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Revolutionary Trade

By Don Dion

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We're enjoying a golden age of the data-driven Internet, and it's not too late to get on board. This Internet revolution is unlike the last. While investors wildly speculated about how much tech companies were worth during the Internet bubble, no one has to speculate anymore about how ingrained companies like Google , Yahoo! and Amazon are in American culture. Just think of the daily activities now shaped by the Internet: Want to buy a stock? Use an online broker like TD Ameritrade or E*Trade . The floor of the NYSE looks desolate in the wake of an online brokerage revolution. Traveling? Search for tickets at Priceline or Expedia . Have you noticed how many people are bypassing lines at the airport by printing out their paid-in-advance tickets online? Release your inner hypochondriac -- or investigate your stuffy nose -- using WebMD's database. (Who can...

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