http://dir.salon.com/topics/new_economy/?source=rss&aim=new_economy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST By Andrew Grant Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/12/chicken_show/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/12/chicken_show/index.html?source=rss The greatest dot-com loser story ever told: A refugee from the bubble seeks a job in Atlanta, and is humiliated. Repeatedly. By Suneel Ratan Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/18/new_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/18/new_economy/index.html?source=rss Neither Bush nor the Democrats have grasped how to get the country moving again: Spurring innovation back to boom-time heights. By John F.X. Sundman Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/10/23/wetherell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/10/23/wetherell/index.html?source=rss Dot-com visionary David Wetherell could do no wrong -- until he started building a mansion on an ancient Indian burial ground. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/30/longboom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/30/longboom/index.html?source=rss Recession? What recession? A coauthor of 1999's infamously optimistic screed says the future is still bright. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2001/08/22/paternot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2001/08/22/paternot/index.html?source=rss A memoir by whiz kid turned dot-com refugee Stephan Paternot is as silly as the company he founded. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/25/wild_start/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/25/wild_start/index.html?source=rss After four years, heeere's "Wild at Start," a documentary celebrating visionary new-economy entrepreneurs! By Nathaniel Missildine Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/06/29/instant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/06/29/instant/index.html?source=rss As our sagging Internet company invented euphemisms for failure, Alice and I took refuge in instant messaging. She had a boyfriend but we couldn't stop. By Laurel Rosen Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/05/08/sex_and_the_new_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/05/08/sex_and_the_new_economy/index.html?source=rss Sex workers are surviving the dot-com bust, but they too mourn the days of easy venture capital and IPO-inspired lust. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/04/13/career_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/04/13/career_change/index.html?source=rss When the market for her articles dried up, this tech hack became a dominatrix. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/04/11/free_agents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/04/11/free_agents/index.html?source=rss The economic downturn is making life harder for independent contractors. But is having a staff job really any more secure? By Herman M. Schwartz and Aida A. Hozic Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/16/schwartz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/16/schwartz/index.html?source=rss Bush's bias toward industrial dinosaurs is strangling America's high-tech-driven growth. By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2001/03/10/yahoo_down/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2001/03/10/yahoo_down/index.html?source=rss The rush to bury the Web leader prematurely is the latest sign of a manic-depressive marketplace. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/01/white_collar_sweatshop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/01/white_collar_sweatshop/index.html?source=rss The author of "White-Collar Sweatshop" says that toiling in the new economy is no way to live. By Lori Cox Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/26/can_t_get_laid_off/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/26/can_t_get_laid_off/index.html?source=rss When your company's a sinking ship, that pink slip starts looking more like a ticket to the good life. By Janelle Brown and Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/26/new_slackers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/26/new_slackers/index.html?source=rss What goes around comes around -- laid-off dot-commers are discovering anew the joys of apathy. By Noam Scheiber Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2001/02/12/reich_review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2001/02/12/reich_review/index.html?source=rss Robert Reich's "The Future of Success" says we're too insecure to stop working. By Salon Technology & Business staff Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/25/how_the_ax_falls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/25/how_the_ax_falls/index.html?source=rss Layoffs are never easy, but doing it the dot-com way is just plain dumb. By Amanda Nielsen Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/25/lay_off_sidebar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/25/lay_off_sidebar/index.html?source=rss We've got our résumés ready, savings in the bank and our fingers crossed. By Jennifer Jeffrey Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/12/12/dot_com_death/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/12/12/dot_com_death/index.html?source=rss The dismal reality of layoffs can be just as hard on the person who wields the ax as it is on the employees who are fired. By Colin Stewart Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/28/art/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/28/art/index.html?source=rss What Silicon Valley is trying to do now, Cézanne and Picasso achieved decades ago. By J. Bonasia Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/11/20/d_souza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/11/20/d_souza/index.html?source=rss In his new book, Dinesh D'Souza argues that dot-com prosperity is just another beneficiary of the Reagan legacy. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/11/08/l_wins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/11/08/l_wins/index.html?source=rss Voters pass anti-growth measure Proposition L by a slim margin. By Janelle Brown Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/11/07/yettie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/11/07/yettie/index.html?source=rss The "young entrepreneurial technocrat" has arrived: Finally, Mouse Jockeys and Nerds Made Good have an acronym of their own. By Damien Cave Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/06/bad_internet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/06/bad_internet/index.html?source=rss San Francisco's anti-growth Proposition L is an unnecessarily harsh referendum on the merits of the new economy. By Wagner James Au Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/06/propl2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/06/propl2/index.html?source=rss San Francisco's anti-development Prop L will squeeze tech firms into a battle for survival. And nothing could be better for them.