Chapter 1: Searching
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General Searches |
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Ask |
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| Bing | www.bing.com |
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Dogpile |
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Yahoo |
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Yippy |
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People and Businesses |
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Anywho |
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| Infospace | www.infospace.com |
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Knowx |
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| ChoicePoint | www.choicepoint.com |
| Securities and Exchange | www.sec.gov |
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SuperPages |
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Switchboard |
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Whitepages |
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Reference |
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| Britannica (encyclopedia) | www.britannica.com |
| CIA World Factbook | www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook |
| Dictionary | www.dictionary.com |
| Encarta (encyclopedia) | www.encarta.com |
| FedStats | www.fedstats.gov |
| Translation dictionaries | www.freedict.com |
| Translate/Google | translate.google.com |
| Wiktionary | www.wiktionary.org |
| Wikipedia | www.wikipedia.org |
| Wolfram Alpha, math and science | www.wolframalpha.com |
Chapter 2: News
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Free News Sources |
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Associated Press |
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CNN |
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ESPN |
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Fox News |
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Internet News |
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MSNBC |
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News.com |
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News Map |
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USA Today |
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United Press International |
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Wired |
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ZDNet |
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Almost any Magazine or Newspaper |
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Fortune |
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The Economist |
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Wall Street Journal |
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Washington Post |
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Chapter 3: Financial Data
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Financial News and Quotes |
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Big Charts |
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Bloomberg |
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Dun & Bradstreet |
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Global Financial Data |
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Reuters |
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SEC Edgar |
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| Motley Fool | www.fool.com |
| Wall Street Journal | www.wsj.com |
| Yahoo Finance | finance.yahoo.com |
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Discount Online Trading |
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TDAmeritrade |
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E*Trade |
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| Fidelity | www.fidelity.com |
| Charles Schwab | www.schwab.com |
| ScotTrade | www.scottrade.com |
Chapter 4: Databases
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Database Reference |
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| Computerworld Data Management | www.computerworld.com/s/topic/173/Databases |
| eWeek Database | www.eweek.com/c/s/Database |
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Car Shopping Information |
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America's Automall |
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Autobytel |
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AutoNation |
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Auto Trader |
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| Carmax | www.carmax.com |
| Dealer Net | www.dealernet.com |
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Edmunds |
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Kelley Blue Book |
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| True Car Pricing | www.truecar.com |
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Vehix |
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Chapter 5: Crime, Security, and Privacy
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Computer Crime |
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CERT |
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| Computer Crime Research Center | www.crime-research.org |
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Computer Security Institute |
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| FBI: Internet Fraud Complaint Center | www.ic3.gov |
| Interpol | www.interpol.int/Public/TechnologyCrime |
| US CERT | www.us-cert.gov |
| National Security Agency | www.nsa.gov |
| Department of Justice/cyber crime | www.cybercrime.gov |
Chapter 6: Travel:
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General Travel Reservations |
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Expedia |
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Kayak |
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| Orbitz | www.orbitz.com |
| Sabre Travelocity | www.travelocity.com |
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Discounts |
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| Bestfares | bestfares.com |
| Cheap Tickets | cheaptickets.com |
| Priceline | www.priceline.com |
| TravelHUB | www.travelhub.com |
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Individual Airlines |
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| Alaska/Horizon | www.alaskaair.com |
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American |
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Delta |
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Frontier |
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| Jet Blue | www.jetblue.com |
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Southwest |
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| United | www.ual.com |
| US Airways | www.usairways.com |
Chapter 7: E-Commerce
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Cloud Hosting |
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| Amazon (EC2) | aws.amazon.com/ec2/ |
| Amazon (S3) | aws.amazon.com/s3/ |
| Microsoft Windows Azure | www.microsoft.com/windowsazure |
| Microsoft SQL Azure | www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/sqlazure |
| IBM | www.ibm.com/cloud-computing |
| Savvis (CenturyLink) | www.savvis.com |
| RackSpace | www.rackspace.com/cloud |
Chapter 9: Expert Systems
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Expert Systems and AI Tools |
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A.L.I.C.E. conversation |
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CLIPS (Started by NASA) |
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| ExSys (Commercial) | www.exsys.com |
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International Neural Network Society |
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| Jess (Java) | www.jessrules.com |
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Mathworks Neural Network toolbox |
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Machine Vision |
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| CalTech | www.vision.caltech.edu |
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Carnegie Red Team |
