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Reports on the efforts of NerveWire, an Internet consulting firm, to hire 70 workers withing a span of three months to meet revenue projections. Failure of a recruitment ad placed in a newspaper; Use of the Internet site Monster Board by recruiter Julianne Small; Strategies at marketing and compensation; Effectiveness of employee referrals. INSET: I Want My Ingots, by Chana R. Schoenberger.

The article explores the decentralization of internet service providers offering bitcoins as its method of payment for its customers in the U.S. Topics discussed include the use of internet of things in daily transactions, the concept of electronic commerce (e-commerce) and development of decentralized peer-to-peer platform. Other topics include the censorship regulations on working technology and the development of peer-to-peer platform.

The article explores the risks of technological innovations posed by the generation of Internet of things services among business industries in the U.S. Topics discussed include the concept of technical standards to Internet of things, the use of internet exceptionalism in media and communication platforms and the development of internet scholars. Other topics include the factors attributing to internet services and the use of easy-to-program home automation services.

The article reports on the political influence amassed by liberal bloggers like Markos Moulitsas Zúniga of "Daily Kos" and Jeremy Armstrong of "MyDD" and discusses whether these anti-establishment figures are becoming part of the establishment. The political activities and controversies surrounding Zúniga and Armstrong are discussed.

Recommends strategies on how to venture into electronic business (e-business). Forecasts on the magnitude and influence of the e-business; Assessment of the reasons behind the failure of the first set of companies which ventured into e-business; Importance of assistance from consultants.

Profiles Mary Meeker, an Internet analyst in Wall Street. Job description; Previous work experiences at investment firm Morgan Stanley Dean Witter; Biographical details; Achievements; Respect and admiration from colleagues and Internet executives; Role in the success of firms such as Netscape and Priceline.com; Advice to Internet businessmen; Vision of the on-line world's future.

Focuses on business activities of Chicago-based Internet consulting company, Diamond Technology Partners. Examples of their clients, including Bank One and Ebay; Comments of Chief Executive Melvyn Bergstein; Why Diamond is beginning to focus more on implementation of Web sites than advising on strategy, which is more labor intensive.

Addresses the issue of hiring a Web systems integrator for one's business enterprise. Recommendation of Gartner Group research director Lorrie Scardino to require integration firms to respond to formal request for information (RFI) and request for proposal (RFP) documents; Selection process for LiveMind Inc.; Wholesale approach of consultants to outsourcing; Signing up consultants only for individual projects. INSET: Keeping The Selection Process Alive.

Several charts are presented that track crowdsourcing, including the most popular industries among content creators, the size of crowdsourced crowds, and the total contributions of crowdsourced contributors to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

Discusses the popularity of shares for Internet consulting firms. Outlook for buyouts and the private ownership of the companies; Role of Stephen Denari with employee stock ownership plans; Benefits of the plans for certain companies.

The article focuses on the Internet consultancy companies of the United States. Over the last couple of years these companies have struggled to attract and retain employees in the face of the dot-com onslaught and its promise of stock-option riches. But after the receding of dot-com insurgency these companies have a new worry, the sluggish economy. The small Internet consultancies are going to suffer most from this condition.

Focuses on Internet-based companies that have experienced bankruptcy. Role of firms like Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay in such cases; Suggestions of shutting down operations and control money spending; Attempts of complicated Chapter 11 reorganization, with the hope that investors can be persuaded to lend money; Examples of companies that have filed for bankruptcy.

The article provides information on the stock picks of Karl Keirstead, the consultant services analyst of Lehman Brothers Inc., in the U.S. He picks the stocks of Internet consultancies for they are profitable and have strong management teams. His picks include Scient Corp., Viant Corp. and Razorfish Inc.

The article provides an introduction to various issues dealt within the current issue of the journal. It provides information on the format of the magazine which deals with a variety of subjects including the strategies of Net-smart companies and reviews of Web sites. The focus of the magazine has also been discussed. INSET: The Web Site for Electronic Business.

The article focuses on the career of Benjamin Palmer, an Internet consultant and adviser to large corporations on how their brands can connect with a younger demography via the world wide web. The innovative work Palmer has done with his company the Barbarian Group for such clients as Burger King and Milwaukee's Best beer are mentioned.

The article reports on the plan of Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) to launch an online consulting business. The business is to offers Internet consulting services focused on the needs of midsize customers through HP channel partners. The services, initially focused on computer security, are intended to help customers to be more self-sufficient, indicated John Bologna, general manager for online consulting worldwide at HP Consulting. Among the first such offerings is the eSecurity Alert subscription service, which distributes to customers information on network and platform security issues culled from HP Internet-based resources. By providing such services at low cost, HP opened the door to additional business, according to a customer.

