| Marketing and Advertising |
| ADLAW |
| Source for information on legal developments in advertising, marketing and media, including newsletters, cases, a guide to legal issues in advertising, and cyber law information. |
| http://www.adlaw.com/adlawindex.htm |
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| Advertising Age |
| Advertising Age, known for its top rated coverage of the advertising industry, offers this site with daily news, archives, plus listings such as top advertisers in various categories and a variety of lists such as 50 best commercials. |
| http://www.adage.com |
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| Advertising World |
| University of Texas offers this abundant, collection of advertising and related links to companies, organizations, conferences, and sports an excellent advertising-specific directory of topics. |
| http://advertising.utexas.edu/world |
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| Creative Marketing Solutions |
| Marketing consultant website. Free newsletter, and information on marketing products. |
| http://yudkin.com/marketing.htm |
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| Green Book |
| Worldwide Directory of Marketing Research Companies and Services. |
| http://www.greenbook.org |
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| Guerilla Marketing |
| Free newsletter and interesting daily articles about guerilla marketing tactics and ideas practical for small businesses. |
| http://gmarketing.com |
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| Guerilla Marketing Coach |
| Website offers marketing books, and, more importantly, an interesting free weekly newsletter. |
| http://gmarketingcoach.com |
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| Iowa Secretary of State |
| Information on Iowa elections, election process, notary public requirements and information, voter registration statistics, voter registration lists by county, etc. This site has information on starting a business in Iowa, regulations, required filings, etc., as well as links to state of Iowa sites relevant to entrepreneurs. |
| http://sos.state.ia.us |
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| MarketResearch |
| Over 40,000 research reports from more than 350 consulting firms. Search and purchase full-text market research reports. |
| http://www.marketresearch.com |
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| Market It Right |
| Advertising service gateway offering free examples of marketing plans, timelines, etc., and access to paid service providers. |
| http://www.marketitright.com |
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| Marketing Profs.com |
| Interesting articles on marketing topics from industry professionals and academics. Topics range from SWOT analysis to when to 'fire' the customer. |
| http://marketingprofs.com |
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| Marketing Sherpa |
| Website offers free newsletters and access to illustrative case studies. Objective is to trigger relevant ideas you can apply in your own situation. |
| http://marketingsherpa.com |
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| Iowa Demographic and Economic Data |
| BizStats.com |
| Access to useful financial ratios, business statistics & benchmarks, effective and understandable online analysis of businesses & industries. |
| http://www.bizstats.com |
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| Census 2000 Data |
| http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/ia.html |
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| EconData |
| Guide to regional economic data on the Web. |
| http://econdata.net |
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| Hoovers |
| Company and industry information. |
| http://www.hoovers.com |
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| Iowa Area Development Group |
| Iowa demographic and statistical information. |
| http://www.iadg.com |
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| Social and Economic Trend Analysis |
| SETA collects,analyzes,interprets and disseminates information on social, economic, and demographic trends in suports of community and regional analysis. |
| http://www.seta.iastate.edu |
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| Federal Demographic, Ecomomic and Productivity Data |
| AmeriStat |
| U.S. population issues, trends, and statistics, in graphic and text forms; the database covers Marrige and Family, Population Estimates and Projections, Education, Race and Ethnicity, Income and Poverty, Migration, Foreign-Born Population, Children, Older Population, Political Arthmetic, Fertility, Labor Force and Employment, and Mortality. Produced by the Population Reference Bureau. |
| http://www.ameristat.org |
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| Economic Policy Institute |
| Collection of online resources about public opinion data. |
| http://epi.lights.com/content.cfm/webfeatures_webfeat |
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| Fedstats |
| Provides easy access to statistics produced by more than 70 federal agencies. |
| http://www.fedstats.gov |
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| The Beige Book |
| This report from the U.S. Federal Reserve provides an up-to-date commentary of economic conditions and a commentary on economic trends for 12 selected regions around the country. |
| http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2002 |
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| The Gallup Organization |
| Information from opinion polls, special reports, trends, social audits; Gallup Poll data back to January, 19997. |
| http://www.gallup.com |
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| U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Site provides Bureau of Labor Statistics information on categories such as Inflation & Consumer Spending, Wages, Earnings and Benefits, Occupations, Demographics, and many others. Links available for other statistical sites. |
| http://www.bls.gov |
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| U.S. Census bureau |
| Search Census statistics by area, demographic, profiles, estimates, projections, etc. |
| http://www.census.gov |
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| Market Research |
| Business.com |
| This business seatch engine contains more than 400,000 listings within 25,000 industry, product and service subcategories; it also contains employment and salary information for various industries. |
| http://www.business.com |
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| Business Week Investment Outlook Scoreboard |
