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August 2000 Rate the Startup: LearningBrands After years of throwing gimmicks at customers, some websites are trying to get sticky by offering educational guides. And in the background, helping the sites turn content into marketing guides that generate revenue, is a Norwood, Mass.-based startup, LearningBrands. Peek behind this company’s walls and rate its chances for success. Playing with Blocks Embracing the trend to build apps out of components, a new crop of vendors is hawking canned code and component-combining tools. Ready for the next round Despite a disastrous April for startups, Asia’s venture capitalists and investors say the region's Internet-capital market is as strong as ever. Crossing Over: Publish online or perish? Part Two of the series: Expert Advice. Why Cincinnati Magazine should build a web business plan, not just a web site. Brint.com: Why More is Not Better Information architect Lou Rosenfeld never thought he'd criticize a website for being over-architected. Then he saw Brint.com and its 16 navigational systems. Growth Spurt Ahead A new study pegs the global market for small wireless Internet devices at $73 billion by 2005, up from $10 billion today. CRM Market to Grow Companies focused on winning and retaining customers will push customer relationship management segment to $12.1 billion by 2004 Sewing Up a New Market Philips Electronics and Levis team up to sell wired clothes in Europe. Baby, It's You New web tools that offer everything from storage areas for correspondence to online collaboration with other visitors hope to make sites more attractive than ever. Stuck in the Middle Bain & Co. says B2B Internet exchanges are good for buyers and sellers but won’t sustain businesses acting as intermediaries. New Economy, Old World Domain name queen Esther Dyson explains how labor, markets and governments are making sense of the Web. Choosing B2B VerticalNet's new CEO talks about the proliferation of vertical marketplaces, why his former employer Amazon gets B2C e-commerce, and how life’s treating him on the other coast. CRM from Scratch Frustrated by the immaturity of current CRM applications? Build them yourself. Others have done it and done it well. On with the New The co-founder and CTO of online marketplace InfoPost compares traditional business culture with the topsy-turvy startup life. The Big Sell According to a new study, newcomers to the Internet business game are more interested in raking in money than they are in doling out information. Half Way to E-Paradise New report reveals a majority of CEO’s think e-business has changed the way they operate and have created a plan of attack. Spin Cycle When outsourcing any part of your Web effort, the service provider you choose is only as good as its service-level agreement. Here's how to make sure you have a good one. Getting in Touch with Your Inner Voyeur New technology can help you know your customers right down to their vacation destinations, their reading habits, their prescription drugs and the roots of their hair. Should you invest in such technology? Lions, Tigers, Bears and the FTC As industry giants team up to build business-to-business marketplaces, they must convince their suppliers -- and the feds -- that they plan to play fair and square. Jeff Bezos Takes Everything Personally Striking a "What, me worry?" pose in the e-tailer shakeout, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and his executives remain focused on winning customers one at a time. Guiding the Flocks The CEO of Round Table Group talks about the proliferation of e-business pundits, and why academic gurus are so vital today. Get WebBusiness Insights We'll let you know when WebBusiness is updated. |
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WebBusiness Online - August 2000
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