ZDNet have launched a major new E-Business Channel/web site. It's packed full of the latest on products, industry news and case studies in electronic retailing and security, online marketing and advertising and new technologies for better customer service. Plus, survey and research data on business and consumer trends in Internet commerce and communications.
http://www.zdnet.com/icom/e-business/

The CommerceNet site (http://www.commerce.net) contains general information and news on the e-commerce industry, vendor contacts and links to popular e-commerce sites.

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Another site full of interesting articles on e-commerce and online marketing is
www.frankel-anderson.com/
the web site of "a branding specialist. A marketing guy."

At Mercantec's Web site (http://www.mercantec.com), you can download a free 19-page guide, Always Open for Business--A Merchant's Guide to Opening a Store on the Web, that includes tips on how to successfully market and operate a store in cyberspace.

The monthly online newsletter Web Commerce Today (http://www.wilsonweb.com/wct) is geared toward helping merchants plan, design, manage and promote retail or business-to-business Web stores. An annual subscription costs $49.95. However they also put out an excellent free newsletter and there are heaps of free articles here.

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