Can You Really "strike Gold" Online?
Copyright 2005 Jim EdwardsI guess human nature leads us to this about every 30 - 50 years. As a history major, I studied the gold rush of 1849, the 19th century oil booms, the stock market hustles of the late 1920's, the get rich-quick mail order schemes of the 1950's and 60's and now the "Internet" gold rush of the late 1990's and early 21st century. When people perceive someone else getting rich with little or no effort, they jump on the band wagon seeking fame and fortune. In reality, in any "gold rush," the ones who really get rich represent the exception. Unfortunately, people perceive those "exceptions" as the rule, rather than the special cases they actually represent.But, if you're bound and determine...