There has been a lot of talk about net neutrality recently. The Federal Communication Commission seems poised to allow large companies like Amazon, Google and Facebook to pay extra for a sort of fast lane on the information superhighway. That long-awaited decision has a number of important implications for Internet service providers, for online startups,… Continue reading Net Neutrality – What Is It, What’s Happening and What Do You Need to Know?

More and more of us are doing most of their shopping online. Web retailers do not have the same overhead costs as traditional merchants, and that allows them to offer lower prices, free shipping and other perks not available in the brick-and-mortar world.

Whether you are looking for a low cost way to get started with investing or a convenient way to diversify an existing portfolio, opening an account with an online discount brokerage firm can be a smart move. These firms make it easy to buy and sell stocks with the click of a mouse, often at… Continue reading How to Open an Account With an Online Discount Broker

You may have heard some buzz about Bitcoin, a new form of electronic currency, but the descriptions of Bitcoin are typically so steeped in technobabble that it is hard to understand what a Bitcoin really is, or why this new currency should matter at all.

The Internet can be a great tool for finding all sorts of things to buy. From Amazon to eBay, there’s no shortage of e-commerce sites where you find what you’re looking for, make your purchase, and it arrives in the mail a few days later. But what about Craigslist?