New Releases Coming Soon!
www.spamcop.com
(June 2001) If you have an e-mail address, you are plagued with them.
Every time you open your in-box, there it is, vying for your attention
amid the ‘real’ mail. It’s spam, of course.
Trip.com
Flight Tracker (May 2001) If you travel by air, for business or pleasure,
you have probably on an occasion or two found yourself rushing to the airport
worrying that you will miss your flight.
http://www.irs.gov
(April 2001) It’s tax time again. If April 15 is creeping up on you
faster than you anticipated, you can find help...
www.timespicayune.com
(March 2001) Did you rush out of the house this morning without a moment
to look at the day’s main news stories? Was your morning too hectic
to read today’s paper? You can still catch up on the day’s news at
your computer once you settle behind your desk at the office. You’ll find
our local metro newspaper, The New Orleans Times-Picayune on the
Internet.
www.overstock.com
(February 2001) With the demise of so many dot-coms in the last nine
months, an old school industry has now taken up residence on the Web. Moving
excess inventory or scooping up a dying company’s merchandise allows these
companies to profit from the less fortunate, but also allows you to quickly
find cheap but quality merchandise. Some are brick and mortars with
online personas, but here’s one that’s a pure dot-com:
www.grc.com
(January 2001) It’s 2001, a New Year! We all make resolutions
for a New Year. Regardless of whether they fall in the personal or
professional arenas, our resolutions generally focus on making our personal
or collective world a better place. This should apply to our personal
information technology world. One of the resolutions we should make
to improve our computer-based world is to protect our systems from unwanted
intruders and technology hassles.
http://www.protier.com
(September 2000) More and more businesses today, both large and small,
are outsourcing their non-core functions. They realize that their time
is best spent “doing what they do best, and hiring the rest.” Examples
of outsourced functions have included payroll tasks, accounting functions,
and recruitment and hiring. Did you know that you can now outsource
your software related responsibilities?
www.ejba.org
(August 2000) With a click of a mouse button last month, the East Jefferson
Business Association entered the world of the Internet and the beginning
stages of e-commerce by establishing a home in cyberspace. If you
haven’t already been there, go to
http://www.business2.com
(July 2000) Last year a business associate referred us to a new business
publication called Business 2.0. It’s a magazine that was launched
in August of 1998 and dedicated to the recognition that the Internet
has created a new economy with new rules. Its articles and
ads are targeted toward the leadership of companies who need to know
how to succeed in the world of business on the Internet.
Turbotrip.com
(June 2000) Travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, usually
means booking three major components: air, hotel and rental car. The hotel
is usually the most task oriented and time consuming because of the variety
of offerings. There are several online travel sites where you can seek
information, but I would direct your attention to a local dot com excelling
at making it easy to find and book a room
Red Herring
(May 2000). More so than any other industry today, the technology industry
and its many faces has become part of our daily lives and conversations.
Not a day goes by that the media does not cover some new dot com start
up, or the IPO (Initial Public Offering) of some new telecommunications
company, or how some new bio-tech company’s research will affect our future
medical treatment.
Gulf
Coast Mag Lev Demonstration Project (April 2000) One of the intangible
but fun benefits of my line of work as an “information junkie” is that
I get to learn about a lot of different subjects. As a result of
some recent work, I had the good fortune to learn of a potential regional
project which could have a profound economic development impact on the
New Orleans area. I was so impressed with its potential, that I felt
compelled to spread the word. You can learn about it too at
Identity
theft (March 2000) This month, I’m going to deviate from our normal
modus operandi of reviewing a Web Site and instead address an issue
that has mushroomed since the advent of the Web. I was prompted to
write about this topic after receiving a spam (unwanted junk e-mail) several
weeks back.
www.stamps.com
(Febuary 2000) In the fourth quarter of last
year, we visited the revamped site of the United States Postal Service
and profiled a new capability of purchasing postage through the Internet.
This month, we visit one of these e-postage sites:
The
state of Louisiana (January 2000) has developed a written plan for
Louisiana’s future. It’s mission is to make the state economically
competitive with the remaining forty-nine states and the world by the end
of the next two decades. The plan is called Louisiana: Vision
2020.
CNN
(December 1999) The world is shrinking and moving faster every day.
There are numerous organizations, particularly news organizations, who
keep up in real time with the swift pace of these changes and will be a
source for us on December 31 to monitor Y2K issues as the midnight hour
creeps around the globe.
Cybergold.com
(November 1999) This site is
a true child of the Internet. It is a spend and earn community, an online
marketing company that literally pays you to interact with their participating
merchants and advertisers.
U.S.
Postal Service (October 1999) What’s the zip code for the 400 block
of Fifth Street in Los Angeles? Did my express mail package get to
my client? How much does it cost to send a 9 ounce letter to the
UK ?
Switchboard.com
(September 1999) bills itself as a business and people locator, a site
where you can find an address, phone number, map to a location and an e-mail
address.
American
Learning Exchange (August 1999) A place to go to find what
and where training and business learning classes are being held in your
area.
United
States Small Business Administration Y2K Site (July 1999) Any
business eligible for SBA assistance needs to look at this site.
Electronic
Commerce Information Site of The U.S. Department of Commerce (June 1999)
E-commerce isn't the future. It's here now. Read all about
making it a part of your business.
The
Louisiana Legislature's Site (May 1999) Track legislation, check
the schedules and communicate with your legislator.
The
Historic New Orleans Collection (April 1999). A wonderful example
of how centuries old tangible artifacts can be delivered via virtual reality.
Bank
Rate Monitor (March, 1999) The electronic home/version of the hard
copy publication of the same name. Provides a lot of one stop shopping
for financial information on such things as today's rates for loans, CDs,
etc.
Dr.
Thomas Hudspeth's Website (February, 1999). A local doctor's contribution
to cyberspace.
Network
Associates: Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus Software (January, 1999)
A commercial site that also provides information on computer viruses.
Computer
Shopper (December 1998) A superstore site for shopping and buying computer
hardware and related items.
The
World Trade Center of New Orleans (November 1998) Already in or interested
in foreign business? Get information and links to more here.
Kelley
Blue Book (October 1998) A site to see if you are planning on buying
any car.
Information
Technology Association of America (September, 1998)Information on technology
issues, including Y2K.
Article
Resource Association (August 1998) A site full of copyright free articles
and a good place for getting PR.
