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Dan Bricklin: Democratizing the Web

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bricklin-for-everyone dept.

securitas writes "This NY Times story featuring Dan Bricklin discusses the social impact of the Web on small businesses (Mom and Pop shops) and how the Web is leaving some behind. Bricklin wants to change that and make creating Web sites as easy (*cough*) as using a PC."

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  1. Thanks Google! by FsG · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's the no-need-to-register version of the article, thanks to Google:
    http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/06/business/busines sspecial/06LOHR.html?ex=1052884800&en=ea31bf9e5b8a 61be&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

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  2. before anything else by ramzak2k · · Score: 3, Informative

    NYTimes username:freethepress123 password:freethepress12

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  3. Re:Small shops? by TopShelf · · Score: 3, Informative

    eBay already seems to have done a bang-up job in this area. There is a huge community of small businesses that have an online presence within eBay, many of which do better online than they do in their retail storefront (in particular antique and collectibles shops). This guy is hardly breaking new ground...

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