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1. Google Introduces Google Sites, EContent, 2-29-2008 With Google Sites, people can create a wide variety of sites, such as an intranet to centralize company information or a team site to manage a project. It requires no knowledge of HTML or web design skills.
2. 10 ways to find online assistants, by Allan Gardyne, Associate Programs Newsletter, 2-6-2008 In this article, Gardyne explains various ways to find and hire online assistants who can help remotely with aspects of your business. He offers tips on where to advertize as well as how to explain and outsource work.
3. Globalization, Small Biz-Style, by Karen E. Klein, Business Week, 1-23-2008 Klein reports that young entrepreneurs in developing countries find that the Internet allows them to scale up operations without huge investments.
4. Ask.com: Worth a New Look, by Stephen H. Wildstrom, Business Week, 6-21-2007 Wildstrom explains how Ask.com's searches can be more useful than those of its bigger rivals, though it won't unseat search giant Google.
5. A New Digital Library, by Tamina Vahidy, Line56, 12-21-2006 Vahidy reports that the latest book digitization effort is The Open-Access Text Archive (OATA) run by the Internet Archive. OATA integrates with Project Gutenberg.
6. Top 10 Travel Sites, iMedia Connection, 8-8-2006 Tables of top 10 online travel, education and careers destinations. Tables of top 10 telecommunications and health advertisers.
7. Listen Up: Podcasts You Should Pay Attention To, by Pete Lerma, ClickZ Experts, 2-21-2006 Capsule reviews of 8 useful Podcasts that are full of information for online marketers, including Albert Maruggi's Marketing Edge, and Danny Sullivan's Daily SearchCast.
8. The 'PBS Of The Web', by Christopher T. Heun, Internet Week, 1-29-2006 Discusses the Digital Universe, the multilingual open-access Web encyclopedia, to which anyone using the “universe” may contribute content - up to a point.
9. Self-Publishing, by Ken Rubino, Information Today, 1-15-2006 Reviews websites for those considering self-publishing. Says if a company doesn’t provide phone contact with a live person, it doesn’t value you as a human being. It is only placing value on your money and the ease with which it may get your money.
10. New Search Engine Aims For More Targeted Results, by Laurie Sullivan, Small Business Pipeline, 1-25-2006 Reviews new search engine called Dumbfind.com; before query results are served up to users, the search engine sorts its findings into related tag clusters to closely match the searcher's intent. It also offers query results by day.
11. The Best Web Year Ever, by Jim Rapoza, eWeek, 12-19-2005 Rapoza comments on 3 of the big events that affected the Web and Internet technologies: Google, seemingly everywhere, creating riches for its investors and fear for many potential competitors; RSS; mergers and acquisitions.
12. A Vote of Confidence in Wikipedia, by Burt Helm, Business Week, 12-14-2005 Helm reports that a study by the journal Nature finds that the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, is nearly as accurate as Britannica -- and is widely used by scientists.
13. Diving Deep into the Web, by Michael Bazeley, Silicon Valley, 8-17-2005 A start-up says it has devised a way to tunnel far into the ``deep web'' and extract previously inaccessible information stored in databases that cannot be accessed by Web crawlers.
14. Brand Aids, by Jena McGregor, Fast Company, 8-1-2005 Links to 4 branding blogs and tells why you should read them.
15. Yahoo Unveils New SMB Web Resource, by Dan Muse, Small Business Computin, 3-10-2005 Reports launch of Yahoo! portal that offers a wide range of Web hosting, e-commerce and marketing services for small and medium businesses.
16. Magazines on Web Tools and Content, by Reid Goldsborough, Information Today, 1-15-2005 Provides highlights of 2 magazines that comment on Internet and other electronic content: what’s there, how it got there, how you can best get and find your content there, how you can make the most of the world of digitally delivered information.
17. Revisiting Past Technologies, by Greg R. Notess, Online, 1-1-2005 From browsers to toolbars to bookmarklets to RSS, technologies on the Web can alter the way in which we interact with that huge information space we call the Web. Notess reviews which have altered his online habits and which have not.
18. From Independent Contractor to Business Owner: How to Take the Leap, by Andrew Neitlich, SitePoint, 11-26-2004 Provides a list of questions that the prospective small business owner should consider before attempting to build a Web Design/Development business that is bigger than a one-person enterprise.
