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Local Industry Newsletters and Sites MidWest: TheMayReport; iStreetCentral; ePrairie.com; TechVenue; CraigsList - Chicago; LaunchChicago; Schmoozemonger; TannedFeet; New York : SiliconAlleyDaily; DutyFreeGuide (internet launch party mailing list); ; CocktailsWithCourtney (networking parties); SanFrancisco: Epicentric.com (internet launch party alert list); TheCyberScene; CraigsList - San Francisco; CraigsList Sites (jobs, events, community): Boston; New York; Washington DC; Portland Oregon; Seattle; Los Angeles; San Diego; Chicago; San Francisco; Sydney Australia , Melbourne Australia; Metrovox; Money & Finance (What you need to know About Accepting Private Investment... and no one will tell you!) Raising Private Capital: Vcapital.com; MeVcFund; Garage.com; Startup.com; WhoDoWeKnow.com; InternetVCwatch; CapitalKey.com; NVST.com; Venture-Capitalist.com; CapitalistDirect; Capital.com; SeekingCapital; vfinance (Venture Capital Resource Library with links to VC firms, law firms, etc); Accel; OffRoadCapital; atWebo (a great collection of financing links); Soundview; Angel Financing: Ron May's List of Chicago Angels; AllianceofAngels (Seattle); Atlanta Technology Angels; Silicon Alley Venture Partners; ChicagoAngels.org; PrairieAngels (Chicago); InternetAngels (New York); Fastangels (silicon valley); NorthernIllinoisAngels; Women Angel Networks: Renaissance Ventures; Seraph Capital Forum; WomenAngels.net; AngelTips.com; IsabellaCapital; Business Plans: Bplans.com; Center for Business Planning; BusinessTown; BizPlanIt.com; Internet IPOs: AlertIPO (includes tracking of unkown smaller public and foreign filings); Hoover's IPOCentral (listings of upcoming IPOs and the performance of past ones); W.R. Hambrecht's OpenIPO; What you need to know About Accepting Private Investment... and no one will tell you! 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WilsonWeb; I-Sales; clickz; LitLamp; MarketingCentral; MarketResearch; Specialty Marketing Publicity: Eric Ward (netpost, urlwire, wardgroup) Don't launch your site without him!; EdCals.com, (editorial calendars); Public Relations Online Resources and Organizations; ThePRnetwork; Running Contests: Fair Contest; Flyingaces; Promotions.com; ePrize.net; iDialog.com; Webstakes.com; eprize.net; Contest Related Advertising: Uproar.com; LuckySurf; FreeLotto; Iwin; Iwon; Search Engine Info: Search Engine Watch - news; SearchTools; Top Search Phrases; WebPosition-Gold (search engine position tuning); linkpopularity (who is linking to your site); Community Building: Participate.com; CommunityArchitect; PeopleLink; OnlineCommunityReport.com; Email List Info: eZineSeek; eZineTips; List-Tips; ListPartners; News Feeds: NewsBytes; NewsIndex; iSyndicate Newsfeeds; Affiliate and Banner Programs: Afffiliateadvisor.com; Associate-it; AssociatePrograms.com; BeFree; ClickBank; ClickTrade; Clickxchange; CommissionJunction; Flycast; LinkExchange; LinkShare; Other: MarketingCoaches Domain Names Name Generation: NameLab; Name Stormers; Catch-Word; Lexicon-Branding; Naming.com; MetaphoreName; NameTrade.com; Macroworks; NameBoy (also has domain name monitoring robot); NameBase (naming consultants); Dotster.com (bulk name checks); domainsurfer (do wild card searches); Name Searching and Abandoned Names: DomainNames; MarksOnline Domain Name Search; NameDroppers; Abandoned Names; Unclaimed Domains; DomainSurfer (great domain name serach engine); domainsbot.com; WhoReallyIs (check the availability of domain names ten at a time); ValueNIC (spectacular names domain names for reach cheap!!!); Domain Name Registration: NSI; Register.com; Bulkregister.com; TotalNic; ICANN; Newregistrars; TopRegistrars; 000domains; Spyproductions.com; DomainNameBuyersGuide; DomainBank; 123Domains.com; InSearchOfMy.com (NSI's domain name auction site); Domaindominoes.com; Domain Name Brokers: Great Domains; AfterNic; LetsSell.com; DomainResellers; Vbytes.com; InsaneDomains; Afternic.com Hitdomains; Bigdomainauction.com; Mightydomains.com; Dnrealtors; DomainNamesBuySell; Wodex.com; Domainbook.com; eBizName.com; WebsiteNames (good selection of high quality names); ComSpring (really hig end names); Domain Name Auctions: At Yahoo; At eBay; Domain Name Appraisers: GreatDomains; DomainActions; LetsSell.com; DomainAppraiser.com; DotComTrader.com; InsaneDomains; Vbytes.com; DomainResellers; DomainWorthy (high end appraisals); DomainIQ; SolutionHome.com; Domain Name Valuation Models: DomainIQ Valuation Model; Solutionhome Appraisal Criterial; DomainAppraise Valuation Model; Valuationmodel.com; NameStoreMember Appraisal Calculator; Afternic Members Valuation guides; GreatDomains Valuation Guide; Search Engine Positioning: What People Search For; iProspect.com; Cyber Squatting: Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act; National Arbitration Forum; UDRPlaw.net (everything about domain name disputes); Domain Name Info: DomainNotes.com; DomainPriceWars; igoldrush.com; ReignYourDomain.org; Other Buy and Sell Web Sites: Influxis (an online business-classifieds publication to buy and sell web sites); Web Site Development: NewMediary (send an RFP to over 10,000 vendors); eConstructors.com (find out who built the site you like, then post an RFP to thousands of contractors); bSource.com (matches you with the right contractor); ITRadar.com (database of IT firms); Asynchrony.com (open source developers); ITsquare.com; IQ4hire; ants.com; Gandiva; eLance; Practice.com; Consultants-on-Demand; B2BPeople.com; Guru.com; ExpertsExchange.com; AskMe.com; VertiCity.com (emphasis on finding low cost overseas talent); International Internet Info: Internet.com International; Global Reach; Small Site Marketing Links: About.com Guide to: Advertising Online; Adbility; CMPnetguide; e-Factory; ForkInTheHead; Marketingtips; Netrageous.com; ResourceCenter; SellitOnTheWeb; Sitelaunch; Virtual Promote; webheadcentral; Website Promoters Resource Center; Online Research: Competia.com; Executive-Resource; ASP Industry: ASPIsland.com; ThinPlanet.com; Research: Intellifact; Newspage; Individual.com; YahooAlerts; Hoovers; KnowX.com; Center For Operational Business Intelligence; Fuld & Company's Competitive Intelligence Guide; Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals; CreditFYI.com; StockDetective; BusinessVue Software (web searching software); Miscellaneous: Better Business Bureau online; Create Your Own Privacy Statement; ISEN.com; LivePerson.com (outsourced real time support); Public Domain Music; Truste; BBBOnline; Peter Drucker's Wisdom online at his website; Business Document XML; CEOExpress; JournalistExpress; LawyerExpress; knowx.com (get the home address andhome phone of almost anyone for only a few dollars); TannedFeet.com (entrepreneurs' Help Page with lots of resources for early stage businesses); alliancetalk.com