WSJ.com now has nearly 750, 000 paying subscribers, and Ms Fine also applauds the company's purchase of MarketWatch, an internet-based provider of business information and analytical tools.

ECONOMIST: A new venture for an old paper

WhitePages, the Seattle-based provider of business and personal contact information, is one such firm that views mobile and local services as its future.

FORBES: WhitePages Wants To Be Your Location-Aware Mobile Address Book

Anticipating the growing need for business information, he founded Bloomberg LP--now the leading global provider of financial data.

FORBES: Michael Bloomberg