An article on the "good" and growing companies of the web:
Interactive Week Fast 50; By Interactive Week Staff, Interactive Week

Internet companies roared into 2000 sure they were going to conquer
the world. For much of the 12 months that followed, it looked like
they might.

Financial statements with bulging revenue lines - whether they were
written in pro forma or standard accounting - lent credence to the
slogan: "The Internet changes everything."

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