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These days, Albanese does what millions of other Americans do when they want to book a getaway: she logs on to the Internet. Sitting in her family room, she can rent a beach house at the Jersey Shore, check out hotels in Disney World or book flights for a family reunion...
...leaving little room for exchanges to profit. And then there's always the possibility that, like the big automakers, small businesses in the same field could band together and establish their own exchanges, relying less on the dotcoms. It's unlikely this will happen anytime soon, according to Melissa Shore, a senior analyst at Jupiter Research. "The reason proprietary exchanges work with the big automakers is that they dominate the marketplace and suppliers have to come to play," she says. "Small businesses still don't have enough power or money to make that happen...
That kind of niche strategy probably won't last long. There are simply too many me-too small-business B2B exchanges, and a shakeout is almost a foregone conclusion. Shore expects that, before long, a few megasites will probably emerge, each offering a soup-to-nuts array of services and products, including office pens and paper and 401(k) planning. Traditional financial players that work with small businesses, like Intuit or Merrill Lynch, are likely to swoop in and buy or partner with these megasites, adding their expertise and long-established relationships to the equation. "You want...
...Washington appeared more mindful of the diplomatic danger following Monday's Israeli attacks on Gaza, publicly cautioning Israel against an "excessive" response and privately, but through the New York Times, castigating it for the same. The attempt to assume a more even-handed posture may reflect an attempt to shore up Washington's own diplomatic standing in a region where it is regarded as overwhelmingly partial to Israel. But the angry men and women on the Arab street make no distinction between Israel and the U.S., and that makes it even more difficult for Mubarak or Jordan's King Abdullah...
...Ibis, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting In an undisclosed location on our nation's eastern shore. And the Poonsters have the seeming of an opium addict's dreaming, For the lamplight o'er them streaming throws his shadow on their floor; And their souls from out that shadow that lies floating on their floor Shall be lifted--nevermore...