The article offers information on several web-based services for employers who hire disabled people, including cost benefit calculation tool Hire Gauge from the company Think Beyond the Label, consulting services from the website Job Accommodation Network (JAN), and the website Disability.gov.

The article reports on the move of the Center for International Rehabilitation to recruit up to 300 volunteer doctors who will do 1,000 consultations via the Internet in war-torn areas of the world.

The article discusses firms protecting themselves from Internet threats, focusing on the use of outsourced companies. Such outsourced companies, known as brand-monitoring and anti-phishing services, use technical tools and human analysis to look for brand violations, phishing schemes, Trojan attacks, domain threats, and Web linking, the article indicates. A list of such companies is provided and the advantages of outsourcing such jobs, versus in-house departments, are discussed.

Reports on the plan of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts to increase the number of participating physicians for Internet-based consultations under its pilot program. Amount of payment for the physicians; Benefits of the plan.

Reports the crisis experienced by Internet systems integrators, also known as Internet consultants, in the United States. Consultants which have conducted layoffs of employees because of the crisis; Information on the reorganization at iXL, an Internet consultant in Atlanta, Georgia, following the crisis; Employees recruited by iXL to improve the profit of the company.

Focuses on the corporate downsizing made by Accenture, an Internet consultant. Number of employees laid off by the company as of June 25, 2001; Information on the FlexLeave program of the company.

Focuses on the business failures of startup Web consulting firms. Case of Polaroid Corp.; Reasons for the failure of electronic service firms; Strategy used by Koko Interactive to avoid market slowdown.

Reports the withdrawal of Internet consulting firm Zefer from its initial public offerings in the United States in November 2000. Reasons for the move of Zefer.

Deals with the warnings issued by Internet consulting firms in response to their failure to foresee the sudden downturn in spending by failing Internet companies and delays in project by major corporations. Status of the overall market for systems integrators and Internet commerce as of September 2000; Action taken by investors concerned with the performance of the market; Description of the performance of iXL Enterprises.

Focuses on Freedom Group Inc., an Atlanta-based Internet consulting firm and owner of EverythingBlack.com, an Internet directory on African American Web site listings. Role of Patrick McElroy as the president of the company; Information on Freedom Group; Features of the Internet directory.

Deals with he stake-a-claim mentality in the electronics industry and in society. Experience of a consultant regarding the management of Internet startup companies; Principle of the stake-a-claim marketing; Experience of the author's barber which serves as an evidence of the prevalence of the stake-a-claim mentality in the society.

Features OTVnet, an Internet solutions provider based in Sorrento Valley, California. Services.

Reports on the increase in the stock trading value of USWeb Incorporated, an Internet consulting company. Reason for the increase; Revenue earnings of the company for the first quarter of 1998.

The article reports that the Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) had begun shifting some of its OpenVMS technical support offshore, a move that has drawn complaints from users and consultants. According to the report, the complaints had begun its way up on Internet news groups at about the same time that the HP started using the offshore help. The comments from about a dozen OpenVMS users and consultants had focused on the concerns on Level 1 support, the employees' initial contact with customers to determine what their problems were and try to resolve them on a triage basis.

Focuses on the relationship of companies with Internet consulting firms. Key to managing relationship with consultants; Advantage of Internet consulting firms over larger competitors; Factors to be considered in hiring Internet consulting firms.

The article reports on the layoff of employees at the United States-based online consultancy firm, MarchFirst resulting from market decline in Internet consulting and advertising from online businesses that are scaling back digital efforts. Company president and chief operating officer, Thomas Mertz has stressed slowing demand for consulting services in the country.

About 5,451,300 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in February, an increase of 184,100 from January, the Conference Board reported Wednesday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article profiles Gene DeRose, chairman and CEO of Internet consultancy Jupiter Communications. Joining Jupiter was a bit of a stretch initially for the English major. "I have a classic liberal arts background," DeRose says. "So everything I learned about the Internet industry I learned here." But DeRose--a self-described "consumer media junkie"--says his unique perception of media's value has aided him in transforming Jupiter from a two-man shop to 70 research associates and analysts as well as a company that hosts 14 industry conferences and publishes 130 research reports each year. DeRose's philosophy that the Internet is transforming everyday business has rubbed off on all of Jupiter.

Reports on the emergence of online consultants for record labels and technology companies. Comments of Josh Warner, founder of Culver City-based Blink Media; Offering of everything from specialized Internet promotions to online marketing campaigns; Web Site of Los Angeles-based OneHouse; Further information.

Presents interviews with four Web professionals, Jim Hall, David Jenkins, David Belson and Barbara Jenssen-White. Description of the jobs done by these professionals; Information on the day to day challenges presented; Views of each professional on future expectations.