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Clicks & Misses
Find out about Web sites you shouldn't miss or shouldn't bother with in these site reviews from the editors of Business Week e.biz. Clicks & Misses appears every Friday.
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December 1999
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Dec. 31 | |
Campaign 2000: How the Candidates Stack Up -- on the Web
The Presidential front-runners are trailing the insurgents when it comes to cyber-savvy |
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Dec. 24 | |
Sending E-Christmas Cards Can Get Very Personal
Who says the Internet is cold and impersonal? At sites across the Web, you can create a different holiday greeting for each friend and even speak your own message to Mom |
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Dec. 17 | |
One-Stop Shopping for the Crime News Junkie
New York startup APBnews.com is an intriguing mix of tabloid flash and in-depth reporting on serious criminal justice issues
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Dec. 10 | |
Accompany.com: Where Group Buying Needs to Bulk Up
The site's selection of products -- mostly Palms and games -- is meager, and that reduces the usefulness of its often-good prices. Accompany still needs to lure the masses |
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Dec. 3 | |
Click Away, Then Party On
At greatEntertaining.com, you can find both concepts and nitty-gritty suggestions for events from Hanukkah to Y2K. A few glitches, though, threaten to put a damper on the fun |
November 1999
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Nov. 26 | |
There's Good Reason for the Buzz about BizRate
The site combines a consumer-driven rating service with a set of strong online shopping tools -- and its ratings are among the best on the Net |
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Nov. 19 | |
How Priceline's Grocery Service Delivers Headaches
The name-your-own-price site known for travel bargains may save you a few bucks on food but doesn't get the packages to your door. In fact, it adds to your shopping hassles |
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Nov. 12 | |
Where Kids Can Log on to Learn Their Investing ABC's
Stein Roe & Farnham's Young Investor could use better updating and links, but it's still one of the most intelligent and fun personal-finance sites for kids |
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Nov. 5 | |
Web Links to Your Family's Past
You don't have to be a genealogy buff to want to stick around at Ancestry.com. But even in cyberspace, finding your forebears can mean painstaking research |
October 1999
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Oct. 29 | |
Testing Furniture.com: Does the Cyber Service Revolution Have Legs?
The site offers solid advice on decor, but state-of-the-art features aimed at improving the online shopping experience are still shaky
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Oct. 25 | |
Where Fantasy Sports Junkies Get Their Fix
Web sites like ESPN.com let you compete with team "owners" across the country -- and it can be very addictive
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Oct. 15 | |
Raging Bull: A Civilized Place to Pick Up the Latest Buzz
At CMGI's chat forum, the investment coverage isn't always rigorous. But there's lots of energy, and you can screen out the uncouth
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Oct. 8 | |
AOL 5.0: Bells and Whistles for the Cyber Masses
America Online's latest software isn't groundbreaking and still has lots of bugs. But it does boast nifty features for newbies
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Oct. 1 | |
Art Online: From Latter-Day Leonardos to Tables That Take Wing
Guild.com offers a wide array of original pieces -- both serious and whimsical. But it's not the same as being up close
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September 1999
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Sept. 24 | |
Just Stacks of Office Supplies on Virtual Steel Shelves
The Big Three -- Office Depot, Staples, and OfficeMax -- have built no-frills public sites that work for small-business owners
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Sept. 17 | |
The Motley Fool Still Serves Up Good Sense
The pioneering personal-finance site hasn't stopped offering lively debate or teaching the basics of investing with sound, do-your-homework advice
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Sept. 10 | |
I Want My MTV -- But Not If It's Pokey
The cable music channel's cyber sibling could give Viacom-CBS an explosive Web presence. For now, bandwidth is holding it back
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Sept. 3 | |
Student Advantage: The Site That's College Lite
Its generic info about student life falls a bit flat. Will a redesign deepen the experience?
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August 1999
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Aug. 27 | |
Insurers on the Web Hardly Have It Covered
Most sites settle for hawking traditional insurance offerings while plugging the services of their agents
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Aug. 20 | |
Baby Sites: Still Taking Baby Steps
Cruising three popular virtual communities turned up little more than disappointments and dead ends
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Aug. 13 | |
A Virtual Oasis for Gardeners
Garden.com's variety of info and shopping should satisfy nearly everyone with a botanical bent. Will the site become a perennial favorite?
