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: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website
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After the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s, Candace Nelson reevaluated her career.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The year just ended saw more strong gains for the stock market, but with valuations at levels only seen during the Covid-19 pandemic and the dot-com bubble, trouble could be on the horizon.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Then came the dot-com crash, 9/11, the Enron scandal, and the 2008 financial crisis, not to mention some fumbles under Immelt, who never managed to recreate the aura of his predecessor.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
In the mid-1990s, widespread adoption of personal computers and the advent of the graphical web browser paved the way for the dot-com boom and gave rise to companies such as Google, Netflix and PayPal.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
The year just ended saw more strong gains for the stock market, but with valuations at levels only seen during the Covid-19 pandemic and the dot-com bubble, trouble could be on the horizon.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Then came the dot-com crash, 9/11, the Enron scandal, and the 2008 financial crisis, not to mention some fumbles under Immelt, who never managed to recreate the aura of his predecessor.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
In the mid-1990s, widespread adoption of personal computers and the advent of the graphical web browser paved the way for the dot-com boom and gave rise to companies such as Google, Netflix and PayPal.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Dot-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot-com. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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