Dotcom or Dotbomb? Only Time Will Tell

摘要

For years, many people have been predicting astronomical sales figures for e-commerce and business-to-business Internet-based companies, not only in the printing industry, but also in markets across the board. "It's an Internet revolution," is what I've heard some people say. Everyone scurried to get wired and launch Web sites, and dotcoms materialized from thin air. With most industries overwhelmed by Web sites from every mom-and-pop shop on the planet, there was bound to be dotcom carnage along the way, and the bloodletting has begun.