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Google begins to use Web tool to track national spread of flu 

By Miguel Helft

The New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO

There is a new common symptom of the flu. A lot of ailing...

'Chief Yahoo' now faces an executive decision 

By Miguel Helft and Brad Stone

The New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO

One of the first questions Jerry Yang and his...

Look up. 

By Miguel Helft

The New York Times

After turning millions of Internet users into virtual explorers of the world with...

The Ugly End of the Office Space Bubble - One Market Plaza - Industry Trend or Event - Brief Article 

IN THEIR RACE TO GET BIG FAST, DOT-COMS BROUGHT INSANITY TO SAN FRANCISCO'S REAL ESTATE MARKET. SOME COMPANIES -- AND SOME LANDLORDS -- WILL NEVER...

Etera Wilts - Company Business and Marketing 

It sure seemed like Etera.com was kicking into gear. Sales at the online plant store had soared more than 50 percent from the year before, and in...

What Makes eBay Unstoppable? 

MEG WHITMAN KEEPS BUILDING ON WHAT MAY BE THE INTERNET'S BIGGEST SUCCESS. NOW SHE HAS TO LIVE UP TO WALL STREET'S EXPECTATIONS. MEG WHITMAN KEEPS...

The End of the Road - for Webvan - Company Operations 

WHAT KILLED WEBVAN? GRANDIOSITY, INFLEXIBILITY -- AND A BOTCHED MERGER WITH RIVAL HOMEGROCER. WHAT KILLED WEBVAN? GRANDIOSITY, INFLEXIBILITY --...

Dot-Com Survivors - Industry Trend or Event 

INTERNET RETAILERS AREN'T DEAD. AT LEAST NOT ALL OF THEM. A STUDY BY THE STANDARD SHOWS THAT HALF OF ALL DOT-COMS ARE STILL ALIVE -- AND ANOTHER 16...

Shop The Tesco Way - Tesco buys stake in GroceryWorks - Company Business and Marketing 

The future of the struggling online grocery business came into sharper focus last week, and it looks a lot less high-tech than U.S. entrepreneurs...

The Laugh Heard 'Round The World - People - Brief Article 

Amazon.com may have had its troubles over the past year, but earnestly goofy CEO Jeff Bezos has maintained his sense of humor - and the trademark...