Surfers Chase Big Money in Online Prize Sites
Judy Wold won a $1000 prize via iwon com after surfing and clicking ads at home in Anchorage Alaska. The story notes iwon com grew fast from 87th to 31st among sites and logged 6.9 million visitors in March 2000. Other top sites include Freelotte com and Uproar network. Experts see ads revenue as the core driver of this model.
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Judy Wold
Wold
Anchorage
Alaska
Iwon.com
San Jose
Iwon
Media Metrix
Freelotte.com
Fortune Magazine
William Gurley
Scripps Howard News Service
Shns
Web rivals race to deliver faster Internet access
Cable, DSL, wireless and satellite firms push broadband to consumers with speeds far beyond dial-up. Hicks Hamm traded ISDN for cable Internet at one third the price and higher speed, signaling a wave of growth as providers upgrade networks and roll out two way service for bundles.
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New Orleans
Zach Hamm
Raleigh
N.C
Hamm
Tom Eagan
PaineWebber Group
Kagan Media
National Cable Television Association
Steve Lang
At&t Broadband
Liz Fetter
NorthPoint Communications
Fetter
MCI WorldCom
Sprint
Dallas
Boston
Jackson
Miss
John Stupka
Wireless Solutions
European airlines unite to offer online bookings in Europe
Lufthansa British Airways and Air France lead eight carriers in creating a single Web site for cheap tickets hotels and car rentals aiming to cut out travel agents. EU antitrust concerns loom as agents warn of reduced business while online agencies grow rapidly with 980 million euros in European sales last year.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Europe
Lufthansa
British Airways
Air France
Expedia.com
Travelocity.com
Sean Tipton
Association of British Travel Agents
Britain
German Association of Travel Agents
European Union
U.S
American Society of Travel Agents
U.S. Justice Department
United
Delta
Northwest
Continental
Tipton
Boston Consulting Group
Spam costs rise with rising e mail abuse and bills
Computer executive John Brown says spam costs his Albuquerque firm iHighway Inc 1300 a month in wasted time and disk space before the I Love You bug. SBC's Michael Russina notes almost 2 million in upgrades for Texas and California users. CAN-SPAM bills seek penalties for violators and allow ISPs to block bulk mail.
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John Brown
Brown
iHighway Inc
Albuquerque
N.M
Michael Russina
Bell Sbc
Texas
California
Sunil Paul
Brightmail
Washington
Ray Everett-Church
AllAdvantage.com
Hayward
Calif
Coalition
Congress
House
Gary Miller
State Assembly
Senate
Conrad Burns
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Hickman’s
Princeton Community Hospital
Adelphia
Tazewell
Richlands
Charter Comm
Princeton
Macau
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College of West Virginia
Craft Memorial Library
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Princeton Public Library
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