| Contains earnings expectations, ratios, and other financial numbers for a variety of industry sectors. |
| http://bwnt.businessweek.com/investment_outlook |
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| CorpTech Directory of Technology Companies |
| Acquired by OneSource Information Services, Inc., CorpTech continues to offer its information, which the SEC holds or has on file, limited to public companies. Can locate historical SEC filings, comany information, officer information, etc. Has links to other Edgar sites that may provide more information. Any public filings the SEC may have are available. |
| http://www.corptech.com |
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| FreeEdgar |
| FreeEdgar is a nice Securities and Exchange Commission site, giving all kinds of information, which the SEC holds or has on file, limited to public companies. Can locate hisorical SEC filinfs, company information, officer information, etc. Has links to other Edgar sites that may provide more information. Any public filings the SEC may have are available. |
| http://www.freeedgar.com |
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| Hoovers Industry Snapshot |
| Provides an overview of a variety of major industries with links to sites providing detailed information on each area. |
| http://www.hoovers.com |
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| Industry Link |
| Offers a comprehensive link to websites in 25 industries. |
| http://www.industrylink.com |
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| Global Edge |
| Excellent source for international business information of all sorts, from travel tips to trade law, country specific information to banking and finance. Comprehensive list of international business topics for information purposes. |
| http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp |
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| NAIC |
| North American Industry Classification System - U.S. Census Bureau's site for comparable statistics across Canada, U.S., and Mexico. Replaces the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification system. Classifies products and services, provides links to statistics for industries. |
| http://www.census.gov/pub/epcd/www/naics.html |
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| Statistical Abstract of the U.S. |
| Annual publication which contains statistics and other government figures for a variety of subjects and industries. |
| http://www.census.gov/statab/www |
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| Thomas Register |
| Resource for information on industrial products and services. Extensive company and product information, downloadable CAD drawings, online catalogs, links to company web sites. Search by product or company name. Over 170,000 manufacturers listed. Users can register for a free membership to service. |
| http://www.thomasregister.com |
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| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SEC filings and forms (EDGAR). Information on using EDGAR and access to SEC filings, company and officer information, etc. Tutorial for first time users. |
| http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm |
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| Websense Company Locator |
| Comprehensive directory of company Web sites. |
| http://www.websense.com/locator.cfm |
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| Wire Services |
| BusinessWire |
| Site links to headlines and business news from companies and organizations globally. Provides historical news archives and info. on companies, etc. Good site if you are looking for an article past or present on a company. |
| http://www.businesswire.com |
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| PR Newswire |
| News releases, PR updates and releases. Search by date. |
| http://www.prnewswire.com |
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| Standards |
| American National Standards Institute |
| ANSI offers national and international standards-related activities. Site provides news, events calendar, reference library, and other internet resources. |
| http://www.ansi.org |
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| Master List of ISO Standards |
| A current list of ISO standards. |
| http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueListPage.CatalogueList |
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| The World-Wide Web Virtual--Standards and Standards Bodies |
| This page hyperlinks to information covering Standards and Standardization Bodies, both national and international. |
| http://www.wssn.net/WSSN |
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| Industry Links |
| Aerospace/Defense |
| Aerolink |
| An "aviation specific link farm" with more than 6,000 links categorized in a simple-page format. |
| http://www.aerolink.com |
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| Aerospace Industries Association |
| Trade group site offering association news and speeches, calendar, and links to related industry sites. Also statistics on employment, production, and foreign trade. |
| http://aia-aerospace.org |
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| AeroWorldNet |
| Features airline and aerospace industry news and message board, plus lists of industry events, jobs, associations and companies. |
| http://www.aeroworldnet.com |
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| Air Transport Association Data & Statistics |
| Airline industry information, including an annual review of the industry plus useful statistics such as cargo traffic, industry earnings and employment. |
| http://www.air-transport.org |
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| DefenseLINK |
| Home page for the defense department, including aerospace news releases, and information about doing business with the defense department. |
| http://www.defenselink.mil |
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| NASA |
| Huge website that allows you to explore NASA technology, access publicly available aerospace documents and conference proceedings, among other material. |
| http://www.nasa.gov |
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| World Wide Web Virtual Library Aerospace |
| Offers links to numerous aerospace pages, including manufacturers, NASA and international space agencies, publications, and academic research institutions. |
| http://www.embryriddle.edu/libraries/virtual |
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| Agriculture |
| @griculture Online |
| Current news for the agriculture industry, including market and technology features. |
