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title: Dotcoms go bust but ecommerce thrives
date: "2001-02-01T12:00:00Z"
categories:
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wp_id: 1909
description: I highlight how e-commerce initiatives within established companies thrived even as dot-coms went bust. Early 2001 research shows e-commerce budgets significantly outpaced general IT spending despite the broader market downturn.
keywords: [e-commerce, dot-com bubble, it spending, corporate strategy, market trends, digital transformation]
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Dot-coms go bust, but [e-commerce initiatives in companies](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010131/tc/survey_e-commerce_budgets_outpacing_it_spending_1.html) still thrive.