71.   One of the few online companies to remain near equilibrium is EBay, the online auctioneer.

72.   Other online companies have also adopted the channel motif, including America Online, Pointcast and thousands of smaller providers of information and entertainment.

73.   Online record companies like Goodnoise, one of the main legitimate sites charging consumers for downloading rock and pop songs, are branching out.

74.   Other online companies are making adjustments, both subtle and wrenching.

75.   Other online companies have also run into problems fulfilling all their orders.

76.   Patton, a former president of the Real Estate Board of New York, said the brokerage firms responded by considering buying the online companies.

77.   Q. In terms of taxes, do online companies follow the same rules as other retailers?

78.   Randy Accetta is director of education for Magellan University, an online educational company.

79.   Section of the FTC Commission Act says that online companies must honor any promises they make to consumers.

80.   Some might call Lumapath an online branding company.