SPECIAL REPORT
Survival in E-land
Gone are the days of measuring a company's success solely on huge runups in revenues—and damn the losses. Instead, executives are struggling with much thornier problems: How to trim expenses, how to maintain morale in the face of painful layoffs, and most important, how to make some money. Lots of dot-coms won't survive—but some will
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The Cash Is Still Flowing
Yes, Virginia, venture capitalists are still out there looking to invest in consumer dot-coms. But money-hungry companies had better cook up innovative business plans
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Tales from the Promised Land
And you thought that all Internet companies knew how to do was lose money. Here are a bunch that are in the black, and a look at how they're doing it
FEATURES
Home Page
Warren Buffett, Net newbie; take a byte out of crime; clicking on disasters; seeking absolution on the Web; dumb and dumber; reading consumers' minds
Management
Sun's Bid to Rule the Web
The company would like to be as dominant and reliable as Ma Bell was in telephones
Net Culture
Story of E
Electronic books are off to a good start, as such stars as Stephen King experiment with the form. But many problems, particularly copyright protection, remain
Strategies
Enron Electrified
It used to be a sluggish pipeline business. But Enron has embraced the Net
Age, trading everything from copper to communications capacity online
Maitre d'Online
The Net is helping restaurateurs decide
who gets a corner table on Saturday night
Upstarts
Man in a Hurry
Jeff Arnold wasted no time building WebMD, but has he alienated potential partners?
Personalities
He's Not Playing Around
Can eToys' Toby Lenk turn around his embattled e-tailer before crunch time at Christmas?
Photo Essay
Survivor for Student Startups
Contests for college kids have come a long way from swallowing goldfish. This spring, more than 2,000 students brought 600 business plans to a Silicon Valley showdown
COMMENTARY
Perspective
Why E-tail Will Click
They're down, but don't count them out: Some online merchants will do just fine
Data Mine
So the Rich Are Different
They spend more online. Here's how to find—and keep—wealthy Web surfers
Clicks & Misses
Wireless Plaything
For now, on-the-run access to the Net means nothing important to anybody
The Digital Lifestyle
Batman Had It Right
Overwhelmed by the number of handhelds in your life? Maybe what you need is a futuristic utility belt
Cutting Edge
Online Sales: Still a Threat
Forget the falling stock prices. The Web's bite into stores' sales is about to hurt
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Cover Illustration by
Gordon Studer
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This Week
July 17-21
MONDAY
When Drastic is Dumb
Consumer Net companies have little choice but to take drastic measures. But how smart are the changes?
Perspective by
Heather Green
TUESDAY
Table For Two, Please
Foodline.com wants to help restaurants manage their clientele better.
Company Closeup by
David Rocks
WEDNESDAY
The Corporate Refugee
Of all the concepts for an Internet business, Webvan may well have the boldest: selling groceries over the Web. That means former consultant George Shaheen has his work cut out for him.
Movers & Shakers by
Timothy Mullaney
THURSDAY
Stock of the Week: Apple Computer
With the company's prospects ever brighter, the July 19 sell-off could be an opportunity for long-term investors
Street Wise by
Amey Stone
FRIDAY
For Rich People Only
There's no shortage of financial sites on the Web. What's different about MyCFO.com is that it caters to the rich.
Clicks & Misses by
Louise Lee
ALSO:
Watch for regular additions to our Data Nuggets, a collection of facts and figures.
Sample occasional opinion pieces by staffers, academics, or executives. Browse through stories from Business Week and Business Week e.biz.
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One Place Microsoft May Get Off Easy
The guilty verdict in the antitrust suit against Microsoft in U.S. District Court was supposed to set the stage for big private lawsuits. Our columnist
Mike France explains why that might not happen.
Perspective, July 3
Is There Cash in Your "Cookies"?
Are you nervous that Web sites tag you with tiny bits of software called cookies to track your surfing? Would you feel better if they paid you?
Company Closeup, June 20
Baseball, Hot Dogs, and IBM
What can a high-tech exec learn from the nation's pastime? We go out to the ball game with Irving Wladawsky-Berger of IBM.
Movers & Shakers, June 28
The Best Site for the Presidential Election
You don't have to wait for election day for our verdict. Voter.com is the best place to stay informed on the races for the White House or Congress. The site will even help you register once you make up your mind.
Clicks & Misses, June 30
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