Some may want to eyeball the special e-commerce section in today's Wall Street Journal, before it passes from the newstand. (The on-line version charges fee-per-article.) Here are the editor's introduction, plus quick excerpts of some articles that may not be of just passing interest: they might be immediately useful.

Editor's Note: It's sometimes easy to forget how much the Web has crept into almost every corner of our lives. Many of us have becoome so used to it, so quickly, that we are rarely amazed any more. Well, take a look at the articles in this report. You can be amazed once again.

Technical Adviser: Making the Most of Searches Seach engines have lately been getting even better, constantly adding features. Anyone who hasn't been keeping up is missing out on a lot of what these remarkable sites have to offer. Hever, then, are a few tips for nudging you down the path toward being a Search Engine Superstar.

Writing Tools: For researching, online libraries are increasingly the way to go. Here's how they stack up. [Analyzes Questia.com, MSN Learning & Research, eLibrary.com, and Britannica.com. All four are fee-based.]