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March 12, 2001 Published by: Nua Ltd Volume 6 Number 8
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL:
'Email: The wonder tool'
by Kathy Foley
ACCESS DEVICES
:Delays on mobile services in US
:Wireless web use increases in Korea
ADVERTISING
:Dotcoms still dominate online advertising
BUSINESS USE
:Web services market ripe for expansion
:Online procurement not yet successful
:Corporations to cut IT budgets
ECOMMERCE
:Online travel booking takes off in UK
:Auction sites generate most complaints
:B2C spending dropped sharply in January
:Online shoppers avoid fancy features
:January a record month for dotcom shutdowns
FINANCIAL SERVICES
:Europe embraces online banking
:Online billing takes off
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:Internet economy healthy in Belarus
:Asian Net users love instant messaging
GOV/LEG
:Japan launches USD16.7 billion Internet access plan
:Thumbs down for Internet voting
:Need for encryption delaying egovernment
:Australia introduces new laws on email sharing
INFRASTRUCTURES
:New Zealand web users to decide new domain
PUBLISHING/MEDIA
:Business content wins online
USAGE PATTERNS
:It's a family affair for web-savvy moms
:College kids careful with online purchases
:Growing number of Americans file taxes online
:Streaming media increasingly popular
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EDITORIAL:
'Email: The wonder tool'
by Kathy Foley
"If any more confirmation were needed that
the Internet is becoming a truly global medium,
it was received this week in a report from Messaging
Online. The total number of electronic mailboxes in the
world at the end of last year was a staggering
891.1 million, up 67 percent from 1999. Over
451 million of the total for 2000 were outside
the US."
For the full story, go to:
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/analysis/weekly_editorial.html
For archives of editorials, go to:
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/analysis/weekly_editorial/archives/issue1no168.ht
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NEWS STORIES START HERE
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ACCESS DEVICES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=26
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Jupiter Media Metrix: Delays on mobile services in US
Ninety-six million US consumers will use mobile devices to access the
Internet by 2005, up from 4.1 million in 2000.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356530&rel=true>
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Korea Herald: Wireless web use increases in Korea
Approximately 15 percent of Korean mobile phone users connect to the
wireless Web, according to a new report.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356518&rel=true>
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ADVERTISING
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2
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AdRelevance: Dotcoms still dominate online advertising
Dotcoms continue to buy more online advertising than traditional
companies, and smaller companies buy more ad impressions than large
companies.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356542&rel=true>
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BUSINESS USE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=6
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Cahners In-Stat Group: Web services market ripe for expansion
Cahners In-Stat reports that the market for providing small
businesses with easy-to-use website services is set to be a lucrative
one over the next few years.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356534&rel=true>
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New York Times: Online procurement not yet successful
A new report from Jupiter Research says that companies are moving
their buying processes onto the Internet very slowly and many are
hesitating to do so at all.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356527&rel=true>
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ZDNet: Corporations to cut IT budgets
As the US economy worsens, corporations are planning to cut back
their spending on IT this year.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356529&rel=true>
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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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Forrester Research: Online travel booking takes off in UK
The UK online travel market is set to grow in value to GBP3.7 billion
(USD5.4 billion) by 2005, up from GBP592 million (USD869 million)
last year, according to Forrester.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356525&rel=true>
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IFCC: Auction sites generate most complaints
Most consumer complaints with regard to the Internet relate to fraud
at auction sites such as Ebay.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356537&rel=true>
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National Retail Federation: B2C spending dropped sharply in January
Consumer online spending in the US decreased by about 50 percent in
January, dropping to USD3 billion from December's figure of USD6.1
billion.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356531&rel=true>
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PricewaterhouseCoopers: Online shoppers avoid fancy features
A new study from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has found that most
online shoppers do not use the extra features, or "bells and
whistles," on ecommerce sites.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356532&rel=true>
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Webmergers: January a record month for dotcom shutdowns
According to web property marketplace Webmergers.com, 49 dotcoms
closed down in January, compared to only one in the same period last
year.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356524&rel=true>
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=4
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Datamonitor: Europe embraces online banking
There will be 66.2 million active online bank accounts in Europe by
2003, up from 26.1 million in 2000, according to Datamonitor.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356521&rel=true>
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Newsbytes: Online billing takes off
Although web-based billing is only marginally cheaper than
traditional paper-based billing, the number of companies investing in
online billing systems is growing rapidly.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356533&rel=true>
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GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=18
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Embassy of Belarus (US): Internet economy healthy in Belarus
There are now 100,000 Internet users in Belarus, a threefold increase
on last year's figure. This is according to a new report from the
Embassy of Belarus to the USA.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356526&rel=true>
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Newsbytes Asia: Asian Net users love instant messaging
Singapore leads Internet penetration in Asia, with 47.4 percent of
households connected to the Internet.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356520&rel=true>
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GOV/LEG
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=19
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CNET: Japan launches USD16.7 billion Internet access plan
The Japanese government has announced the introduction of a new five-
year plan aimed at increasing Internet access and encouraging
competition in the country's telecommunications industry.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356523&rel=true>
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National Science Foundation: Thumbs down for Internet voting
A report released this week in the US advises against the use of
remote Internet voting in future elections.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356535&rel=true>
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Newsbytes: Need for encryption delaying egovernment
The push towards egovernment in the US is being hindered by the use
of various encryption technologies in different government
agencies.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356522&rel=true
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News.com.au: Australia introduces new laws on email sharing
Australia's Attorney General has warned the country's Internet users
that they could be breaking the law if they continue to forward email
messages from this week on.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356519&rel=true>
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INFRASTRUCTURES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=20
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Computer User: New Zealand web users to decide new domain
The Internet Society of New Zealand (ISOCNZ) has decided to let the
country's Internet users vote on the creation of a new second-level
domain name.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356540&rel=true>
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PUBLISHING/MEDIA
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=46
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Editor & Publisher: Business content wins online
Top executives, even those at non-technology companies, are quite
tech-savvy and often go online to access business news and
information.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356541&rel=true>
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USAGE PATTERNS
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=34
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Disney: It's a family affair for web-savvy moms
According to a recent survey for Disney.com, the Web is bringing
American families closer together.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356538&rel=true>
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NACS: College kids careful with online purchases
According to a report on shopping preferences released this week, US
college students are expert online shoppers.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356528&rel=true>
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Nando Times: Growing number of Americans file taxes online
America's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed that 35.4
million Americans filed their federal income tax returns over the
Internet in 2000.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356539&rel=true>
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Nielsen NetRatings: Streaming media increasingly popular
Thirty-five percent of the US at-home Internet population used
streaming media in December 2000, according to Nielsen NetRatings.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356536&rel=true>
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