Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1997 > Business New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Excite to Sell Stock - Or Just Buy Time? - The search engine is selling an additional 2.3 million shares to the public amid speculation that it could itself become a target for acquisition. [Wired News]   Excite's E-commerce 'Guarantee' Mostly Hype - The directory's money-back 'safe shopping' pledge for online commerce actually may not cover people whose credit card numbers get hacked. [Wired News]   Excite, WebTV Extend Tie-Up - The online directory service will remain the main search engine for the TV-based ISP, strengthening Excite's relationship with WebTV's new owner, Microsoft. [Wired News]   Execs Surfing the Net Are Most Often Women - Women executives and managers are much more likely than their male counterparts to be heavy Net users. That may say more about their jobs than about the Net. [Wired News]   FCC Head Sings Rate-Cut Praises - Reed Hundt takes to the airwaves after AT T announces reductions of up to 15 percent in long-distance phone rates, in return for a cut in local access fees. [Wired News]   FTP Software Slashes 38% of Work Force - Analysts had expected some drastic action after the company made several aggressive acquisitions but didn't enjoy the kind of revenue growth that pleases investors. [Wired News]   Fan Dream Job: Evangelize for Microsoft - Microsoft's Internet Explorer evangelists are on a mission to win the hearts and minds of the people who build the Web. [Wired News]   Fellows Add Technology to Disney Storytelling - Will these geek's geeks fit in with Mickey? More than you might think, Po Bronson says. [Wired News]   Feminist Dream Job: Internet Coordinator - The Feminist Majority needs help furthering its cause on the Web. [Wired News]   Feminist Dream Job: Research Director at Ms. - Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Ms. magazine is hiring a research director. [Wired News]   Feud Heats Up between Virus Foes - McAfee promises to hit back with a lawsuit of its own after Symantec expands allegations of stolen code. [Wired News]   Finance Dream Job: Electronic Brokerage - Schwab's Electronic Brokerage is hiring. [Wired News]   Find Porky's; Buy It, Too - Internet Movie Database and Reel.com strike a deal on instant movie sales. [Wired News]   Finding Attachment in SI Swimsuits Online - 'Attach rate' is the black Magic Marker to business plans that would otherwise run red, says Ned Brainard. [Wired News]   Finding a Definitive Way to Count an Audience - To lure more deep-pocketed advertisers to the Internet, companies are trying to find a consistent way to measure a site's audience. [Wired News]   Fireworks but No Bombshells from Apple - A much-hyped event was notable for what it didn't address - the CEO question and Oracle rumors. Still, the theatrical Steve Jobs at least showed that the company could move decisively in some new directions. [Wired News]   For Prison Workers, It's Low Tech or No Tech - Private enterprise is finding that prison industries are too good to be true and that for every superficial advantage a hidden disadvantage lurks. [Wired News]   For Push Firms, It's the Year of the Rat - Chip Bayers says Freeloader may have missed its chance to challenge PointCast as the leader of push media technology. [Wired News]   Forced or Not, PC-Makers Embrace Explorer - Hold the champagne, Netscape. PC-makers aren't exactly dying to wriggle out of the browser deals with Microsoft - and analysts say that before too long, browser-makers may pay for desktop space. [Wired News]   Free Slate! Kinsley 'Chickened Out' on Fee - Just as many analysts foresaw, Slate is backing off from charging US$19.95 a month for access to its Web site. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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