Internet and Your Business Tips
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Internet Cookies
By now, you've probably heard about Internet "cookies".
What are they and how do they work?
When you go to a particular Web site that distributes
cookies, the site creates a small text file on your
computer. If you revisit that particular site, the previous
cookie will be recognized and you will be marked as a
return visitor. The presentation of the Web site, marketing
e-mail, and several other sales tools will be directed at
you as a result of this indicator. You may suddenly find
yourself receiving lots of fitness and nutrition e-mail if
you visit a particular exercise equipment site, for
example.
Are cookies dangerous? In spite of popular opinion,
generally they are not. By and large their only purpose is
to serve as a marker that can be read by the sender. They
don't have the ability to scan your hard drive, find stray
credit card account numbers or copy your email address
book. Unless you want to avoid the Internet altogether, you
might as well grab a glass of milk - and enjoy your oatmeal
cookies!
A Big Online Oops!
E-mail is certainly a revolutionary communication tool but,
like many great devices, it can produce hazardous results
if used improperly. Let me give you an example of why it's
important to take care with your e-mail. Let's say you are
a manager privy to all sorts of confidential information.
You ask the accountant to provide a list of salaries of
your employees. In responding back to the accountant to
acknowledge receipt of the list, you accidentally forward
the list to one or more of your employees. The list shows
that not all your employees doing comparable work are
making comparable salaries. Regardless of whether or not
you are aware of your mistake, now you've got a BIG
problem! When acknowledging an e-mail such as this one, you
have two online choices: You can reply to the accountant's
e-mail but be sure to double-check the address line to make
sure only your intended recipient is listed, or you can
open a new message window to respond to the accountant - a
safer bet.
Dot.coms are not just for the young
If you believe everything you read, then you've bought into
the image of dot.coms as the land of milk and honey
populated exclusively by 20- and 30-somethings. Think again
- dot.coms are for the young at heart, not just for the
young. Anyone any age can fit in nicely in the new high
tech workplaces as long as they meet certain requirements.
If you can answer "yes" to the following questions, then
you are start-up material:
--Do you consider yourself entrepreneurial-minded? Do you
thrive on risk and challenge?
--Do you work best with lots of freedom and little
structure?
--Are you comfortable collaborating on projects, yet have
the initiative to get things done on your own?
--Do you keep up with business and cultural trends?
--Do you need considerable stimulation and enjoy
multitasking?
Companies Look To Profit From Internet Speed
When it comes to Internet access, one adjective is often invoked: faster.
The key to a quicker Internet is broadband. Broadband is a wider band of frequencies that allows high quality sound and pictures to travel over the Web using microwaves, optical fibers and cable TV connections.
Several companies are well-positioned to profit from broadband.
Broadcom makes chips that expand bandwidth.
Com21 sells modems for cable lines and Digital Microwave sells microwave radio equipment for transmitting data.
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