Only in the topsy-turvy world of internet financing could a company introduce a $50,000 daily sweepstake as a cost-cutting measure. The company in question is AllAdvantage.com, which pays customers to surf the web. More precisely, the company installs a little application program on your desktop that pumps out a non-stop stream of banner ads, and compensates you by the hour for the inconvenience of having them on your screen...more

SPEECH RECOGNITION
Keyboard's last word  Aug 8

STRATEGY
Alliances with grand designs  Aug 3

RETAIL
E-revolution shelved  Aug 3

UNIVERSITIES
Deep in the game  Jun 8

VIDEO
Grassroots of the new economy  Jun 8

VENTURE CAPITAL
Harder times as party ends early  Jun 7

RUSSIA
Lack of available funds  Jun 8

IT
Companies in search of tomorrow's new ideas  Jun 7

GERMANY
Support for start-ups with the accent on technology  Jun 7

NORDIC SCENE
Entrepreneurs replace Abba as new icons  May 11

INTERNET STOCKS
Goodbye to smoke and mirrors  Apr 20

PICKING WINNERS
The lure of big prizes  Jun 7

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