| http://www.agriculture.com |
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| AgriGator Ag Sites |
| Agricultural and related information index. Links to government sites, state sites, publications, list servers, other internet sites. |
| http://agrigator.ifas.ufl.edu/ag.htm |
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| Extension Service USDA Gopher |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
| http://www.reeusda.gov |
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| U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economics and Statistics System |
| This USDA System contains nearly 300 reports and datasets on U.S. and international agriculture and related topics. Reports cover areas such as economics, rural affairs and annual statistical reports (spreadsheets) on crops, dairy and poultry production, farm income and worls agricultural trends. |
| http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/usda.html |
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| Apparel |
| American Apparel Manufacturers Association (AAMA) |
| Apparel industry news releases and AAMA newsletter, calendar of events and publications directory. |
| http://www.americanapparel.org |
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| Just-Style.com |
| News, trade events and discussions of the apparel industry. One can also buy reports and studies. |
| http://just-style.com/index.asp |
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| U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Textiles and Apparel |
| Trade data, import quotas, trade events and links. |
| http://www.reeusda.gov |
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| Automotive |
| American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) |
| International automobile industry information, including slaes and production figures, and employment statistics, and several sources of current and archived news. |
| http://www.aiada.org |
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| Auto.com |
| The Auto Authority is a daily publication from the Detroit Free Press with all the motor news from motown. |
| http://www.auto.com |
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| Autofacts |
| News releases and highlights for the automotive industry, including monthly sales and production reports. |
| http://www.autofacts.com |
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| Auto-Links Trade Page |
| Links to associations, suppliers, news, and automotive company home pages. |
| http://www.findlinks.com/autolinks.htm |
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| Automotive Industry Action Group |
| Home page of the automotive industry action group trade association. |
| http://www.aiag.org |
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| ICarz |
| Useful site that provides breaking news and a directory related to the automotive aftermarket. |
| http://www.icarz.com |
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| Motor Age |
| Automotive articles, technical features, industry news and free answers and advices. |
| http://www.motorage.com |
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| Office of Automotive Affairs |
| Auto Industry Data, including economic, financial and trade statistics, U.S. Motor Vehicle Market Quick-Facts, the U.S. Automotive Industry Sector Report and more. |
| http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/auto |
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| United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) |
| An organization formed by Chrysler, Ford and General Motors to strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry. Site contains the latest USCAR news and information. |
| http://www.uscar.org |
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| Ward's Communications |
| U.S. and international news, automotive industry sales and production statistics, and a list of automotive-related publications. |
| http://www.wardsauto.com |
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| Chemicals |
| Chemical Online |
| Current, monthly and archived news, product showcase, supplier directory, live chats, discussion forums and career resources for the chemical industry. |
| http://www.chemicalonline.com/content/homepage.default.asp |
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| Chemical Week |
| Chemical industry news, links to companies in the chemical industry, industry meetings, conferences, trade shows information, and more. |
| http://www.chemweek.com |
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| ChemIndustry |
| Describes itself as "The Worldwide search engine of the chemical industry". Very complete directory of suppliers, resources, equipment and institutes. Also offers a Chemical Name Synonyms finder, an expert site and job vacancies. |
| http://www.chemindustry.com |
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| Chemsoc |
| From the Royal Society of Chemistry. Provides industry news, conferences and events, career information and other resources. |
| http://www.chemsoc.org |
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| Chemistry.org |
| News, conferences and educational resources from the American Chemical Society. |
| http://chemistry.org |
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| EyeforChem |
| Chemical industry news, events, research reports, and interviews with the main players in the industry. |
| http://www.eyeforchem.com |
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| Materials Safety Datasheets |
| Search ingredients of chemical products by product and/or company name. |
| http://hazard.com/msds |
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| Construction |
| BuildFind |
| BuildFind features building industry resources, companies, opportunites, publications, and associations. |
| http://www.abuildnet.com |
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| Construction Market Data Group |
| CMD Group supplies timely project data, building product information, and cost estimating; international in scope. |
| http://www.cmdg.com |
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| Engineering News-Record |
| Construction industry site: provides news and information on companies, people, products and projects. |
| http://enr.construction.com |
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| Heavy Construction |
| Daily top stories and links to construction-realated topics; international coverage. |
| http://www.heavyconstruction.com |
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| News |
