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dot-com bubbleRefers to the late 1990s during which countless Internet companies were riding an enormous wave of enthusiasm that pushed their stock valuations into the stratosphere even though they never made a penny. Billions in venture capital were given to entrepreneurs with little or no experience to fund ideas that were ludicrous. It was a crazy time, and people were very excited. With all of the nonsense, many dot-coms did survive, and countless concepts and techniques were developed that continue today. Compared to other industries, one must keep in mind that the Internet is still in its infancy! See dot-com and New Economy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So Gates went stumping at universities, telling students disillusioned by the dot com bust that they can still make a good living, even as the computer industry sends some jobs, like software programming, abroad. Ten Pine Advisors feels that Altigen has successfully weathered the dot com bust through its conservative corporate management style and for its technological prowess as evidenced by the number of new leading edge VoIP products released by the firm. We survived the dot com bust and reached sustained profitability. |
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