You may have to link to five or six different sites before you actually reach real information. Given this sorry state of affairs, the idea of having a critically-evaluated series of Web resources in a subject area is a great added value. Add to this an easy menu-based database search system, and you have a viable product for all those engineers and business people who are starting to surf the Net at home. However, Ei may have reason to anticipate other opportunities. First, everyone drastically under-estimates the resources necessary to build a decent home page.
Real content takes real resources.
A visit to Engineering Information Village reveals a well-organized group of resources tailored to meet most needs of anyone involved with engineering or technology. You can link to the Village using any standard Web browser. The main graphic of the Village is mapped so that a click on a subject icon takes you to that section of the home page. While a little cute for some people's tastes, the images are very intuitive and the navigational symbols consistent throughout the site. The content has been thoughtfully selected to appeal to professionals in the business and academic spheres, as well as to students.