Swap sites Visit the digital age's answer to yesterday's garage sales. The Web's dark side To get a better sense of the perils and problems of the Internet, U.S. News sent a team across the nation during the week of June 25. What they found is sobering and illustrates the tremendous power of the Internet in perpetrating a whole range of crimes and misdemeanors. Click on the subjects below to learn more. Though simple photographs of properties for sale have been available on the Internet for some time, virtual tours take this concept to the next level.
Libraries protest a new Internet filtering law.
The Internet can help groups flex their organizing muscle. Worrywart heaven Cyberchondriacs, or disease hobbyists, peruse health information online. Online pitches Companies ladle loads of cash into Web marketing. Happily, ads are improving. Online grocers Low prices and home delivery are luring grocery shoppers online.