| Current monthly U.S. summary of construction activity and headlines from AIArchitect Digest and Building Standards Online. |
| http://www.e-architect.com/news/news.asp |
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| Energy/Utilities |
| CREST |
| Energy-related documents and databases, discussion groups and web sites. | |
| http://www.crest.org |
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| Department of Energy |
| News releases and speeches for the past two years, a list of DOE-sponsored public meetings and workshops, and online newsletters and publications. |
| http://www.energy.gov |
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| Edison Electric Institute |
| Utility industry news, current and historical information on the industry, a list of upcoming conventions and meetings, and a list of publications and subscriptions. |
| http://www.eei.org |
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| Electric Power Reasearch Institute |
| EPRI news briefs and releases, the EPRI Journal online and links to energy-related sites. |
| http://www.epri.com |
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| Energy Central |
| News, directories, events, and online databases for the electric power professional. |
| http://www.energycentral.com |
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| Energy Information Administration |
| Energy links, list servers, and conferences as well as links to fuel and energy groups. |
| http://www.eia.doe.gov |
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| Energy Online |
| Energy Online Business and Regulatory Information. |
| http://www.energyonline.com |
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| Eyeforenergy |
| News, events, case studies, industry reports and interviews. |
| http://www.eyeforenergy.com |
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| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Current and archived news for the electrical industry, online publications, and more. |
| http://www.ieee.org |
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| Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Online research material, including databases and an extensive journal collections, and new releases for the energy industry. |
| http://www.lanl.gov/worldview |
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| National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| Research and technology, news and events, including archives, data and documents and more concerning renewable energy and energy efficiency. |
| http://www.nrel.gov |
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| North American Electric Reliability Council |
| Provides expertise for the electricity markets. |
| http://www.nerc.com |
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| Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Current and archived news releases, fact sheets, and links to nuclear power-related web sites. |
| http://www.nei.org |
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| Oil and Gas Online |
| A searchable directory to the internet of the oil and gas industry. Provides products, suppliers, news, market reports and more. |
| http://www.oilandgasonline.com |
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| Oil Online |
| Oil Online site brings together information on oil stocks, news, new product releases, career resources and hyperlinks to oil companies. |
| http://www.oilonline.com |
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| PennWell Publishing |
| Prominent energy-related publisher. Site provides information about technical magazines, conferences, exhibitions, books, database resources, and market research. |
| http://www.pennwell.com |
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| Platts |
| News is broken down by categories: oil, natural gas, petrochemicals, coal, electric power, nuclear and risk management. Nice charts on different products. |
| http://www.platts.com |
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| Power Market Association |
| Power Market Association -- web site for those engaged in marketing electric power. Aslo, features extensive links to other energy resources and some Energy Yellow pages. |
| http://www.powermarketers.com |
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| The Utility Connection |
| Electric, gas and water resources and directory. Also provides a very useful Utility Financial Resources section. |
| http://www.utiltyconnection.com |
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| Utility Marketing Association |
| Relevant news items and timely industry information and development opportunities for professionals who market utilities. |
| http://www.umaonline.com |
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| Engineering |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| This site offers discussion groups, news, conferences and the ASME's codes and standards. |
| http://www.asme.org |
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| AMT Web Site |
| Home page for The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), an organization dedicated to American Manufacturers with news, technical and marketing information. This site includes an electronic searchable 2001 Directory of Machine Tools & Manufacturing Equipment. |
| http://www.mfgtech.org |
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| Cybertown |
| Engineering links from the virtual community known as Cybertown. |
| http://www.cybertown.com/campeng.htm |
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| Engineering Internet Resources Guides from the University of Michigan Media Union Library |
| The library staff of the Media Union Library developed guides to Internet resources for various engineering disciplines as diverse as aerospace, automotive, biotechnology, food science, and solar energy. Resources include government agencies, Usenet News Groups, Online publications, libraries, and links to other worthy sites. |
| http://www.lib.umich.edu/ummu/engineguides.htm |
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| Engineering-Related Links |
| Sponsored by Nottingham Trent University's Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, this site offers hyperlinks to European and American Engineering organizations, career-related sites, virtual libraries, publications, and other web sites of interest. |
| http://domme.ntu.ac.uk/resources/links.html |
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| Galaxy Engineering and Technology Page |
| Comprehensive directory offering browsing or searching. Site links to academic institutions, organizations, businesses, and publications. |
