Charles Bermant

There are perhaps dozens of sports news sites, and every professional sports team has some kind of official online presence of varying quality. Today, Ignite Sports Media, seeks the middle ground. Its mission is simple: use the Internet to build a bridge between sports teams and their fans. “We approach this from the fan’s perspective,” […]

A new consumer friendly version of ADSL called “G.Lite” is ready for the market and will compete with cable accessing some markets, according to experts speaking on the emerging technology Thursday at Fall Internet World 99. “G.Lite is an acceptable alternative to cable modems,” said Peter LeBlanc, director of business development for Aware Inc. (AWRE) […]

The influx of broadband will change how all users approach the Internet, transforming our online existence into a kind of “e-life,” according to Bell Atlantic Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg, who addressed the topic in a Thursday morning Internet World keynote address. “We know that people using ‘always on’ broadband devices use the Internet differently […]

Merchants who have tackled the international aspects of e-commerce have found a brave new world of opportunity that can help them bring their products to the world or the world to them. “People are going online looking to buy stuff, and buckets of it,” said Nick Jones, general manager of Canadian book site Chapters Internet. […]

Web-based e-mail has gained popularity with people who don’t want to be tied to a single computer or need to haul a laptop around. Its popularity has prompted a new Net start-up, the Daily Drill to offer another necessary PC function on a Web-based platform, allowing mobile PC users to track their schedules online with […]