11.  As a counterexample, she cited Webvan, the online grocer that shut down this month.

12.  Description: The world's biggest retailer now says it offers 500,000 items online, including a broader assortment of toys and consumer electronics.

13.  Delayed delivery is one of the biggest issues dogging the furniture industry and one reason consumers increasingly are turning to online shopping.

14.  Culturefinder is an online directory of mostly live entertainment _ theater, classical music, opera, dance and jazz _ as well as museums.

15.  DELIVERY CHARGES: After four months of free delivery, Webvan has begun charging its metro customers a delivery fee for online grocery orders under $75.

16.  Dell has more than $14 million a day in online sales, which projects to about $5 billion a year.

17.  Derivion cites experts who forecast 1 billion bills will be paid online by 2001.

18.  Despite continued growth, online shopping is still only a drop in the bucket compared with the $858 billion U.S. consumers will spend in the fourth quarter.

19.  Delta Air Lines, which has trailed behind other major carriers in offering Internet-only discounts, on Monday began selling $99 companion fares online.

20.  Curiously, Felten has found that using so-called anonymizer programs that are designed to protect Web surfers from online intruders makes cache attacks easier.