| http://www.galaxy.com/galaxy/Engineerin-and-Technology |
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| Manufacturer's Information Network |
| This site offers manufacturing-related links to discussion groups, articles, industry resources, classified ads, manufacturers, suppliers, professional services. |
| http://mfginfo.com |
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| MatWeb |
| Free materials property databases. Search by material property value, composition, type, name or manufacturer. |
| http://www.matweb.com/index.asp?ckck= |
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| Public Works |
| Features headlines and industry news. |
| http://www.publicworks.com/content/homepage/default.asp |
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| TechSavvy.com |
| Provides technical and engineering information such as Commercial and Industry Standards and Military Documents. |
| http://www.techsavvy.com |
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| The NASA Commercial Technology Network (CTN) |
| NASA's Commercial Technology Network (CTN) focuses on technology partnerships and technology transfer/commercialization of NASA-sponsored research and technology. This site has information and links to searchable databases, patents, technical expertise related to NASA's CTN. |
| http://nctn.hq.nasa.gov |
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| WWW Virtual Library: Chemical Engineering |
| Chemical engineering-related sub-topics, organizations, and other relevant resources. |
| http://www.che.ufl.edu/WWW-CHE |
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| Environment |
| EnviroLink Network |
| In association with the Animal Concerns Community, this website offers news, some statistics and a neat listing of environmental organizations. |
| http://www.envirolink.org |
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| Environment Protection Agency Notebooks |
| From the Environment Protection Agency, these Sector Notebooks provide data on water, air and land quality and regulation for selected major industries. |
| http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sectors/notebooks/index.html |
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| Zero Waste America |
| This non-profit environmental organization provides issues on health, waste and recycling. Also features news, statistics and a detailed list of Government contacts and resources. |
| http://www.zerowasteamerica.org |
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| Food and Beverages |
| Business Crossroads |
| A comprehensive list of the industry's leading businesses including company profiles, stock quotes, recent news, key publications, organizations, and company Website and related links. |
| http://www.synergos-tech.com/crossroads.htm |
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| Food Institue Online |
| Covering the range of food distribution, this non-profit site offers data such as food prices, statistics, industry surveys, Food Institute articles, and useful links. Members receive access to additional information. |
| http://www.foodinstitute.com |
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| Food Marketing Institute |
| Offers industry news, events, articles, surveys and reports. |
| http://www.fmi.org |
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| Food Online |
| Aimed at staff in the food processing industries, this site provides news and resources on issues such as quality control, sanitation, and information technology. |
| http://www.foodonline.com/content/homepage/default.asp |
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| GNPD |
| Worldwide information on consumer packaged goods markerts. For subscribers only. |
| http://www.gnpd.com/sinatra/gnpd&lang=uk/frames |
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| Grocerynetwork |
| This site offers the latest industry news, events and market reports. |
| http://www.grocerynetwork.com/grocerynetwork/index.jsp |
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| International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association |
| Offers IDDBA news, job listings, plus links to associations, government agencies, and publications. |
| http://www.iddba.org |
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| Healthcare |
| Achoo HeadlineNews |
| Healthcare news service covering over 150 news topics, including biotechnolgy, clinical trials, the pharmaceutical industry, companies and regulations. |
| http://www.achoo.com/news/default.as |
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| Drug InfoNet |
| Health and medical information but also contains links to manufacturer press releases and product approval sites. |
| http://www.druginfonet.com |
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| eMedecine World Medical Library |
| Offers resources as dictionary, thesaurus, translator and gives access to the eMedecine Journal. Also includes a section "Recalls and Alerts". |
| http://www.emedecine.com |
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| Healthfinder |
| Links to current and government health news, online publications, clearinghouses, databases, and support and self-help groups. |
| http://www.healthfinder.gov |
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| Health On the Net Foundation |
| This site offers online health information, medical articles, dossiers and a very complete calendar of medical events. |
| http://www.hon.ch |
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| HighWire Press |
| This site provides a collection of scientific and medical magazines, some fulltext some indexed. Included are well-known publications such as Science, Pediatrics and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
| http://highwire.stanford.edu |
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| MayoClinic |
| A newsstand with current health news, resources, including information on drugs and diseases. |
| http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm |
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| National Coalition on Health Care |
| Full-text articles, press releases, reports, and speeches from the U.S. alliance composed of businesses, consumers and health-care providers who want to improve the health care system. |
| http://www.nchc.org |
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| National Library of Medicine |
| The world's largest biomedical library. |
| http://www.nlm.nih.gov |
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| Machinery and Heavy Equipment |
| Heavy Construction Server |
