How America Uses the Net In this annual special report, we look at the Net and its place in America. The story is one of change: Jon Katz takes the macroscopic view, and a series of sketches zeroes in on everyday citizens and the surprising things they are doing online. In additional pieces we look at how the world uses the Net, matters of race in cyberspace, and a slew of revealing stats.

Gold Star Sites:Buying Cars Online Our researcher has scoured the information superhighway for the best sites to find cars (new and used) and all the trappings thereof (insurance, financing, research).

Y-Life Interview:Candice Carpenter David Sheff interviews iVillage cofounder Candice Carpenter. Women may soon outnumber men on the Web, and iVillage is the most popular women's site out there -- all of which makes Carpenter a pioneer, to say the least.