Year In Review: Top Ten Internet Businesses 2004

The internet boom hit a high mark in 2004. Withsearch engine
oldtechnology after dropping Google-powered
standbys and new emergences, the top tenresults. Boasting
internetfree and paid email accounts and website
businesses 2004 show a variety of companies allcomplete with
with onedesign tools, many pleased clients are using
thing in common: they have adapted well to theYahoo.Expedia, the Washington-based travel
World Widecompany has
Web. Many companies have difficulties andrevolutionized the entire travel industry. Allowing
struggle amidstindividuals to serve as their own travel agents
the huge ocean of the internet, especially since itand search
isa database of airfares, rental cars, and hotel
quite difficult to maintain a personal face. Therooms,
companies in the top ten have not onlyExpedia has allowed everyone to gain access to
succeeded in thethe
business sense, they have invaded out daily lifephenomenal travel deals that would previously be
and havereserved for insiders.Technology giant Microsoft
become a household name. From meagrelaunched the Microsoft to serve
beginnings, thesea variety of needs for a consumer. Boasting
top ten entrepreneur companies have masteredemail, news,
this newchat software, and website hosting, MSN is one
medium and are an inspirational to any buddingof the most
entrepreneur interested in starting an internetvisited websites on the internet.America Online
basedhas found a great deal of competition with
business.The Internet search engine Google wascompanies like MSN and Yahoo! but is still one of
the top internetthe most
business of 2004. The world's largest searchpopular internet service providers out there.
engineBoasting an
receives over 200 million hits a day. Businessesentire network of satisfied customers, AOL goes
paybeyond the
Google to have an ad for their website appearservice of other providers. Many individuals new
to theto the
right side of the user's search. The paidinternet choose to use AOL due to its ease of
advertisinguse and
targets consumers seeking information. Google'savailability all over the globe.Netflix has become
initialan increasingly popular option for many
public offering gave it a market capitalisation ofmovie-renting customers. Instead of having to
over $23travel to
billion dollars, placing it between Yahoo andyour local movie store, the movies are shipped
In addition to becoming an economic success, thedirectly to
company'syour home. You have an unlimited number of
name has invaded our language. The verbrentals and
"google" enteredpay a nominal monthly fee for the service. By
the dictionary with a definition meaning "to looklowering its
someonefees in the middle of the year to compete with
or something up on the internet." The essence oflower
a trulycompetitor prices, Netflix drastically increased its
successful business is not only one that makesclientele.With the popularity of burning audio and
money butvideo files to
also serves its clients to the utmost potential.Thecreate your own CDs, many copyright issues
online auction site continued to expand itshave taken
services and customer base throughout 2004. Ascenter court. Instead of illegally trading music for
the industryfree
leader it boasts over tens and millions ofusing person to person programs; has a wide
members and hasarray
websites in over 17 countries. generated over $3of songs available for legal download for a
billion in revenues off of a record $34 billionnominal fee.
dollars inAdditionally, offers a variety of free and pay
Gross Merchandise continues to be the world'smedia players so individuals can play MP3s, CDs,
number one internetDVDs, and
retailer with 2004 sales in excess of $6.9 billionany other type of media file directly on their
dollars.computer.The last internet company in the top
The retailer continues to expand its offerings andten is online retailer
partnerships with other retailers. Recently rolledand technology giant Apple. Their website boasts
out a9.com, which provides consumers withan amazing number of customers each month,
expandedas it provides a
search options to find merchandise onforum to purchase Apple products along with
Amazon.com's website.different
As part of the Tsunami relief effort and inprograms necessary for maintaining your Apple
conjunctioncomputer,
with the American Red Cross, set-up an onlineiPod, or any other electronic product sold by the
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