About 20 million U.S. homes subscribe to VOD services, according to media business analysis firm Kagan Research.

FORBES: The TV Tussle

According to media business analysis firm Kagan Research, in early 2003 there were less than 1, 000 cable VoIP subscribers in the U.S. By the second quarter of 2004, there were 141, 800 customers.

FORBES: Cable Finds Its Voice

There are mashups that let you see which products are selling best on eBay , that help manage the sale of foreclosed property through a network of real estate agents, or merge sales information with data mining from analysis firm Business Objects .

FORBES: The Business Mash