A few people have contacted me about my post regarding the Howard Dean Web site. They have pointed out an article that ran in THE NEW YORK TIMES (December 22, 2003, by Glen Justice --- once again if readers want to read this online they will have to purchase it). The article is titled "Political Fund-Raisers Put Convio In the Spotlight."

Convio Inc. makes software "that helps clients set up fund-raising Web sites, create e-mail databases and process and track online donations," according to The Times.

The article is a good read for any organization that is trying to raise funds on the Internet. And as I have been pointing out, we will see more and more of this in the coming years. Hopefully companies like Convio will exhibit our upcoming Internet Planet trade show slated for mid-June at the Hilton New York.

While referencing The Times, I saw another terrific article on December 28, 2003, by John Kimelman titled "How Internet Banks Have Inched Ahead On Rates." The gist of the article is that those looking for the best money fund rates will find them by searching on the Internet for "branchless" banks that do business over the phone and the Internet. An example cited in the article is the Bank of Internet USA.

While on the subject of "credit," I want to mention my Internet friend Jason Calacanis. Many readers might remember Jason as the "Mayor" of Silicon Alley (New York City) from 1996-2000 with his erstwhile magazine SILICON ALLEY REPORTER. Jason is now a Blog-Domo in various capacities and just today launched his latest blog dealing with the Sundance film festival.