Spotlight Features

While at one time it was relatively easy to find and sign up for free services online, it is becoming increasingly difficult to locate no-cost offerings that provide more than a bare minimum. And although analysts said free services will continue well into the future, their audiences may shrink a...

A few years ago, much content and many services could be had for free, even though the companies providing those services were not posting profits. But then the bills arrived, online advertising revenue dropped, and the free-content providers had to tighten their belts and look for other ways to ...

For all the financial reeling and corporate belt-tightening in many e-commerce sectors, experts say no tears need be shed for the online porn industry. While exact revenue figures are tough to unearth, established players have not been significantly hurt by current economic woes, though competiti...

As online retailing enters the early stages of maturity and profitability becomes the rule rather than the exception, e-businesses might find they need only reset their goals rather than alter their entire approach. "A lot of what e-tailers were trying to do, in terms of customer attraction and r...

Just as MTV changed the face of music, technology has resculpted the public relations landscape. For example, technology allows remote team members to share documents instantly, but e-mail use can result in miscommunication. "If you are in meetings for an entire morning, you will not be able to l...