Online entrepreneurship becomes a new way of life / Internet selling presents surprising career for many

Online entrepreneurship becomes a new way of life / Internet selling presents surprising career for many

Internet users have been turning themselves into Internet merchants since eBay began in 1995. Ten years later, according to a recent study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 17 percent of Internet users — 25 million people — sell goods and services online. Online auction giant eBay’s numbers are even more startling: In 2002, the company reported 24.5 million active users of its Web site; in the third quarter of 2005 that number rose to 68 million.

The numbers and facts are simply amazing. There’s a ton of info in this article.

19 December, 2005 |

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