Holdings Information

Bibliographic Record Display

• Title:Online business trends.
  
•    
• Related Title:Fortune hunters (Television program)
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Buckner, Dianne.
  Dickinson, Arlene.
  Macdonald, Stuart, Ph. D.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  
• Published/Created:[Toronto] : CBC Learning, ©2008
  

• Holdings

  Holdings Record Display

  • Location:DAVID LAM LIBRARY audiovisual Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: HF5548.32 .O552 2008 dvd
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Electronic commerce--Canada--Case studies.
  Internet marketing--Case studies.
  Online social networks--Case studies.
  Small business--Canada--Case studies.
  Entrepreneurship--Canada--Case studies.
  Businesspeople--Canada--Interviews.
  New products--Management.
  
• Edition:[Widescreen]
  
• Description:1 videodisc (approximately 22 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  
• Series:Fortune hunters (Television program)
  
• Terms governing use:Restrictions: Site license - UBC faculty, staff and students only.
  
• Cast:Host, Dianne Buckner; featuring guests: Arlene Dickinson (of Dragons' Den) and Stuart MacDonald (founder Expedia.ca)
  
• Summary:"Looks at the resurgence of online money-making. After the '90s dot-com bubble burst, the web was a dangerous place to invest. But online business is on the rise again, inspiring thousands of inventive entrepreneurs. But just how easy is it to find a fortune on the web? As people all over the world use the internet more and more, the opportunities for e-business are huge, and Fortune Hunters has scoured the country for savvy entrepreneurs. In Montreal, Marisa Ramonda's eco-handbags.ca is an online retail outlet that sells purses and bags made of recycled materials. In Vancouver, David Verlee and his partners are using the internet to sell socks like a magazine subscription - a new pair arrives every month. And in Toronto, Ali and Alex de Bold are the fortune hunters in the hottest part of this trend: social networking"--container. The "my first million" segment looks at Albert Lai, who started mydesktop.com and bubbleshare.com.
  
• Notes:Originally broadcast on the television program: Fortune hunters.
  Title from container.
  This DVD does not have scene selection.
  DVD video.