Internet and Online Business


Recent Internet and Online Business Articles

Three Easy Pieces

By George Gendron |  Oct 1, 1998

Inc.'s editor summarizes three recent articles that provide original ideas about management.  Read more

What's Hot: The Wired Traveler

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Oct 1, 1998

A guide to books and Web sites devoted to helping you get work done while traveling. Resources include great pre-trip checklists and ways to solve common on-...  Read more

Seller Door

By Leigh Buchanan |  Sep 15, 1998

An interview with Glen Meakem, CEO of FreeMarkets OnLine. Meakem explains why Internet commerce increases competition and rewards only the most efficiently r...  Read more

Separate but Equal

By Leigh Buchanan |  Sep 15, 1998

The Internet is growing so huge and unwieldy, it's now extremely difficult for Web site merchants to attract the attention of buyers. Now, new software could...  Read more

Legislator's Agenda

By Sarah Schafer |  Jun 15, 1998

U.S. Senator Rick Santorum gives tips on optimizing a busy schedule with technology.  Read more

Expos Exposed

By Jim Sterne |  Jun 15, 1998

A seasoned expo attendee looks at the trade shows now offered in cyberspace. The verdict? There's no substitute for good, old-fashioned, face-to-face network...  Read more

Say and Surf

By Fred Fay |  Jun 15, 1998

A review of Conversa Web, a software product that allows you to browse the Web using only voice commands.  Read more

One-to-One Marketing on the Web

By Martha Rogers, Ph.D |  Jun 12, 1998

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Cookie Myths Crumble, The Internet Article

By Michelle Keyo |  Jun 1, 1998

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Show and Sell on the Web

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jun 1, 1998

Jim Schwertner, president of Capitol Land and Livestock, says he has improved his telemarketing staff's productivity thanks to clever use of the World Wid...  Read more

Six Routes to the Right ISP

Jan 1, 1998

Here are six questions to ask when you're selecting an Internet service provider (ISP): 1. Does the ISP provide access to such...  Read more

Congratulations! We Found Your Weak Spot

Jan 1, 1998

Net Daemons Associates, in Woburn, Mass., provides computer-network and system administration support as well as Internet services. When its managers real...  Read more

Clients, Partners, and Everyone Else: Let's Talk

Jan 1, 1998

The Web sites that really succeed are those that are different from others in their industry. For example, the corporate-facility construction business do...  Read more

Bringing Your Site Back Home

Jan 1, 1998

Here are some tips from Phaedra Hise, author of Growing Your Business Online: Small-Business Strategies for Working the World Wide Web (Henry Hol...  Read more

Intranet Solves Record-Keeping Problem

Jan 1, 1998

How does one small organization use an intranet, or internal Web site, to keep human resources operations up to par? Before Forsyth Dental Center, a nonpr...  Read more

Intranet Pros and Cons

Jan 1, 1998

Unlike many hyped-up trends, intranets make sense for small businesses . These internal Web sites provide an easy-to-reach and easy-to-upd...  Read more

Online Payments: Plastic or Digital Cash?

Jan 1, 1998

Few consumers have embraced the idea of using digital cash. CDnow, an online retailer in Jenkintown, Pa., has received next to nothing in digital cash sin...  Read more

Are You Really Ready for the Web?

Jan 1, 1998

It's one thing to get all excited about the Web," says Karen Rizzo, marketing manager at Kryptonite, a manufacturer of bicycle locks in Canton, Mass. "But...  Read more

Japanese Customers on Your Web Site

Jan 1, 1998

William Hunt struck out when he tried to market his earthquake kit in Japan's largest department stores. So his wife, a native of Hiroshima, helped him de...  Read more

Beware of Bugs

Jan 1, 1998

Jeff Bezos, president of Amazon.com, took a simple precaution when the giant online bookseller, in Seattle, was still an unknown start-up. Bezos tested hi...  Read more

Stylish Web Sites

Jan 1, 1998

"In fashion," says Kerry Clark, formerly an assistant designer at upscale clothing maker Nicole Miller, in New York City, "the eye is always growing tired...  Read more

Harness the Power of the Net

Jan 1, 1998

Net Gain: Expanding Markets through Virtual Communities, by John Hagel III and Arthur G. Armstrong (Harvard Business School Press, 800-338-3987, ...  Read more

Putting Internet Access to Work

Jan 1, 1998

You've heard the Internet hype. But what do ordinary businesses do with an Internet connection? Greenville Tool & Die (GTD), a 49-year-old automoti...  Read more

Net Your Customers

Jan 1, 1998

Before he makes sales calls, Doug Wright, president of a $4-million New York City graphic-design firm, prepares a Web page for his prospects. Customers ca...  Read more

Is It EDI or Else?

Jan 1, 1998

Ready or not, the age of electronic partnering has arrived. For many small businesses, that will mean replacing conventional order-taking and invoicing wi...  Read more

Safe Passage

By Alan Joch |  Dec 15, 1997

How to make financial transactions secure on your Web site. A look at the technology, registering with certification authorities, and digital cash as an alte...  Read more

Data Duty

By Dan Caulfield |  Dec 15, 1997

The founder of Hire Quality recounts how he turned his business around by learning to manage information instead of people.  Read more

Have It Your Way

By Sarah Schafer |  Dec 15, 1997

Mass customization is a popular trend in the business-to-business arena. Read how manufacturing and communications technology have allowed small companies to...  Read more

Surfer's Paradise

By Russ Baker |  Nov 1, 1997

A beginner's guide to using the Internet. Includes tips for finding useful information, definitions to common terms, and suggested sites.  Read more

A Meeting of Minds

By William R. Pape |  Sep 15, 1997

How to run a virtual meeting that will treat all participants as if they were in the same room.  Read more

The Right Stuff

By Bob Bruce |  Sep 15, 1997

A business owner reviews a software package that helps search the Internet for information without getting junk.  Read more

Moving Presentations

By Judith Nitsch |  Sep 15, 1997

The president of a civil engineering firm reviews an animation software package.  Read more

Good Cheap Data

By Susan Greco |  Aug 1, 1997

Here's how you can build a powerful marketing database at bargain-basement prices.  Read more

Group Insurance

By William R. Pape |  Jun 15, 1997

A former CIO explains how virtual teams can quickly gather information for even your most far-flung staffers.  Read more

Grand Illusions

By Moe Meyerson |  Jun 15, 1997

A middle manager's lighthearted look at why intranets are great for sharing inaccurate information.  Read more