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Aug. 6 | |
Flower Power? These Boomers Dig Dollar Power
Don't look for sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll at Boomers.com. What you'll encounter is commerce, herbal laxatives, and mortgage lending tools
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July 1999
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July 30 | |
A Place to Sober Up about IPOs
Renaissance Capital's TheIPOsite.com offers straight information about initial public offerings -- both the red-hot and the stone-cold
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July 23 | |
CNET.com: From Delicious Gossip to Easy E-Shopping
This well-designed site cleverly mixes copious content and commerce in a way that makes E-tailing more effective
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July 16 | |
Venture-Capital Sites Come of Age
No longer just ads for offline operations, VC sites are morphing fast into potent resources for online deals between investors and startups
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July 9 | |
This Jeeves, Alas, Is a Rather Bumbling Butler
Ask Jeeves was outclassed by the big-name search engines -- and was as clumsy with a jeroboam of wine as with a Diamond Rio
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July 2 | |
Welcome to the Policy Wonk's Paradise
From chat forums to pieces on George W. or corporate welfare, IntellectualCapital.com and Policy.com together offer near one-stop shopping for those fascinated by public issues
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June 1999
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June 25 | |
Two Cheers for Women's Sports on the Web
A look at the top three sports portals shows the great strides women's coverage has made -- and the vestiges of sexism that remain
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June 18 | |
Where the Geek in You Can Go Wild
BetaNews helps keep software sophisticates on the cutting edge, while Cool Tool's lighter touch will please those whose quest for geekdom has just begun
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June 11 | |
IPO of a Cybermag: Salon May Live or Die by "the Buzz"
The journal of ideas plans to go public. But in a post-impeachment Washington, can it parlay its edgy left-wing politics into profits?
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June 4 | |
"Say Aah.com": A Checkup for Health Sites
Among Mayo, drkoop, and InteliHealth, none combines bedside manner, E-commerce savvy, and sophisticated, up-to-date consumer information
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May 1999
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May 28 | |
Building a New Web Language -- or a Tower of Cyber Babel
XML.ORG is a site under construction, one that may find its goal -- consensus on a possible HTML successor -- elusive
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May 21 | |
A Zany Hour of Sophomoric Satire at Theonion.com
Imagine USA Today written by crazy kids strung out on Jolt cola. It's delightfully gooey brain candy
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May 14 | |
Zagat.com: Much to Feast on -- But Add a Pinch of E-Commerce
The restaurant reviewer rates highly for accuracy and number of eateries sampled. But the site passes up chances to build community and consumer business
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May 7 | |
Cruising the Aisles of the New Cyber Pharmacies
From price to information, Net drugstores tend to beat offline rivals -- but filling prescriptions may still send you out the door
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April 1999
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Apr. 30 | |
Touring Realtor.com: A Vast Abode That's Still Unfinished
The biggest of the housing mega-sites can be useful, but its ambitious features don't always fulfill their promise
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Apr. 23 | |
FreewebCentral: Untangling the Web for Business Folks
Two New York cousins offer an array of info for busy surfers -- from stock-split calendars to your uncle's unclaimed bank account
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Apr. 16 | |
Buy.com Brings the Bargain Basement to a Whole New Level
This no-frills virtual retailer is a magnet for shoppers attracted to low prices -- even with its often-hidden shipping charges
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Apr. 9 | |
The New Disney.com: It's a Blast -- Until You Get Popped
The revamped site has plenty to offer kids and adults, but watch out for the tricky ways it tries to get you to buy stuff
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Apr. 2 | |
What's the Best Travel Site? Depends on Where You're Going
Preview Travel and Travelocity are the two leaders, and they're very good. But don't overlook other sites off the beaten path
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March 1999
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Mar. 26 | |
Sharper Image Steps Sharply onto the I-Way
Despite a false move or two, the famous catalog is taking smart advantage of the Web to move into E-commerce
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Mar. 19 | |
Go.com Goes to the Heart of the Matter, with Quality Fare
The Disney-Infoseek portal is still evolving, but its lure is already strong
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