In the beginning, the internet was considered by most to be a novelty. It represented little significance in the workplace. Most companies wrote off the net as a fad while the brave few embraced the new technology and brought their operations online. Email slowly began to replace snail mail and many companies began using the power of the internet to push their products. The availability of expanding technology, lower cost, and ease of use allowed …showed first 75 words of 518 total…

…showed last 75 words of 518 total…or parts with the click of a button and receive them as soon as the next day. Email allows for better communication with everyone from the CEO down to the sales representative. The information that used to only be available only on paper is now at your fingertips. Almost anything you can think of can be found online using a search engine. This has eased the strain traditionally associated with research in the business world.