http://www.smartpros.com/x40025.xml
Making the Most of the Web By: Niquette M. Kelcher
This interview is with the author of the new book titled Best Websites for Financial Professionals, Business Appraisers, and Accountants. In the interview a few of the best picks of web sites are discussed as well as some of the changes that have occurred since the first edition of the book in 2000.

http://www.nanotech-now.com/nano_intro.htm
Nanotechnology Now
This Web site provides a thorough introduction to the world of
nanotechnology. I am sharing url which I was made aware of through my colleague Professor Ray Schroeder. Thanks Ray.

http://www.learningcircuits.org/2003/aug2003/cross.htm
Blogging for Business - Jay Cross, Learning Circuits
This article discusses the use of blogs by schools, publishers, and businesses to reach out to customers. There is mention of how blogging is done by 4 million individuals, and growing, and cites an interesting quote by William Gibson's Neuromance that the future is here, it just is not distributed evenly in the population yet. This organization learning circuits is keeping a blog also.

Bloggers plan round-the-clock charity drive Online personal publishing technology used to raise funds
By Stacy Cowley, IDG News Service July 24, 2003 http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/24/HNblogcharity_1.html
This article talks about how blogging was used for charitable fundraising. I am also including the url for the actual event that raised over $100,000 for good causes. http://www.blogathon.org/ You can see how the event grew from its 2001 inception with about 100 participants to over 400 participants in its third iteration. Many interesting sites were updated for the benefit of charities and bloggers. Marathon blogging.