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Expedia,
Washington-based travel company has revolutionized
entire travel industry. Allowing individuals to serve as their own travel agents and search a database of airfares, rental cars, and hotel rooms, Expedia has allowed everyone to gain access to
phenomenal travel deals that would previously be reserved for insiders.
Technology giant Microsoft launched
Microsoft to serve a variety of needs for a consumer. Boasting email, news, chat software, and website hosting, MSN is one of
most visited websites on
internet.
America Online has found a great deal of competition with companies like MSN and Yahoo! but is still one of
most popular internet service providers out there. Boasting an entire network of satisfied customers, AOL goes beyond
service of other providers. Many individuals new to
internet choose to use AOL due to its ease of use and availability all over
globe.
Netflix has become an increasingly popular option for many movie-renting customers. Instead of having to travel to your local movie store,
movies are shipped directly to your home. You have an unlimited number of rentals and pay a nominal monthly fee for
service. By lowering its fees in
middle of
year to compete with lower competitor prices, Netflix drastically increased its clientele.
With
popularity of burning audio and video files to create your own CDs, many copyright issues have taken center court. Instead of illegally trading music for free using person to person programs; Real.com has a wide array of songs available for legal download for a nominal fee. Additionally, Real.com offers a variety of free and pay media players so individuals can play MP3s, CDs, DVDs, and any other type of media file directly on their computer.
The last internet company in
top ten is online retailer and technology giant Apple. Their website Apple.com boasts an amazing number of customers each month, as it provides a forum to purchase Apple products along with different programs necessary for maintaining your Apple computer, iPod, or any other electronic product sold by
company.

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