WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internet on Main Street tour recently stopped in Lynchburg to highlight local entrepreneurs using the Internet in innovative ways to grow their businesses and create jobs. Last week, The Internet Association President and CEO Michael Beckerman was joined by Congressman Bob Goodlatte (VA-06), the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce, the City of Lynchburg, and the small business community on a business crawl along Main Street. The tour included stops at four unique businesses including: Gladiola Girls boutique, Sam Stroud Photography Studio, Rush Homes Non-profit, and the Lynchburg Fine Arts Academy.
Monthly Archives: April 2013
April 15, 2013
ICYMI
ICYMI- Rackspace Battles Patent Trolls
In Case You Missed It, To combat patent trolls, Rackspace supports the Shield Act, which stands for “Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes.” The bill, HR 6245, introduced by Congressman Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, seeks to protect technology companies from frivolous patent lawsuits that costs jobs and resources.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Internet Association, the unified voice of the online economy, is excited to announce the latest addition of SurveyMonkey to its growing list of members. SurveyMonkey will be joining The Internet Association member companies Airbnb, Amazon.com, AOL, eBay, Expedia, Facebook, Google, IAC, LinkedIn, Monster Worldwide, Rackspace, salesforce.com, TripAdvisor, Yahoo!, and Zynga.
April 10, 2013
Statements
The Internet Association’s Statement on Markup of H.R. __, A Bill to Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance
Millions of people across the globe have rejected the proposed U.N. takeover of the Internet. Last year, the U.S. Congress in a strong bipartisan manner, voted to unanimously oppose the ITU’s intervention in the governance of the Internet.
In Case You Missed It, Rep Robert Goodlatte said the internet can “continue to be the innovative engine that drives our economy” as long as it is “free in terms of low taxes and low government regulation.”
Members of the Washington, D.C.-based Internet Association “crawled” through downtown Lynchburg with elected officials and members of the media Monday afternoon, highlighting local companies that have harnessed the power of the Internet to grow their business.
April 8, 2013
ICYMI
ICYMI- How the Internet Makes Business Boom
Downtown Lynchburg was ‘abuzz’ Monday, as local businesses took part in a Small Business Crawl. The Internet Association put on the event. The goal is to spotlight Internet success stories on Main Street USA.
In Case You Missed It, Michael Beckerman was on ABC News 13 for an Internet Small Business Crawl in Downtown Lynchburg, VA.
April 8, 2013
ICYMI
ICYMI- Internet trade group, big name companies in Lynchburg for small biz web crawl
“The stories of how medium and small sized businesses are using the internet and products of our companies is not something people really think about,” said Michael Beckerman, President and CEO of The Internet Association. “And the more we tell these stories, the more policy makers are going to realize that this is the future of our economy and it’s powering non-internet, non-tech businesses in small communities all over this country.”
Although it may not be readily apparent when strolling down Commerce Street in Lynchburg, most small businesses here are using the Internet to power their business. In a short period of time, the Internet has grown into one of the greatest engines for economic growth and prosperity the world has ever known.