19. Quick Fixes for Web Info-Junkies, by Stephen H. Wildstrom, Business Week, 5-31-2004 Wildstrom presents his favorite Web resources for finding information on patents and trademarks, math and science, sports statistics, song lyrics and fine art.
20. All the News That's Fit For You, by Chris Sherman, Search Engine Watch, 6-14-2004 Describes an online news aggregator that adapts its layout to the types of news stories that you read, providing a uniquely personalized view of the day's headlines.
21. A Web Directory that Helps You Do, Not Find, Search Engine Watch, 6-1-2004 Discusses the focus and use of Gimpsy, a different kind of directory which lists only sites that provide online activity or help you accomplish a specific task.
22. Web Search for Tomorrow, by Ben Elgin, Business Week, 5-6-2004 Looks at Google's competitors that are trying to come up with new and better ways to help people find information.
23. Need To Know Marketing Sites, by Jonathan Jackson, ECommerce-Guide, 6-26-2003 Review of the new e-book in PDF format, by Larry Chase (Web Digest For Marketers). It's a well-organized guide to the very best online information for marketers - 'an extraordinarily useful and insightful reference tool' according to the reviewer.
24. 50 Million Historical Documents Hit Web, BizReport, 4-4-2003 Explains how someone might use the Internet to check more than 50 million historical records at the National Archives drawn from the records of 20 federal agencies.
25. Your Seven-Step, One-Day Marketing Plan, by David Frey, MarketingProfs, 2-19-2003 A detailed plan for creating a simple yet effective marketing plan for your business. Steps include understanding your competition and your customer, picking a niche, developing your marketing message, choosing media, setting goals, and budget.
26. Don't Ever Apologize for your Small Business!, by Ralph F. Wilson, Web Marketing Today, 3-12-2002 Celebrates the strengths of small businesses and applauds their contribution to the economy, their ability to adapt to change, the skills of their owners, and profitability. Copyright 2002 by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson www.wilsonweb.com
27. What Merchants Should Do about Affiliate Commission Hijacking, by Ralph F. Wilson, Web Commerce Today, 10-15-2002 This article discusses affiliate commission hijacking from a merchant's point of view with five action recommendations designed to protect your business both today and six months from now.
28. Exploring PayPal Instant Payment Notification (IPN), by Ralph F. Wilson, Web Commerce Today, 12-15-2002 Looks at strengths and weaknesses of PayPal Instant Payment Notification (IPN) system which works in a similar way to real-time credit card authorization via a payment gateway.
29. Shopping Cart Implementation of PayPal, by Ralph F. Wilson, Web Commerce Today, 12-15-2002 Explores how various small business shopping cart e-commerce systems are implementing PayPal as a payment methods and which are using PayPal Instant Payment Notification (IPN).
30. Internet Search Engine Update, by Greg R. Notess, Online, 9-1-2002 Presents latest services, design updates and other information on 9 popular search engines, including AltaVista, Yahoo, Google and others.
31. The Fully Outsourced Web Site, by Stewart McKie, Business Finance, 2-1-2002 Says vitally important functions such as site monitoring services -- which focus on uptime, security and analytics -- are available through service providers for a low monthly fee, allowing companies to focus on their business. Links to providers.
32. Beware of Optimists, by Roger O. Crockett, Business Week, 2-18-2002 Warns not to base your business decisions on overly upbeat market research. Gives examples of high "hype-to-realty" ratio predictions, including the online grocery market.
33. Building a Successful Business in 2001, by Sean Carton, ClickZ, 12-13-2000 As you head into 2001, focus on what actually builds successful businesses: know your market, have a solid product, think and plan for the long haul. Avoid hype, watch every dollar you spend, limit your growth.
34. Leveraging the Network, by Nick Usborne, ClickZ, 2-11-2000 Grow your online business the smart way, by taking advantage of the networking potential of the Internet business environment. Think of partnerships, who could you supply to, who could you fulfill for? Or who could do it for you? Who shares your space, but is non-competing?
35. E-Commerce Assessment Tool, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas Sm Bus Dev Center, 11-18-1999 Short quiz helps a company assess readiness for e-commerce.
36. Review: Up Against the Wal-Marts: How Your Business Can Prosper in the Shadow of the Retail Giants, by Ralph F. Wilson, Web Commerce Today, Up Against the Wal-Marts: How Your Business Can Prosper in the Shadow of the Retail Giants by Don Taylor and Jeanne Smalling Archer. Strategies for competing with megastores. Many of the principles can be applied to survival of online small webstores.