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Copyright 2001 Technology Management Associates, Inc. (Rev 12/3/2001)
Technology Management Associates, Inc.
221 N. LaSalle St.
Suite 1108
Chicago, IL 60601
USA Phone: 312-984-5050
Fax:
312-984-5057
Web: http://www.techmanage.com
E-mail: jogucwa@techmanage.com
The links, below, were compiled in response to requests made during our
Business Research on the Web workshops.
MetaSearch Engines
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| *Northern Light | www.northernlight.com | Paid databases |
| Copernic.com | www.copernic.com | Needs download |
| Dogpile | www.dogpile.com | |
| FAST | alltheweb.com | |
| ixquick | ixquick.com | |
| Mamma.com | www.mamma.com | |
| Megaspider | www.megaspider.com | |
| MetaCrawler | search.metacrawler.com | |
| Search.com | www.search.com | C|Net |
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 7search | www.7search.com | |
| About | www.about.com | |
| Alta Vista | www.altavista.com | Translation |
| Ask Jeeves | www.ask.com | |
| Fast Search | www.fastsearch.com | |
| www.google.com | ||
| Hotbot | www.hotbot.com | View up to 100 hits/page |
| Infospace | www.infospace.com | White & yellow pages |
| Webcrawler | www.webcrawler.com | |
| xRefer | w1.xrefer.com | Encyclopedia & other references |
| Yahoo | www.yahoo.com | Use dir.yahoo for companies |
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Top Business Sites | w.100topbusiness.com | |
|
Fortune 500 Global Fastest Growing |
www.fortune.com | Links at left column |
| Inc. 500 | www2.inc.com/inc500 | |
| Forbes Private 500 | www.forbes.com/private500 | |
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Business 2.0 | www.business2.com | |
| Business Nation | www.businessnation.com/smallbiz.html | |
| Business Week | www.businessweek.com | |
| Business Week E.Biz | www.businessweek.com/ebiz/index.html | |
| Business Week Frontier | www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/index.html | |
| Darwin Magazine | www.darwinmagazine.com | |
| Forbes | www.forbes.com | |
| Fortune | www.pathfinder.com/fortune | |
| Inc.com | www.inc.com | |
| RefDesk.com | http://www.refdesk.com/ | Good "source of facts site" |
Tech Sites
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chemfinder | chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com | |
| CNet - tech and computer info | www.cnet.com/ | |
| Internet.com | www.internet.com/home-d.html | |
| Pharmalicensing | pharmalicensing.com | |
| US Patent Office | www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html | |
| Wall Street Journal Personal Tech | ptech.wsj.com/ | |
Financing
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Angel Investors | www.celcee.edu/products/digest/99Dig-6.html | |
| Forbes - the Best VCs | www.forbes.com/asap/00/0529/098.htm | |
| MoneyHunt | www.moneyhunt.com | |
| Money Tree (Price Waterhouse) | www.pwcmoneytree.com/ | |
| VFinance | www.vfinance.com | |
| VC Stories | np-serv1.bizserve.com/MI/iforump.nsf/Stories/By+Venture+Capital | |
Discussion Groups
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| groups.google.com | Took over Deja usenet | |
| Topica | www.topica.com/ | |
| Yahoo | groups.yahoo.com/ | |
General Business
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amer. Elec. Assoc. | www.aeanet.org/public/research/index.html | Stats - free click on releases |
| Brint Research Jumpstation | www.brint.com/Sites.htm | Great links |
| CEO Express | www.ceoexpress.com | |
| Competitive Intelligence | dialspace.dial.pipex.com/aware/competitive-intelligence.shtml | |
| CyberAtlas | cyberatlas.internet.com/ | |
| Global Biz | globalbusinessweb.com | |
| Gov & biz documents | www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html | |
| Hoover's Online | www.hoovers.com/ | |
| Infoservice | info-s.com/ | |
| Journalism pages | pages.infinit.net/actu/jourmedias/journangl.html | Lots of links |
| Maps | www.mapquest.com/ | |
| SuperPages | www.superpages.com/ | Yellow pages |
| Technology Management | www.techmanage.com/ | |
| Thomas Register | www.thomasregister.com/ | |
| Web Marketing | www.wilsonweb.com/ | |
| World Opinion | www.worldopinion.com/home.html | Global market research |
Government Sites
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CDC | www.cdc.gov/ | |
| SEC filings | www.FreeEDGAR.com/default.htm | |
| Federal Statistics | www.fedstats.gov/ | |
| Iternational Trade | www.ita.doc.gov/ | |
| Dept. of Commerce | home.doc.gov/ | |
| US Govt. links | www.aspanet.org/solutionstemp/fedlinks.html | |
| FirstGov | firstgov.gov | |
| Stat.USA | www.stat-usa.gov | Fee-based stats |
Trade Shows & Events Calendars
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tech Venue - tech events calendar | www.techvenue.com/ | |
| Trade Show Central | ww0.tscentral.com/ | |
| Seminars & Conferences | www.trainingsupersite.com/commun/seminars/search_home.htm | |
| Expo Guide | www.expoguide.com/shows/shows.htm | |
Newspapers online
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Newslink | www.newslink.org/news.html | Links to online newspapers |
| Editor & Publisher | www.mediainfo.com/ | |
| Chicago Tribune | chicagotribune.com | |
| Crain's Chicago Business | www.chicagobusiness.com | |
| Chicago Sun Times | www.suntimes.com/index/ | |
| New York Times | www.nytimes.com | |
Wire Services
| Resource | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PR Newswire | www.prnewswire.com/ | |
| Business Wire | www.businesswire.com/ | |
| Venture Wire | venturewire.net | |