| This site provides information about heavy construction projects and opportunities throughout the world. |
| http://www.explorer-software.com |
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| Machinery News |
| Daily news and headlines from the past month for the machinery industry. |
| http://biz.yahoo.com/news/machinery.htm |
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| Mining/Minerals |
| Info-Mine |
| Industry news, including investment information, an online source of mining suppliers, and a career section with job listings and resume posting. |
| http://www.infomine.com |
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| Metal Industry Indicators |
| Monthly data for 5 metal industries, from the U.S. Geological Survey. |
| http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mii |
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| MiningLife |
| Excellent site that offers an impressive World Mining Directory. Also includes headlines, forums, a list of publications and suppliers, and a cultural section about history and museums. |
| http://www.mininglife.com |
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| National Mining Association |
| Mining news releases, statistics, speeches, publications and links to mining-related sites. |
| http://www.nma.org |
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| The Northern Miner |
| Free and subscription-based services available, including mining news, conference information and links to mining companies, suppliers, and other relates sites. |
| http://www.northernminer.com |
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| Metal Industry Indicators |
| Monthly data for 5 metal industries, from the U.S. Geological Survey. |
| http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mii |
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| Paint and Coatings Industry |
| National Paint and Coatings and Association |
| Web site with some open and some members-oly areas. Offers links to related sites, news, experts, legal and regulatory information. The site also offers a hyperlinked member directory and an online buyer's guide. |
| http://www.paint.org |
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| Paper/Pulp |
| Paper Fiber |
| Pulp & Paper, Printing and packaging industries, Publication, association and pulp & paper industry directories, a calendar of events and other pulp and paper links. |
| http://www.woodfibre.com/paper |
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| Paperloop |
| Offers industry news from international pulp and paper publications. Sales and earnings reports, archives, import/export and production/shipment statistics also available. |
| http://www.pponline.com |
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| Pulpandpaper.net |
| Industry resources, conferences, directories of products and suppliers. Also features news and reports for subscribers only. |
| http://www.pulpandpaper.net |
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| Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology |
| American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy |
| News, links, list of upcoming meetings, and reference materials for the pharmaceutical industry. |
| http://www.aacp.org |
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| American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists |
| News for member only, links to government, news and information resources, and organizations, and more. |
| http://www.aaps.org |
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| BIO Calendar |
| List of biotechnology trade shows and meetings, including event name, date, location, and URL. |
| http://www.bio.org/events.asp |
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| Bio.com |
| Search for biotechnology-related resources, including companies, news and events, products and services, stock quotes and industry analysis. |
| http://www.bio.com/industryanalysis/industryanalysis_profiles.jhtm |
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| BioSpace |
| Biotechnology and pharmaceutical dialy news; company profiles; financail information in The BioSpace Investor; job postings; and a regional calendar of events. |
| http://www.biospace.com |
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| Biotechnology Information Center (BIC) |
| Government data on biotechnology, including information on bibliographies, meetings, directories, and newsletters, full-text patents and links to other patent resources, and regulatory and policy information. |
| http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic |
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| BioView |
| Current biotech news, investor news, clinical trials, a calendar of events, corporate profiles, links to biotech-related sites and career information, including searching for a job and posting a resume. Subscribe and receive extra information. |
| http://www.bioview.com |
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| Centers of Disease Control |
| The Centers of Disease Control & Prevention |
| http://www.cdc.gov |
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| CenterWatch |
| World-wide clinical drug trials, newly FDA approved drug therapies, directory of clinical research centers and industry news. |
| http://www.centerwatch.com |
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| Eyeforpharma |
| Pharmaceutical industry news, events, research reports, and interviews with the main players in the industry. |
| http://www.eyeforpharma.com |
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| FDA |
| A search will yield key contacts, potential partners, market information, patent information, new products concepts and more. Fee-based service that draws information from a variety of copyrighted database sevices. |
| http://www.fda.gov/oc/industry/default.htm |
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| Health and Medical Information |
| Health and medical information bit also contains links to manufacturer press releases and product approval sites. |
| http://www.druginfonet.com |
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| HMS Beagle |
| Become a member of BioMedNet for free and read articles, debates, reviews, and editorials aimed at biomedical researchers. |
| http://news.bmn.com/hmsbeagle |
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| Information for Companies Regulated by FDA |
| Code of Federal regulations, compliance references, guidance documents, and more. |
| http://www.fda.gov/opacom/morechoices/moreindu.html |
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| PharmiWeb |
| Main pharmaceutical company profiles, industry news and events. |
