the e.biz 25
Masters of the Web Universe
The inaugural business week e.biz 25 celebrates the Internet innovators who are doing the most to spark a transformation of society that is as profound as the Industrial Revolution. From such bona fide captains of industry as Yahoo!'s Timothy Koogle to relative unknowns such as Glen Meakem, founder of FreeMarkets Inc., they represent a wholesale redistribution of tech leadership
Editor's Memo
They're Rockin' the World
Home Page
Sealed Air's niche is all wrapped up; divorce, Internet-style; extreme commerce; Silicon Valley's mobile dentist; hot wheels for hot venture capitalists
Perspective
Who's Afraid of Net Banking?
Consumers, that's who. But online banking is improving, and it will be a viable alternative to traditional banks
Data Mine
I Want My MP3!
It's mostly a fringe movement -- for now -- but downloadable music is the key to e-success for the record biz
Commentary
The Great Equalizer? Not Yet
The Net was supposed to herald a new era of diversity. But so far, the
e-world looks awfully white and male
Strategies
A "Neanderthal" Logs On
Fed up with order snafus, the
electrical-parts industry has built itself a snazzy new network
One Nifty Net Game
Office Depot is a case study of how
a brick-and-mortar merchant can build a Web strategy that plays to
its strengths
The Virtual Catwalk
The Net makes fashion as accessible in Peoria as in Paris
Upstarts
A Gold Mine in the Making
Chances are, you haven't heard of Inktomi, but this dynamo could wind up as the toll collector of the Net
"Just Another Medium"
QVC's Internet arm takes a low-tech approach -- and boasts some of the happiest customers around
The Early Bid
QXL has the lead in Europe's lucrative auctions market, but powerful rivals are moving in
Net Worth
Finding the Perfect Shareholder
Through data mining and the Net, IPO issuers hope to match people to stocks they'll hold for the long term
What Price Eyeballs?
Startups can get access to a powerful portal's customers -- in exchange for equity stakes
Clicks & Misses
The Trouble With IPO Sites
You'd think the Net would be a great place to get the lowdown on the latest offerings. Think again
Cleaning Up the Clutter
Like many sites, sports powerhouse cnnsi.com got too crowded. Here's a preview of its new design
Digital Dispatch
How to Talk the Talk
Ever heard of a value proposition? How about the dirt world? Here's a lesson in Geekspeek
Cutting Edge
Is That E-biz Roadkill Ahead?
It's inevitable: All those Internet
retailers are likely to face a major shakeout after the holidays
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Additional Q&As and more
Keep up with developments in the fast-paced world of E-business at ebiz.businessweek.com. The site offers the latest news from CNET and the staff of Business Week magazine and Business Week Online. Check out what we'll be analyzing in
our upcoming set of regular E-business features.
Monday
Perspective: Columnist Mike France writes on legal issues and the Net (Sept. 20)
Tuesday
Company Closeup: A look at Sweden's pioneering online clothing retailer, Dressmart.com (Sept. 21)
Wednesday
Movers & Shakers: A profile of Jay Walker of priceline.com. His radical idea of letting consumers name their own price is shaking up the marketplace (Sept. 22)
Thursday
Street Wise: Sam Jaffe looks at the prospects for Net investors (Sept. 23)
Friday
Clicks & Misses: Web-site review of
Office Depot.com, OfficeMax.com, and Staples.com (Sept. 24)
Also,
Watch for daily additions to our Data Mine, a collection of facts and figures, and sample occasional opinion pieces by staffers, researchers, or executives
ebiz.businessweek.com is a free area of Business Week Online, although some stories from the magazine may occasionally be available only to subscribers.
On the Cover:
FEATURED
(left to right, top row)
Tim Koogle, Yahoo!
Masayoshi Son, Softbank
Jay Walker, priceline.com
Louis Borders, Webvan
John Hagel, author
(middle row)
Mary Meeker, Morgan Stanley
Meg Whitman, eBay
Christos Cotsakos, E*Trade
Glen Meakem, FreeMarkets
Lawton Fitt, Goldman Sachs
(front row)
Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com
Dave Peterschmidt, Inktomi
Photograph by Alan Levenson,
background and composition by Dennis Chalkin
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