E-tailers turn Net profits
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A number of Internet startups have managed to survive and their sales are beginning to increase. The success of these so-called dot-com companies appears to lie in an adherence to basic business tenets. Some of these tenets include a solid business plan, a focus on the company mission as well as frugality and judicious spending. These business precepts also include being smart in the choice of products/services to be sold, use of outside contractors to store and ship inventory and the sale of higher- margin merchandise.
Publication Name: USA Today
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0734-7456
Year: 2000
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Voice portal frees users from gadgets
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Yahoo Communications Services Group is launching its first major voice portal services. The services enable users to check news, reports, sports, weather forecasts, stock prices and e-mail over the phone. A new version of Yahoo Mail provides free voice mail and allows users to listen to their e-mail over the phone. A new version of Yahoo Messenger lets subscribers place free calls to anyone in the US. Yahoo by Phone allows users to listen to news and information through text-to-speech technology.
Publication Name: USA Today
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0734-7456
Year: 2000
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