| http://www.pharmiweb.com |
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| Physicians Online |
| Physicians online site uniting physicians, managed health care organizations and pharmaceutical companies. |
| http://www.po.com |
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| PJB Publications |
| Articles and reports on pharmaceutical R&D, biotechnology, agriculture, animal health and much more. |
| http://www.pjbpubs.co.uk |
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| ReCap |
| For the pharmaceutical/biotech industry; read news from the online magazine Signals, search for information on a company (including EDGAR filings and alliances) and participate in an unmoderated discussion forum. |
| http://www.recap.com |
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| Rumors |
| The Rumor Mill (Biotechnology). Business intelligence (much of it submitted anonymously.) |
| http://www.biofind.com/rumor |
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| RxList |
| Free searchable database of 4,000 prescription and otc drugs offering generic name, name brand, and therapeutic categories. |
| http://www.rxlist.com |
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| U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Food and Drug Administration listing of import alerts, drug and product approval lists, FDA news releases, Federal Register summaries, agency publications and articles from FDA Consumer. |
| http://www.fda.gov |
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| World Health Organization |
| WHO reports, information on health topics and policies, current press releases and fact sheets, and related links. |
| http://www.who.int |
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| World-Wide Web Virtual Library -- Pharmacy |
| Provides linkages to schools, associations, journals, jobs, databases, companies and more in the pharmacy field. |
| http://www.pharmacy.org |
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| Plastics/Rubber |
| American Plastics Council |
| Industry news and statistics and information on plastics and environment. |
| http://www.americanplasticscouncil.org/index.htm |
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| Plastics DotCom |
| Provides plastics news and forums. Next feature: a database of people, companies and products. |
| http://www.plastics.com |
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| Plastics Magazine |
| Free electronic subscription to The Plastics Distributor and Fabricator Magazine. |
| http://www.plasticsmag.com |
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| Plastics News |
| Current and archived news, in-depth stories on trends, markets, companies and people, a calendar of events, links and more. Must subscribe for access to full content. |
| http://www.plasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines.phtml |
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| PolySort |
| The Plastics and Rubber Industries home pgae, featuring news, discussion groups, classifieds, company listings and links to other sites. |
| http://www.polysort.com |
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| Society of the Plastics Industry |
| Industry news, calendar of events (tradeshows), industry information, statistics, and links to plastics-related sites. |
| http://www.socplas.org |
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| Publishing/Media |
| Editor and Publisher |
| This weekly magazine covers the newspaper industry. Offers industry news and events. Also features business source books. |
| http://www.editorandpublisher.com/editorandpublisher/index.jsp |
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| [Inside] |
| Part of the Media Central publications. Provides industry news and events. Also features articles and surveys from industry analysts, that can be purchased on a pay-per-view basis or by subscription. |
| http://www.inside.com/default.asp?entity=localhost |
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| Restaurants |
| National Restaurant Association |
| The National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry. |
| http://www.restaurant.org |
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| Retailing and Consumer Goods |
| Chain Store Age |
| Retail headlines updated twice daily and archives, financial information, including stock quotes and monthly earnings, industry data, calendar of events, and online classifieds. |
| http://www.inside.com/default.asp?entity=localhost |
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| International Mass Retail Association |
| Press releases, holiday retail statistics, a calendar of events for the next two years, career information, list of publication and government news and links. |
| http://www.imra.org/public/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1 |
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| National Retail Federation |
| Web site offering industry news, hot topics, member information, events, conferences, and Stores Magazine. |
| http://www.nrf.com |
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| RetailSource |
| Current industry news and industry resources, including a services directory, solutions to common industry problems, a classifieds section and links to retail-related sites. |
| http://www.retailsource.com |
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| Technology |
| ACM -- Association from Computing Machinery |
| Web site for those in information technologies -- from the first international computing society. Site provides information on chapters, conferences, publications, and special interest groups ranging from biomedical computing to Mobile Computing and Communications. |
| http://www.acm.org |
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| Center for Research in Electronic Commerce |
| From the University of Texas, this site provides free research reports, working papers and Internet indicators. Also features news and books on Electronic Commerce. |
| http://www.cism.bus.utexas.edu |
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| Commerce Net |
| This international eCommerce website offers statistics on the Internet Industry (Internet Population, Internet Usage) and on eCommerce. |
| http://www.commerce.net |
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| Corante |
| An independant service that provides and analyzes the latest news and trends in technology. |
| http://www.corante.com |
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| Ebusinessforum |
| This site from the Economist Intelligence Unit focuses on e-business. it provides Best Practice examples, expert forcasts and news analysis. |
