Your Internet Consultant - The FAQs of Life Online

Chapter 8: Can I Do Business on the Internet?

• Can I Do Business on the Internet?
  • Finding Business and Investment Information
  • Where can I find stock market and financial information online?
  • What's the Financial Economics Network?
  • The U.S. Government distributes the Commerce Business Daily. Can I access this document through the Internet?
  • Is EDGAR online?
  • What other economics information is available?
  • Hey, that looks useful! How do I get the Resources for Economists on the Internet document through electronic mail?
  • What about the Internet Guide to Government, Business and Economics Resources?
  • What business-related newsgroups are on Usenet?
  • What investment-related newsgroups are on Usenet?
  • So how do I get a copy of the misc.invest FAQ?
  • Doing Business Research
  • I also travel quite a bit on business, and it would be great if I could save some money on air fare (and learn more about my destination before I got there). What's available?
  • I spent my last $25 on this book and I really need a job. There's gotta be job listings online, yes?
  • I'm a contract computer programmer and there must be a lot of contract and consulting jobs offered through the Internet. Am I right? How do I find them?
  • I'm a journalist. What's out there for me?
  • All right. I'm actually a lawyer and was just kidding about that journalism stuff. Is there anything on the Internet that I would be interested in?
  • Advertising and Selling on the Net
  • Commercial activity isn't allowed on the Internet, right? It's purely an academic and educational network, right? People who advertise and sell stuff on the Net should be flogged, right?
  • How can I find out more about the Commercial Internet Exchange?
  • Is advertising allowed on the Internet?
  • Is advertising on the Internet new?
  • Is the Internet a mass market?
  • Is unsolicited advertising permitted?
  • Can I send electronic mail advertisements to everyone on the Internet?
  • How can I advertise my product on Usenet?
  • I want my e-mail address to be manager@furniture-mart (or something). How can my business get its own domain name for e-mail?
  • I want to show my technical prowess and global connectivity by putting my e-mail address on my business card. How should it look--all capitals? All lowercase?
  • Being a Consumer on the Net
  • Can I buy stuff through the Internet?
  • How can I obtain a copy of the "Internet Mall: Shopping on the Information Highway"?
  • Can I buy books through the Internet?
  • Can I buy technical and computer books through the Internet?
  • Can I buy music CDs and videotapes through the Internet?
  • Can I buy computer software through the Internet?
  • I heard I can buy flowers on the Net. How?
  • Here's one for you: can I buy, um, adult toys through the Internet?

The Internet is increasingly the place for business transactions, so this chapter focuses on doing business on the Net. First, the first section looks at how to find investment and stock information. The next section shows how to get a job and do a little online business research. The third section looks at the not-so-new practice of advertising and selling goods and services on the Net. Finally, a look at some of the products and services you can find online--with no obligation to buy, rock-bottom prices, and no finance charges until May!

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