Electronic bulletin board systems (BBS) offer limitless possibilities for advertising products and services, transacting business and exchanging information. This guide shows how to put a BBS online for hobby, problem-solving, or entrepreurial purposes. It offers savvy advice on how to run a business using a BBS and how to use a BBS just for fun.
Provides guidance on how to build and use of a computer bulletin board system (BBS). Includes separate chapters on hardware and software selection and lists the major BBS packages available for today's microcomputers.
Bulletin board technology has hit the mainstream in a big way, and BBS awareness among the general public and online world is greatly increasing. Alan Bryant, a BBS expert, provides seasoned advice on maintaining and growing a thriving BBS. The book presents strategies for analyzing and optimizing success. CD contains hundreds of database applications, online games and related software.
Your guide to the best online investing sites Investor's Guide to the Net is your key to successful onlineinvesting. This hands-on guide shows you where to steer yourself onthe information superhighway by supplying Internet and Webaddresses, screen captures, and maps of major online investmentsites. You will explore the growing number of investing optionsavailable to you through such popular services as Prodigy, AmericaOnline (AOL), and CompuServe, plus bulletin boards, chat groups,and much more. "I thought I knew a lot about the Internet until I read PaulFarrell's excellent Investor's Guide to the Net. It teaches you howto become a profitable twenty-first century investor before thetwentieth century ends."--Bill Griffeth, Anchor, CNBC-TV and authorof 10 Steps to Financial Prosperity "An indispensable roadmap for the financial informationhighway."--William J. O'Neil, Publisher, Investor's BusinessDaily "Investing on the Internet is revolutionizing Wall Street. PaulFarrell provides a thorough tour of the new landscape and shows youhow to profit from this sea of change."--Norman G. Fosback,Editor-In-Chief, Mutual Funds Magazine "Investor's Guide to the Net tells individual investors how to makeuse of the wonderful world of cyberspace without gettinglost."--Willard C. Rappleye, Vice Chairman, Financial WorldMagazine
BLACK ENTERPRISE is the ultimate source for wealth creation for African American professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate executives. Every month, BLACK ENTERPRISE delivers timely, useful information on careers, small business and personal finance.
Computers have been in daily use at work for nearly half a century. Each new generation of the technology – mainframes, mini-computers, Cs and the Internet – has brought a demand for a fresh set of skills, but there are never enough people to fill the ever-growing number of posts in the IT sector. This guarantees that there is stiff competition among employers for the best technicians, which means that salaries can be very high. The overall picture might be rosy, but if you want an honest evaluation of the different areas and jobs on offer, you need this book. Have you got the intellectual stamina to be a security analyst? What qualities and skills are employers looking for in their technical authors and operations managers? And how can you freelance successfully as a programmer or consultant? Based on interviews with people at all levels of the industry, this informed, no-nonsense guide points you to the right job – and shows you how to get it. Whether you want to be the next Bill Gates or would be quite happy in a secure job with a blue-chip company, your IT career starts here.
A newly revised and updated edition of the ultimate resource for nonprofit managers If you're a nonprofit manager, you probably spend a good deal of your time tracking down hard-to-find answers to complicated questions. The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory, Second Edition provides instant answers to all your questions concerning nonprofit-oriented product and service providers, Internet sites, funding sources, publications, support and advocacy groups, and much more. If you need help finding volunteers, understanding new legislation, or writing grant proposals, help has arrived. This new, updated edition features expanded coverage of important issues and even more answers to all your nonprofit questions. Revised to keep vital information up to the minute, The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory, Second Edition: * Contains more than 2,000 detailed listings of both nonprofit and for-profit resources, products, and services * Supplies complete details on everything from assistance and support groups to software vendors and Internet servers, management consultants to list marketers * Provides information on all kinds of free and low-cost products available to nonprofits * Features an entirely new section on international issues * Plus: 10 bonus sections available only on CD-ROM The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory, Second Edition has the information you need to keep your nonprofit alive and well in these challenging times. Topics include: * Accountability and Ethics * Assessment and Evaluation * Financial Management * General Management * Governance * Human Resource Management * Information Technology * International Third Sector * Leadership * Legal Issues * Marketing and Communications * Nonprofit Sector Overview * Organizational Dynamics and Design * Philanthropy * Professional Development * Resource Development * Social Entrepreneurship * Strategic Planning * Volunteerism
