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Provides information on some specialized Web search engines. 4anything; InvisibleWeb.com; Beaucoup; DirectSearch; Difference between a specialized search engine and a large searchable Web site.

Cites some ways in launching a company Website. Business communications where the Web address or uniform resource locator (URL) can be added; How to attract people to visit the Website; Impact of spamming on businesses.

Gives advice to business owners in building a better commercial Web site. Information that should be prominently displayed on a business home page; Pre-sale information that should be offered by the Web site; Tips on how to make Internet navigation easy and consistent; Importance of getting a Web designer.

Presents the Drum and Spear, an electronic library launched on November 1996 by former teacher, Gigi Roane and former Trover Shop bookstore employee, Willie Jennings. Business background of the library; Customer services provided by the library; Comments from Roane and Jennings.

Offers insights on online travel booking. Consideration of the travel cost; Recommended Web site for airfare averages; Advantages and disadvantages of ticket consolidators.

Provides information on the Web site GlobalMecca.com which gives tips for African Americans on how to be successful. Employment opportunity pages; Mentoring program of the Web site; Money section which gives investment strategies; Other sections of the Web site.

Presents information on the more comprehensive Web sites to which applications for the Palm Organizer handheld personal digital assistant can be downloaded. LinkPak from Silverware; Actioneer 2.0 from Actioneer Inc.; HackMaster 0.9 from Daggerware.

Presents information on some Web sites that address the shortcomings of using Internet. www.keeboo.com; www.ezlogin.com; www.emmasoft.com/darn/darnpw.html.

Relates how BlackFamilies.com, a Web site focusing on the needs of African American families, was launched in the United States. Findings of John Pembroke, marketing manager at Cox Interactive Media, about Web sites on African American families; Work between Pembroke and M. Davis and Co. Inc.; Sections of the Web site based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Focuses on Freedom Group Inc., an Atlanta-based Internet consulting firm and owner of EverythingBlack.com, an Internet directory on African American Web site listings. Role of Patrick McElroy as the president of the company; Information on Freedom Group; Features of the Internet directory.

Features various HTML-based computer software that can be used to create effective Web sites. Includes Netscape Communications' Composer; Adobe Systems' PageMill; Microsoft's FrontPage.

Introduces the web site Armchair Millionaire (AM) which offers information on long-term savings. Computer companies responsible for the introduction of the software; Web site features; Other services provided by the site.

Introduces Black Geeks Online, one of the few places where blacks can gather in community-like setting to network. Purpose of the online; Information about Anita Brown, creator of the online; What the Internet can provide and its significance; Internet in workshops and seminars.

Discusses the Black Enterprise web site. One of the features of the site; Contents of the site; Included agenda for 1997 on site; How the site can be a useful business resource.

Introduces the Grio Tech Web site, which contains a listing of Afrocentric and Afro-American-created software products. Business and personal information available; Includes multimedia histories of the African Diaspora; Business productivity software and games.