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- Amazon.com
Large online store, selling books, music, electronics, toys, hardware, and a growing variety of items.
- Price Watch
Street price search engine.
- mySimon
Bot-based comparison shopping site.
- Hewlett-Packard
Large manufacturer of computer and computer-related products.
- Fatbrain.com
Large online bookstore targeting computer, technical, and business books.
- Cisco Systems
Large company for computer equipment, specializing in end-to-end networking hardware and software solutions.
- Gateway
Leading computer manufacturer.
- Dell
Leading computer manufacturer offering a high degree of configuration flexibility to its customers.
- Lands' End
Clothing retailer.
- L.L. Bean
Clothing retailer.
- LEXIS-NEXIS Xchange
Legal research tool.
- ProQuest
Online digital copies of published and unpublished works (i.e. doctoral dissertations, masters theses, newspapers, journals, and other specialized academic publications).
- Dow Jones Interactive
Business-focused subscriptions to digitized newspaper, magazine, and journal content.
The Dow Jones Interactive Web site has changed. The steps in the text no longer work, but explore the Web site for other valuable information.
- Britannica.com
Online full, searchable version of their print edition plus Web-integrated tools and features.
The Britannica.com Web site has changed. You must now search for History before you can reach Step 2.
- Yahoo!
Main portal site and search directory.
- Excite
Main portal site and search directory.
- GO Network
Main portal site and search directory.
- Lycos
Main portal site and search directory.
- refdesk.com
Smaller general-interest portal site and search directory.
- The Washington Post
Online version of its print newspaper.
- The Los Angeles Times
Online version of its print newspaper.
- CareerSite.com
Employment firm focusing on technology and higher-level jobs.
The Monster.com Web site has changed. There is no longer an internship option, but explore the Web site for other valuable information.
- JOBTRAK.COM
Employment firm focusing on technology and higher-level jobs.
- Monster.com
Employment firm focusing on technology and higher-level jobs.
- Slate
Ezine by Microsoft.
- The New York Times
Online version of its distinguished print newspaper.
- The Wall Street Journal
Online version of its distinguished print newspaper.
- Northern Light
Search engine that also searches its own database of acquired journals and other publications.
- Reuters
News wire service.
- ESPN
Sports-related news and information.
- Sabre Group
Information technology solutions for the travel and transportation industry.
- Travelocity
Travel agency.
- Expedia
Travel agency by Microsoft.
- Autobytel.com
Purchase an auto through this online source.
- Grainger.com
One of the largest MRO suppliers in the world.
- MILPRO
MILPRO.com is no longer in business. Skip the steps on page 1.29 of your text.
- Office Depot
Market leader in office equipment and supplies.
- Staples
Market leader in office equipment and supplies.
- Schneider Logistics
Logistical information management and freight carrier firm.
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services
Logistical information management and freight carrier firm.
- FedEx
Freight tracking availability at their Web site.
- UPS
Freight tracking availability at their Web site.
- Online Benefits
Service that provides password-protected accessibility to employees' benefits information, FAQs, and performs complex benefit option calculations.
- MicroAge
Web-based sales training programs for its new Internet technology products.
- eBay
One of the first auction Web sites.
- Auctions.com
Auction Web site.
- Yahoo! Auctions
Auction Web site.
- Amazon.com Auctions
Auction Web site.
- Haggle Online
Auction Web site specializing in computer equipment.
- Onsale
Auction Web site specializing in selling its own refurbished computers and computer-related items.
- uBid
Auction Web site specializing in computer-related items.
- Golf Club Exchange
Auction Web site specializing in golf-related equipment and supplies.
- StampAuctions
Auction Web site specializing in stamps and stamp-related supplies.
- Coin Universe
Auction Web site specializing in coins and coin-related items.
- Winebid
Auction Web site specializing in wine and wine-related products and supplies.
- CompUSA Auctions
Auction Web site primarily targeting its technology inventory to mid-sized and smaller businesses.
- NECX Online Exchange
Business-to-business trade auction Web site.
- SciQuest
Laboratory instruments and supplies auction Web site.
- CheMatch
Bulk petrochemicals auction Web site targeted to the industrial chemcials market.
- Chemdex
Research chemicals auction Web site targeted to the industrial chemicals market.
- ChemConnect
Auction Web site targeting the entire chemicals market.
- International Securities Exchange
Electronic securities exchange targeting low-cost trading in a few hundred most actively traded stocks options contracts.
- TravelBids
Reverse (bidder as seller) auction Web site.
- Mercata
Group purchasing auction Web site.
- The WELL
One of the first Web communities.
- Salon.com
Online magazine publisher.
- GeoCities
Web community with virtual cities theme for its free Web space.
- theglobe.com
Virtual community that was the outgrowth of a class project at Cornell University.
- Case Problem 1: Flowers for Sale on the Web
- FTD.com
Started as the world's first "flowers-by-wire" service in 1910, moving to the Web in 1994.
- 1-800-flowers.com
Outgrowth of FTD's telephone flower order business.
- Proflowers.com
Order flowers online, by phone, by fax.
- Case Problem 2: Finding a New VCR on the Web
- buy.com
Internet Superstore.
- Amazon.com
Large online store, selling books, music, electronics, toys, hardware, and a growing variety of items.
- Case Problem 3: Comparing Auction Sites
- eBay
One of the first auction Web sites.
- Auctions.com
Auction Web site.
- Case Problem 4: Shopping for a Baby Stroller at Mercata
- Mercata
Group purchasing auction Web site.
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