Is the Internet economy changing business as we know it? Or is it road kill, a casualty of the IPO-crazy '90s? Stories about the people and companies who are building the new medium.

Nic Fit
Proponents of New York City’s cigarette tax believed it would force smokers to quit. Instead, Net-savvy smokers are turning to online retailers who sell cigarettes tax-free. Are lawmakers’ dreams of fewer coughers and fatter coffers going up in smoke?
by Matthew Zeidman
Posted: 12.06.02, (Issue 3).

Put Another Nickel in the Jukebox
In an effort to quash the illegal distribution of music on the Internet, companies such as Pressplay and MusicNet are launching services that provide Napster-like music-sharing services—for a fee, of course. Will these services catch on, or will consumers continue to shake free music loose from the world’s biggest jukebox—the Net?
by Christina Capobianco
Posted: 12.06.02, (Issue 3).

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