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Gotta love Google. Did you know that those sharp folks have automatic PDF-to-text conversion which allows PDF-based content to be indexed and searched via the search engine? Since most PDF documents cannot be indexed, most search engines have been oblivious to the content of the millions of PDF files available on the Web. Not Google. Do a standard search on your topic of interest, say … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Google | Subject: Reference / Search

A new, revised version of The Economist’s best-selling style guide is now online. It gives general advice on writing, points out common errors and clichés, and offers guidance on consistent use of punctuation, abbreviations and capital letters. It’s also rather amusing-and an invaluable companion for everyone who wants to communicate with the clarity, style and precision for which The Economist is renowned.

Content: Online Resource | Source: The Economist | Subjects: Personal Development, Reference / Search

Search 5800 news sites and Weblogs for current events and breaking news stories, including the latest developments over the past three hours. Check out the Daypop Top 40 for a list of the top links that are currently popular with Webloggers from around the world. A good source for quick, current searches.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Daypop | Subjects: News / Magazine, Reference / Search

This site claims to be the first and the largest collection of free public records on the internet. Find information sources by browsing categories or by the newly added search feature at the top of the page (help on how to use the Public Record Finder is available just below the search box).

This site is free but there are some links on the site … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Pacific Information Resources Inc. | Subjects: Competitive Intelligence, Reference / Search

This handy little domain name registrar is a great competitive research tool. Enter any company name or keyword, and you will be served with a list of domain names that contain that word. Click on any of them, and you can find out who owns the domain name, including addresses, phone numbers and emails for the administrative and technical contacts. Use the “Suggest A Name” … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Verio | Subjects: Competitive Intelligence, Reference / Search

Sean O’Rourke has created this resource site for e-marketing terms (no traditional marketing terms at this time). Search by word or by category for the term you’re looking for. The categories range from affiliate marketing to Web design & development. Your first click provides a concise definition that can then be clicked on for more in-depth information and usage examples.

Content: Online Resource | Author: Sean O | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Reference / Search

A free guide to 440,000 US manufacturers from Manufacturers’ News, the nation’s oldest and largest compiler and publisher of state manufacturers directories and databases. This is the online version, where you can search for manufactures by product or service and individual states, or the entire U.S. First you enter a general category, like “computer”, click and get the return detailed list of computer forms, computer … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Manufacturers’ News Inc. | Subject: Reference / Search

InvisibleWeb is a directory of over 10,000 databases, archives, and search engines that contain information traditional search engines have been unable to access. InvisibleWeb is geared toward locating the kind of information that is usually served up dynamically. Rather than searching databases individually, you can search many of them in one place at InvisibleWeb. For example, pick a subject like computers/technology. A list of options … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: IntelliSeek Inc. | Subject: Reference / Search

Content: Book | Authors: J. Downs, Jack P. Friedman, Ph.D. | Subjects: General, Reference / Search

ebrary (which develops software and services for the secure online delivery of copyrighted content) recently partnered with consumer-education site Learning Network to deliver business and economics books over the Web. Just download the InfoTools software and set up an account, and you can freely browse, view and search books and other documents from leading publishers. Find exactly what you want by searching the full text … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Sources: ebrary, Learning Network | Subjects: Education, Reference / Search

This site is a resource for over 1,000,000 industrial and commercial products, services and brand names. Businesses are listed with company profile, including address, toll-free numbers, fax number, SIC Codes, NAICS Codes, products, brand names and web URL. The site is searchable by SIC codes (Federal Standard Industrial Classification Codes), NAICS Codes (North American Industrial Classification system), product or service, or brand name. To narrow … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Websters Online | Subjects: Free Stuff / Tools, Reference / Search

One of About.com’s topic sites, this one run by Gordon Whyte. Includes some good information, especially focused on the basics. Subjects include:
– E-Commerce 101
– Start-Up Ideas
– Web Stores
– Credit Cards
– Marketing Your Business
– Customer Service/CRM
– Fulfillment/Shipping
– Drop-Shippers
– Distributors
– Security
– Infrastructure
… [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Author: Gordon Whyte | Source: About.com | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Reference / Search

ITpapers is the Yellow Pages of White Papers, with links to over 20,000 White Papers (over 30,000 by the end of 2001). A free service, ITpapers enables visitors to find links to precisely the White Papers they need, quickly and easily, with summaries and visitor reviews guiding their selection.

Using the powerful ITpapers search engine to find White Papers stands in sharp contrast to the tedious … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: ITpapers | Subjects: Free Stuff / Tools, Reference / Search | Industry: Information Technology

This section of the WWW Virtual Library system presents over 2000 annotated links in a range of international affairs topics. Most of the sites are in English, and are carefully selected for long-term value, favoring those with cost-free, high-quality information and analysis online. Many are gateway sites or have internal search engines. Resource categories include:
– Getting started
– Media Sources
– … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Author: Wayne A.Selcher | Subjects: International, Reference / Search

EconDash.com offers a number of automobile dashboard-inspired charts for understanding the main indicators of the US economy and US national expenditures. EconDash’s charts present a meter for each indicator and expenditure. Users can click on the meters (e.g., private fixed investment growth, labor productivity) to access further information: descriptions, trendlines, and analysis. The site also contains a helpful FAQ guide to using and understanding the … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: iDashes Inc. | Subjects: Economics, Reference / Search

An important resource from the Rutgers University Libraries, this business research resources guide puts the top business research sources in one easy-to-use place. The portal is divided into eighteen sections, including Business News Sources, Job Searching, Market Research, and Financing Your Business. Within each section, there are myriad well-organized sites complete with short annotations. The Business Courseware section is one of the more interesting of … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Rutgers University Libraries | Subject: Reference / Search

EconLinks is a well-organized economics portal created and maintained by Professor Scott Simkins of the Department of Economics at North Carolina A and T State University. The site was developed to provide easy access to basic economic and financial information for students in economics and business courses and contains resources in the following categories:
– Indexes and Directories
– Current News
– Business News
… [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Author: Scott Simkins | Subjects: Economics, Reference / Search

Billing itself as “The Web’s Best Business Sites!” this site offers a clean layout of just that in 4 main categories: news, magazines, Web search & computer, and reference.

Content: Online Resource | Source: MSI Management Strategies Inc. | Subject: Reference / Search

KnowThis.com’s Marketing Virtual Library has grown to become one of the leading resource and reference sites on the Internet for those involved in marketing, advertising, selling, promotion, market research and e-commerce. Currently the Marketing Virtual Library offers an extensive collection of links and resources covering numerous topics. The chief goal of KnowThis.com is to offer a web site that is committed to … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: KnowThis.com | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Reference / Search

The Edward Lowe Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to championing the entrepreneurial spirit. The Foundation provides services and peer-learning opportunities for emerging-growth entrepreneurs and all who serve them. The Foundation has created this Web site to provide solutions and resources for the entrepreneur and the growth-company community.

Find some excellent information in 5 major categories: Leadership, Strategy, People, Money, and Customers. Browse or … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Edward Lowe Foundation | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Reference / Search