And so, all around us there is growing evidence that the high-tech industry, especially the world of Internet-based business, will soon take flight again.

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Now this is a San Francisco-based tech loving guy who tried every trick the internet offered, and then called his American Express Platinum Card travel agent, and none of it got the fare down one cent.

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Staying connected to the internet can be a challenge at times, especially for Kenya-based Ushahidi, a non-profit tech organization that battles with power outages and flaky ISPs in Africa.

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Randy Williams Gurian , editor of Seattle-based Tech Stock Insights, told his subscribers in last month's letter about four Internet survivors that they should consider buying.

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