Doing Business on the Internet
This guide, prepared by staff of the Business Reference Section, is designed to bring together a sampling, rather than a comprehensive list, of web resources offering free information that may be useful to those interested in conducting business on the Internet.
Unless otherwise noted, the web sites listed in this guide were created and are maintained by organizations not affiliated with the Library of
Congress and are cited here as a convenience and for informational purposes only. Their inclusion here does not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the Library of Congress of any of the products, services, or opinions of the external provider. The Library of Congress bears no
responsibility for the accuracy or the content of external
sites. Please contact the external site's administrator for
answers to questions regarding any of these sites.
For information about searching for the many print books on this topic available for use at the Library of Congress, please see below.
If you have any further questions, please Ask A Librarian.
Go to: General Sources for Doing
Business on the Internet | "Netiquette" for Doing Business on the
Internet | Internet Business
Directories | Internet Services
and Consultants for Businesses
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CommerceNet
A not-for-profit 501c(6) mutual benefit corporation
which is conducting the first large-scale market trial of
technologies and business processes to support
interoperable electronic commerce via the Internet.
- comScore
comScore is a global Internet fee-for-service information provider serving clients with data from multiple proprietary databases that provide a continuous, real-time measurement of Internet use, including such data as site traffic, audience demographics, search engine usage, local market measurement, and Internet trends worldwide. Limited free sample data is available through the site's Press & Events page.
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Free Pint
Written by information professionals in the UK, this
free e-mail newsletter gives "tips, tricks and articles
on how and where to find reliable Web sites and search
more effectively."
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Internet Fraud
Watch (National Consumer League)
Part of the National Fraud Information Center, the
Internet Fraud Watch assists consumers to "distinguish
between legitimate and fraudulent promotions in
cyberspace and route reports of suspected fraud to the
appropriate law enforcement agencies."
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Market Segmentation: A Guide to Sources of Information
This Library of Congress Business Reference Service guide includes books and other resources that discuss marketing to particular segments of the population along with other sources that are important in determining the size and power of a particular market segment. Also included are statistical books and other sources whose main focus is on a specific generational, ethnic or other group.
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PeerSpectives
(Edward Lowe Foundation)
Designed for the business owner, the site emphasizes
peer-networking and "next-level" thinking, encouraging
business owners to anticipate issues the company is
likely to encounter at the next level of growth and to
understand the organizational changes required to move
the company to that level. Includes numerous short
articles on such topics as building an organization,
acquiring and managing finances, human resources, legal
issues, taxes, operations and technology. Some articles
include citations to additional sources of information,
including books, articles, research centers, professional
associations, and web sites.
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Learn the
Net
Covers a wide range of Internet basics, including a
brief history or the Internet, netiquette, email, web
browsers, newsgroups, web publishing, multimedia,
conferencing, security, and privacy. Presents a guide and
tutorial for learning to use the Internet, describes
publishing, researching, and doing business on the
Internet. Contains a glossary, a FAQ section, and a site
search form. Provides access to French, German, Italian,
and Spanish versions of site information.
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Netiquette Home Page (Seth T. Ross
)
Provides information on the responsible use of the Internet. As described on the home page, "'Netiquette' is network etiquette, the do's and don'ts of online communication. Netiquette covers both common courtesy online and the informal 'rules of the road' of cyberspace."
- Alibaba
A Forbes "Best of the Web" pick for B2B, Alibaba, which is based in Hangzhou in eastern China, with offices in Hong Kong, Switzerland and the United States, describes itself as "a leading online B2B marketplace for global buyers and importers looking to find and trade with suppliers from China and other manufacturing countries. As of June 30, 2007, it had more than 3.6 million registered users in over 200 countries and regions."
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BizWeb: Business Guide
to the Web
Lists of businesses, arranged by the
companies' products and services. Uses broad subject
categories.
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AllBusiness
(AllBusiness)
Claims to be "the largest and most comprehensive
business catalog in the world.".
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SuperPages.com
Maintained by Verizon Information Services, the site
allows users to search yellow and white pages nationwide.
Also includes other features such as product reviews and
an interactive MerchantMatch page.
- BtoB: Advertising Age's Newspaper of the
Marketing Revolution (Crain Communications)
Site includes the Web Price Index, a monthly study of
the cost of web services; NetMarketing 200, a ranking of
two hundred business-to-business sites, searchable by
name, rank, or industry; and the BtoB 100, a listing of
top advertisers by spending or by medium.
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eCommerce-guide.com
This portal to information on electronic commerce offers
daily news, feature articles, product reviews, case
studies, and an e-commerce events calendar, as well as an
e-commerce-focused discussion forum.
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Internet Service Providers (Yahoo)
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Internet Consulting (Yahoo)
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