Online grocery push grows from niche to potential market
Consumers remain wary of online grocery shopping but major players like Amazon.com and Webvan are betting on a better online experience to lure shoppers. Traders note low current sales but rising investor interest and innovations such as automated warehouses and city specific delivery.
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Michael May
Internet
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Tom Agan
Kurt Salmon Associates
Janice Ryer
Atlanta
Ms. Ryer
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Oakland
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Webvan
Borders Books
Louis Borders
CBS
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Softbank
HomeGrocer Com
Barksdale Group
James Barksdale
Seattle
Portland
Ore
HomeGroecet
Answering probable reader questions about laptop use overseas
A playful brisk column lists practical tips for travelers on setting modems to avoid dial tone delays, resetting Windows times, staying online with web sites like Ebay, finding LAPTOP power at JFK, and using Web kiosks or airline clubs. It also covers changing color schemes, checking email remotely, and forward/email strategies using free Webmail and Internet access options.
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Budapest
Ebay
JFK
Hotmail
YahooMail
America Online
Bull Gates
Gates
Werk Wonder
NATO
NATO Int
Silicon Valley United Way rescued by Gates donations
Silicon Valley's United Way chapter faced near ruin from donation shortfalls after mismanagement and tech worker drought. Bill Gates and Melinda Gates gave 5 million, the Packard Foundation 2 million, plus 71 million from other tech leaders and foundations boosting 7 million in fresh funds on Wednesday to restore support for 104 member agencies.
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Microsoft
Bill Gates
Paul Allen
Cinerama
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Mr. Gates
Melinda
Silicon Valley
Gates
San Jose
Calif
Silcon Valley
United Way
United Way of
Mary Ellen Chell
Cupertino Community Services
SETIhome screensaver to tap alien signals via Internet
The Planetary Society and UC Berkeley offer a free SETIhome screensaver that uses idle home computers to process radio signal data from the cosmos. About 12,000 pilot users plus 400,000 signups aim to increase sensitivity 10 fold, with results sent back to Berkeley over the Internet for further analysis.
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Earth
Planetary Society
University of California- Berkles
Din Werthiner
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Werthimer
Anmedia
Berkeley
Manors
Taik
Imputer St Pen
David Andirson
Hitp
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Herke Levedu
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