Tokyo Forum on Women and Foreign Nationals in Information Society
The following is a summary of the keynote speech by Professor Saskia Sassen at the Tokyo Forum on October 16, 2001
Women and Information Technologies
Saskia Sassen (Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago and Centennial Visiting Professor, London School of Economics)
Table 2: Women Start-Ups-Owned and Operated (some have been sold off, not indicated here)(source: Dotcom Divas, 2000)
Category |
Website |
Portal, Content and Community Ventures |
Astronet |
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AudioBasket |
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eSampo |
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lVillage |
|
ThirdAge Media |
Web-Based Service Ventures |
Desktop.com |
|
EDGAR Online |
|
E-Loan |
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NetCreations-bought by an unnamed third party for cash, not up anymore |
E-Commerce Ventures |
Della.com-renamed weddingchannel.com |
|
Eve.com-out of business, now recommends sephora.com |
|
oneNest |
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Petopia-finished, bought by petco |
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Sparks.com |
|
SuperVerticals |
E-Business Applications and Web Technology Ventures |
CoVia |
|
eCommerce Industries |
|
Marimba |
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RightWorks |
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