Stories by Maryann Jones Thompson

Scorecard for 2000

There's one scary thing about making predictions. Someone might go back and compare your forecasts with what actually happened.

What dot-com disaster?

Tales of dot-com wreckage are rife in Silicon Valley and Alley. But does America feel the pain? Apparently not. More than half of those questioned in a recent poll applaud the closure of Net companies as a good thing, saying that there are too many Web sites and that most of them are pretty lousy anyway.

U.S., Europe to Unite on Web Traffic Standards

Taking a critical step toward the future of global online media buying and evaluation, two online advertisement research organizations announced Friday that they will join forces to establish standards for the measurement of site audiences.

E-commerce to ring up $US36 billion in '99

After 1998's E-Christmas shopping season, most observers predicted a slowdown for digital retail sales. But a new study shows that the momentum of consumer e-commerce hasn't skipped a beat.

Guest column: Who rules the World Wide Web?

Who will force an American ISP (Internet service provider) to take down a server that hosts a bookseller selling titles that are banned in most Islamic countries?