| http://www.ebusinessforum.com |
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| InfoTechTrends |
| Provides market forcasts for the information technology industry. Access is free, pay per minute or subscription based. |
| http://www.wssn.net/WSSN/ |
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| Internet.com |
| Real-time news and great resources for the high-tech professionals. |
| http://www.internet.com/home-d.html |
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| News.com |
| Current high tech news, including computer, software, semiconductor, telecommunication and Internet sectors. |
| http://www.news.com |
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| Nua Internet Surveys |
| A major resource for Internet trends and statistics. |
| http://www.nua.com/surveys |
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| Price Watch Site |
| Compare mail order prices on computer hardware and software with this searchable site. A search produces a list of vendors, in decreasing price order, with all necessary contact information (including hyperlinks). |
| http://www.pricewatch.com |
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| Smart Computing |
| Read Smart Computing publications or find answers to your computer questions based on type of question and subject. |
| http://www.smartcomputing.com |
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| Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) |
| Provides trends for the information industry. |
| http://www.siia.net |
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| TechWeb |
| Read the current news and headlines for the high tech world and also find profiles, news, product reviews and financial information on over 45,000 technology companies. |
| http://www.techweb.com |
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| The Industry Standard |
| News on technology and telecommunications from the Industry Standard. |
| http://www.thestandard.com |
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| Yahoo-Computer Industry Information |
| A very thorough compilation. Thousands of links to companies and topics. Organized in computer business categories. |
| http://dir.yahoo.com/business_and_economy/shopping_and_services/computers |
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| ZDNet |
| Computer-related news and links to over 500 resources, including Ziff-Davis's family of computer and Internet-related magazines. |
| http://www.zdnet.com |
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| Telecommunications |
| Communications Information Sources |
| Tele Communications Information Sources (international focus) |
| http://www.vtcif.telstra.com.au/info/communications.html |
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| TIA Online |
| TIA activities involve legislative efforts, international marketing opportunities, trade show sponsorship and standards development. |
| http://www.tiaonline.org |
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| TotalTelecom |
| Site devoted to the Global Communications. Nice features such as The Wall Street Interviews, Telecom terms and some market reports. |
| http://www.totaltele.com |
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| USTA |
| Web site for United States Telephone Association (USTA), representing the local exchange carrier industry in the United States. |
| http://www.usta.org |
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| WirelessNow |
| Subscription-based site for the wireless industry: Access to news, periodicals, stock information, information on the Personal Communications Service (PCS) Industry and more. |
| http://www.wirelessnow.com |
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| Yahoo! - Science: Engineering: Electrical Engineering: Telecommunications |
| Yahoo's Telecommunications page offers an extensive collection of links to such varied information as companies, history, news, organizations and an acronym lookup. |
| http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Engineering/Electrical_Engineering/Telecommunications |
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| Travel and Transportation |
| Asta Travel Industry Headlines |
| Current and archived news and headlines for the travel industry |
| http://www.ita.doc.gov |
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| Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
| Products, services, studies, statistices, library, press releases, GIS information, and links to other related organizations and sites. |
| http://www.bts.gov |
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| Department of Transportation |
| Transportation-related news and statistics, safety information, and legislation, regulation, certification, and policy links. |
| http://www.dot.gov |
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| Metro Magazine's Transit Center |
| Public transportation site, including transit news briefs and articles, industry statistics and a calendar of events. |
| http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_home.cfm |
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| National Business Travel Association (NBTA) |
| Resources for the business travel industry, including industry news and statistics, a resource library and a list of NBTA press releases and publications. |
| http://www.nbta.org |
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| National Transportation Library |
| Collection of transportation reports, statistics, documents and databases. Also contains online searchable directories. |
| http://ntl.bts.gov |
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| The Transport Web |
| Databases, including magazines and general publication, and resources, including transportation links and newsgroups. |
| http://www.transportweb.com |
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| Transportation Resources |
| Related web sites, including private companies, organizations, journals, magazines and more. |
| http://www.educationindex.com/transpo |
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| Travel Industry Association of America |
| A membership organization. This site includes information on the organization, events, press releases, studies and links to related sites: some pages restricted to members only. |
| http://www.tia.org |
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| WWW Virtual Library: Transportation |
| Links to rransportation-related topics, commercial, government and non-profit organizations, and other transportation libraries. |
| http://www.bts.gov/websites/index.htm |
