Preparing and placing advertisements for others, electronic billboard advertising, rental of advertising space, arranging and conducting business conferences, arranging and conducting trade show exhibitions in the field of marketing and business and personal development, preparing audio-visual presentations for use in advertising, all via a global computer network and by interactive television; ordering services, on-line retail store services and interactive television retailing services, featuring a wide range of consumer and business products, namely, art, food, computer accessories, software, and software accessories, linens, housewares, furnishings, gifts, flowers and plants, audio and video cassettes, tapes, compact disks and CD rom disks, music and music accessories, sporting goods, books, men's and women's apparel and accessories, men's ties, antiques, collectibles, decorative accessories, jewelry, appliances, electronic equipment, tools, construction equipment, luggage, travel accessories, toys, all via a global computer network and by interactive television; business consultation, arranging of subscriptions for the publications of others, import and export agencies, auctioning, business networking, referral services for attorneys, doctors, consultants, mediators, dentists, contractors, and expert witnesses; providing directories of advertisers and businesses via the global computer network