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Date/Time: Fri, November 16, 2001 at 3:46 PM GMT (Fri, November 16, 2001 at 10:46 AM EST)
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Subject: The true state of e-commerce (excerpt from an IW article)

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        The Interactive 500 is more than a list of which companies generated the most hard dollars from their web operations in the past year. It's also Interactive Week's annual checkup on the state of e-commerce. And this year, surprisingly, the health of the online economy appears to be a lot better than most people think.

Yes, some 330 Internet companies ceased operations in the first half of the year. And some of the dot-goners — such as Quokka Sports and Streamline.com — had prime positions on the two previous Interactive 500 listings. Other former Interactive 500 companies, such as DLJdirect, have been merged out of existence. And whole Internet groupings — such as the independent e-marketplace sector that made such a strong showing on last year's Interactive 500 — are being battered.

So where's the good news? The aggregate revenue of this year's Interactive 500 is a downright jaw-dropping $378.38 billion — more than double last year's total of $183.56 billion. Many of the dot-coms on the list are profitable, and traditional businesses continue to be a dominating presence on Interactive Week's annual ranking of e-commerce powerhouses.

Indeed, just about every metric shows e-commerce is growing, becoming more profitable and, for many traditional companies, a sharp competitive edge. Properly mastered, that edge can cut new paths to online opportunity.


     

 

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