Abstract JIT.COM's primary business goal was to establish within the market area of Harvard Square, a vertical internet portal ("Vortal") which would provide a wide range of services to the fledgling and experienced Web Surfer in Boston and its associated colleges. This paper is in the form of a full and comprehensive business plan which covers all aspects including the potential market, financial plan and growth potential.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Context of Business
Profile of the Specific Market
Anticipated Challenges
Marketing Plan
Financials
Implementation Plan
Statement of Resource Needs
From the Paper "The Internet impacted vortal evolution by infusing vast numbers of people into the online world, and through its own variations of online communities. ListServs and news groups are standard colleague-to-colleague communication hubs for millions of businesspeople, professionals, and hobbyists. The Web has developed the portal, the vortal's most immediate ancestor. Yahoo pioneered the portal concept, by successively attaching popular Web applications to its basic Web directory, including freemail, travel services, shopping, personal finance data and tools, weather, people and business lookups, instant messaging, and customization."
Abstract As access to the Internet in its various forms becomes more prevalent, parents and government officials have become more concerned about the possibility that children will be able to access areas of the internet containing obscene materials, pornographic images and even pedophiles on line looking for young people. The paper examines the need for legislation governing internet site contents and the arguments by those who criticize the move toward this type of legislation. The paper also examines the issue of assisted suicide over the internet.
From the Paper "The issue of assisted suicide was publicized by the antics of Dr. Kevorkian, and for the time being that part of the debate seems to be ended because he has been convicted for killing one of the people seeking his help. This does not mean that the issue itself is ended, however, nor will it be so long as people are faced with making difficult decisions regarding their own lives in the face of insurmountable health problems and the accompanying suffering they must endure. The issue of assisted suicide is a moral and ethical dilemma, and this is true in spite of the fact that the government has tried to make it a simpler legal issue by passing laws against it. Whether it is illegal or not, people will consider assisted suicide when they feel that the need is great enough, and they will make their decision based less on the law and more on their situation."
