With Google now part of the S&P 500, online ad dollars growing each quarter, and TV properties like "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" leading old media online, it's easy to forget that the Web still has plenty of growth ahead. Everything from content distribution to gaming and search continues to evolve.

All of a sudden it feels like there are hundreds of Web startups out there with all kinds of innovative applications that leverage audio, video, instant messaging, social networking, photo and file sharing, syndicated content, and the like. If you can think of it, some startup you may not have heard of — at least not yet — is working on it. And no, it’s not 1999 again, or at least we hope not. But we do notice an exciting profusion of Web-based businesses with unique capabilities on the scene and we want you to know about them. …

Print content is just one stream for forward-thinking Web publishers.

Mobile content and ads blur on the podcasting frontier.

We know that tweens and teens spend the majority of their free time (and even some of their class time) surfing the Internet. Where they're spending that surf time, however, seems to be a big mystery. Well, wonder no more. Teens and tweens are drawn to Web sites that engage them on multiple interactive platforms, hold their ever-shrinking attention span, and give them a reason to come back. Check out some of the sites that have young people's keyboards constantly clicking:

When Ian Schafer left his post as vice president of new media at Miramax Films in 2002, he was frustrated with the company's reluctance to promote its films online. "It's not that they paid no attention to it, but the attention was disproportionate to the amount paid to other media," he explains. "Basically, I started Deep Focus to state my case."

Consumers are increasingly aware that they must be proactive when it comes to their health. And there is some evidence that they actually are becoming advocates for their own healthcare. At the very least, it's clear that they're conducting more of their own research online.

It's about creating and managing ongoing relationships.

Q&A with the principal of the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based interactive marketing, Web development, data analytics, and strategic consulting firm.

When Sporting News' Sporting-News.com ended its partnership with Fox Sports last year, the site turned to its 5 million registered users to help grow its desirable young male demographic. Last fall, Sporting-News.com offered each registered user a free blog, a buddy network, and a ranking, from rookie (one star) to most valued player (five stars). It empowered users to comment on any story on the site and to flag inappropriate posts, which endanger rankings.