Smart stops on the Web .E-BUSINESS SITES Articles, Archives and Links www.business2.com The online version of Business 2.0 offers CPAs timely reading material on e-businesses and dot-com companies as well as lighter fare such as the article, "The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business." The site links to archived issues of the magazine and to other business, e-business, finance and management Web sites. Express Yourself www.iconocast.com For CPAs interested in tracking trends in marketing and technology, this site offers a gratis GRATIS. Without reward or consideration. 2. When a bailee undertakes to perform some act or work gratis, he is answerable for his gross negligence, if any loss should be sustained in consequence of it; but a distinction exists between non-feasance and weekly newsletter and the Iconocast Forum--a community of discussion threads on topics including the Internet market, interactive marketing and segmentation. Other sections of interest are the Search Engine Optimization Designing a Web site so that search engines easily find the pages and index them. The goal is to have your page be in the top 10 results of a search. Optimization includes the choice of words used in the text paragraphs and the placement of those words on the page, both visible and hidden Guide and archived Iconocast Web pages back to 1998. Net News news.com.com Brought to you by CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , this site offers tech-savvy professionals news and information on technology issues, as well as market quotes and product reviews. The e-business tab on the home page links to current articles on Web-based companies and on general information technology topics such as dot-com stock options and values. Insights From Inside www-3.ibm.com/e-business For CPAs who dabble dab·ble v. dab·bled, dab·bling, dab·bles v.tr. To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid: "The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold" in technology consulting, the e-business page of IBM's Web site focuses on software implementation strategies. Users also can find case studies--including IBM's solution to Chase Manhattan Bank's data warehousing problem--and a list of resources with links to timely articles such as "Government Finance--Compliance and Customer Service." The Business of E-Business www.ebcenter.org PricewaterhouseCoopers and the University of Navarra's IESE IESE Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE Instituto de Estudios Superiores de La Empresa (Spanish business school) IESE Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering Business School in Barcelona have joined forces to form the E-Business Center Web site. Technology consultants can keep abreast of the latest IT industry news with articles, case studies, expert commentary, news items and research. Worth a Second Look techupdate.zdnet.com This site, previously featured in this column as www.zdnet.com/enterprise/e-business (see JofA, Jun.01, page 21), deserves another visit as it is continually refreshed with current news in the Tech Update Today section. Visitors can find resources such as the E-business Update with articles and commentaries on B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business , customer-relationship-management software and global Internet topics. Other areas of the site offer free newsletter subscriptions via e-mail and free software downloads. GENERAL INTEREST SITES "Accountability, Integrity, Reliability" www.gao.gov The GAO home page offers the profession a lengthy list of downloadable resources including the report, "FDIC FDIC See: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC See Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Information Security: Improvements Made But Weaknesses Remain," and publications on accounting and financial management. Visitors to the site can access FraudNET to "facilitate reporting of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement mis·man·age tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es To manage badly or carelessly. mis·man  age·ment n. of federal funds Federal FundsFunds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve ." Tips to Run a Smoother Office www.shrm.org Small business owners and HR consultants will want to visit the Society for Human Resource Management  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (SHRM) home page to get its HR tip of the day as well as the latest industry news. Users can click on the nonmembers section to read articles such as "Office Romance: HR's Role" and "Ten Tips for Managing Telecommuters." Also, CPAs can access any article in the e-version of HR Magazine not labeled "Members Only" for free. Knowledge Is Power www.savewealth.com Estate planners and PFP PFP - Plastic Flat Package and tax specialists can find news stories on estate and retirement planing as well as suggestions for reducing taxes here. Articles such as "Retirement Plans With Pass-Through Annuities" and "Avoiding the Perils of Probate" offer guidance on building and preserving wealth. The travel section gives advice on trip planning as well as a link to the State Department's Web page on travel safety outside of the United States (www.travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html). Free E-Tips www.dummiesdaily.com Register here and receive free tips via e-mail on topics including health, lifestyle, money, recreation, technology and travel. Each section includes how-to articles for just about anything--from backing up your pocket PC files to downloading online music. Also, for each topic, the Dummies Express feature offers quick fixes and timely advice. Not Just for Mathematicians www.actuary.org The American Academy of Actuaries The The American Academy of Actuaries, also known as the “Academy” or the AAA, is the body that represents and unites United States actuaries in all practice areas. site offers peer-reviewed documents, such as comment letters and issue briefs, as well as news and task force findings on banking and financial services, professionalism and Social Security, for example. Users also can view the online versions of Contingencies magazine and the "Actuarial Update" newsletter. |
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