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Urban Mapping Turns To Local Search

Urban Mapping, a company that "prides itself on broad domain expertise," has been around for a while - its maps have actually won several awards. It's getting fresh attention, though, for what one person has termed its "natural local search."

Science And The Internet

The Internet is widely used by 40 million Americans as a resource for science information according to the Pew Internet Project. 87% of users have at one time used the Internet for research relating to a scientific topic.

Online Retail Soars as Cyber Monday Approaches

The Department of Commerce reports that online retail sales in the third quarter grew at four times the rate of total retail sales. In total, online retail sales in the third quarter reached $27.5 billion, which represents a 20.9% increase over the third quarter in 2005. In comparison, total offline retail sales for the third quarter 2006 are only up 5.1% from a year ago.