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Globalization, the Internet and Public Opinion

Generally referred to as the network of networks, the Internet is a web of information and a medium of communication that has captivated reporters and scholars whose working communities it expands. The Internet along with other technologies has opened channels of communication, choice, and indubitably enabled the public’s greater participation in this expanding era of globalization....

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Saving Face on the Internet

Now that the Memorial Day weekend is behind us, the election year mudslinging will undoubtedly begin to ramp up. For me, this is always an amusing and disheartening phenomenon of political life in the United States – judging the worthiness of an individual based on either juicy speculation or on the defamation of the rival’s character....

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Are We Seeing an e-Renaissance?

Online ad spending is on the rise and inventories are growing tighter. Click-through rates on online ads are improving. At-home and at-work broadband connections continue to proliferate, and rich media ads are becoming more complex and effective. Even highly hyped IPOs are back in the news with Google’s foray into the world of publicly traded companies....

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Gmail: Hotmail’s Obese Cousin

Even the initial forays into brainstorming for this article were full of irony, since I must admit to hearing about Google’s new Gmail free e-mail service through Google News and following up on my curiosity by doing a few searches on their site. How readily we become accustomed to simple tools,...

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Building More Than Just a Web Site

Building an aesthetically pleasing, well-designed site that provides excellent, easy to access content and even robust e-commerce functionality may no longer be enough for companies that want to fully capitalize on the power of the Web. Today, many world-class companies are trying to utilize their Web sites to create virtual communities of loyal customers,...

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