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| British Machine Vision | www.bmva.org |
Chapter 10: Management Consulting
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Management Consulting Firms |
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Accenture |
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Bain & Company |
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Boston Consulting Group |
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Booz Allen & Hamilton |
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| Deloitte Consulting | www.deloitte.com |
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McKinsey & Company |
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Chapter 11: Entrepreneurship
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Angel Investors and Venture Capital |
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Angel Investor Magazine |
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Business Finance |
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Inc Angel Investor List |
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National Venture Capital Association |
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Venture Capital Resource Directory |
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Common Statistics |
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| Bureau of Labor Statistics | www.bls.gov |
| Census Bureau | www.census.gov |
| FedStats | www.fedstats.gov |
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General Reference Sites |
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| Library of Congress | thomas.loc.gov |
| Congress/House | www.house.gov |
| Congress/Senate | www.senate.gov |
| Congressional Quarterly | www.cq.com |
| Copyright Office | www.copyright.gov |
| Executive Branch | www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html |
| IRS | www.irs.gov |
| Judicial | www.uscourts.gov |
| Legislative votes | www.vis.org/toolbox/default.aspx |
| Patent Office | www.uspto.gov |
Chapter 12: Computer Industry News
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Computer News |
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ACM Digital Library |
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| CNet News | news.com.com |
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Computer Economics |
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Computerworld |
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| eWeek | www.eweek.com |
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Federal Computer Weekly |
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Gartner Group |
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| Government Computer News | www.gcn.com |
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IDG |
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IEEE |
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Infoworld |
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Internet.com |
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PC World |
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The Industry Standard |
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Chapter 13: Jobs
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Job Boards |
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| Careerbuilder | www.careerbuilder.com |
| Computerworld | www.computerworld.com/topic/10 |
| Dice | www.dice.com |
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Jobs.com |
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| Kforce.com | www.kforce.com |
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Monster |
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| Studentjobs.gov | www.usajobs.opm.gov |
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U.S. Government |
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Wall Street Journal |
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Chapter 14: Technology and Society
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Technology and Society |
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ACM/Society |
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| Center for democracy & technology | www.cdt.org |
| Center for information technolgy and society | www.cits.ucsb.edu |
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Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility |
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| Internet Society | www.isoc.org |
| Privacy | |
| electronic Frontier Foundation | www.eff.com |
| Elevtronic Privacy Information Center | www.epic.org |
| FTC advisory committee | www.ftc.gov/acoas |
| FTC privacy and security | business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security |
| Platform for privacy preferences | www.w3.org/P3P |
| Privacy, ACM | |
| Privacy International | www.privacyinternational.org |
| Privacy Rights | www.privacyrights.org |
Chapter 14 Appendix: Laws
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General laws |
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Searchable U.S. Code |
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Code of Federal Regulations |
Miscellaneous
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Comics |
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Cartoon Syndicate |
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Dilbert Zone |
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Doonesbury |
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Time |
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NIST |
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Maps |
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Google Earth |
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MapQuest |
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| bing | www.bing.com/maps |
| Yahoo | http://maps.yahoo.com |
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Topographical Maps |
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| Garmin | www.garmin.com |
| MapTech | http://www.maptech.com/ |
| Photos | www.terraserver.com |
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Web Cameras |
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Earth Cam Network |
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CamCentral |
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Web Cam World |
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Coffee |
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| Coffee Works Hawaii | www.coffeeworkshawaii.com |
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Movies |
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20th Century Fox |
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MGM Motion Pictures |
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New Line Cinema |
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Paramount Motion Pictures |
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Sony Pictures Entertainment |
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Universal Pictures |
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Walt Disney Studios |
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Warner Brothers Movies |
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Bookstores |
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Amazon.com |
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Barnes & Noble |
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Barnes & Noble College |
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Varsity College Bookstore |
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WH Smith |
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2MillionBooks |
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Electronic Books |
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| Adobe Acrobat Reader | get.adobe.com/reader |
| Google Books | books.google.com |
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Sony Portable Reader |
www.sonystyle.com |
| Amazon Kindle | www.amazon.com/kindle |
| Microsoft Reader | www.microsoft.com/reader |
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Project Gutenberg (free) |
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