driving force. According to market research firm Forward, more the 500 million people are involved in the sharing economy. It is also noted that the sharing economy has created some financial concern and it needs further improvement.

The article discusses the quiet revolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) idea due to developments in the mobile and cloud fields, and to the support received from the government. It discusses a global survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) which shows that over three quarters of companies are actively exploring or using the IoT. It is the author's view that the IoT trend will continue to grow as organisations understand the importance of mobility to business growth.

The article examines the Internet in China, focusing on the Internet industry and electronic commerce. It is noted that China has the world's largest population of Internet users. A trend is considered in which many successful Chinese Internet industry companies have adapted previously successful creations of Western companies to have more appeal to Chinese consumers. The company Taobao, which operates an Internet auction site modeled on that of the firm eBay, is among the examples cited.

Focuses on the debate in the United States over the application of state sales tax to purchases made on the Internet. Arguments for and against the taxation of online purchases; The possibility that tax-free online sales will negatively affect state revenues; How taxation may hinder Internet growth and hurt the overall economy; Possible solutions.

Presents information on the growth of Internet stocks in Asia in February 2000. Recovery of the Asian market from the economic crisis; Projected electronic commerce spending in the region in 2003; State of the Internet market in Japan in 1999.

Reports on the findings of a study funded by Cisco Systems Inc. on the contribution of the Internet to the revenue of the United States for 1998. Income generated by electronic commerce and companies that create hardware and software to support the Internet infrastructure; Average revenue per employee of Internet-related companies.

The author reflects on the increasing trend of online shopping and electronic commerce in India and success of online retailers in India. Topics discussed include investment by Indian online retailers such as Flipkart and Snapdeal in Indian online retail market, strategy of Flipkart for increasing sale by conducting India's biggest ever sale, and changing lifestyle. increasing Internet usage and arrival of smartphones driving online shopping in India.

An interview with Marshall Van Alstyne, a business professor at Boston University in Massachusetts who has studied platform economics, is presented. Topics discussed include his definition of a platform as a published standard that allows others connect to it, together with a governance model, the economics of the Internet of things and the challenges in adapting to the Internet of things.

The article looks at the economic, social, and political implications of high technology and the Internet, as of 2013, discussing the views of computer scientist Jaron Lanier. It outlines his criticisms of the power wielded by large Internet industry corporations including Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Topics include open source computing, ownership and control of information, and Lanier's book "Who Owns the Future?"