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hierarchy) to distribute press releases and product information.
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other networks, such as CompuServe, with its Electronic Mall, or Prodigy,
with its advertisements on almost every screen. In part that's because
of the newness and complexity of the Internet as a commercial medium.
In
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world.std.com
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community.
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nstn.ns.ca
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sale.
Telnet:
books.com
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regulations and the like). Internet users can
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gopher to connect to
enews.com
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Dialog The national database company can be reached
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dialog.com
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