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February 26, 2001 Published by: Nua Ltd Volume 6 Number 6
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL:
'Pink purchasing power'
by Kathy Foley
ACCESS DEVICES
:European execs won't pay more for wireless
:PDA sales soaring in US
BUSINESS USE
:A third of US companies to bill online by 2004
ECOMMERCE
:Online consumers proving erratic
:Canada's travel industry set for Net revolution
:Shopping online popular in
Australia
:Korean Internet sales to reach USD45.36 billion
FINANCIAL SERVICES
:Net a threat to private banks
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:Chinese Internet population approaching 23m
:US ethnic groups increasingly web-savvy
:20 percent of Portuguese population now online
:Germany becomes increasingly wired
:Austrian Internet audience now 2.7m
:Web access the norm for US kids
GOV/LEG
:Germany's local governments take to the Net
INFRASTRUCTURES
:Delays in rollout of UK broadband
:Most firms not ready for ebusiness
IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY
:PC sales slowdown set to linger
:'Pageless' browsing could revolutionize Web
ONLINE COMMUNITIES
:Change of attitude for Napster users
PORTALS/ISPS
:Portals need to charge for content
PUBLISHING/MEDIA
:Latin American journalists value the Net
:Local TV sites winning audiences
USAGE PATTERNS
:Dotcom fallout sees job sites flourish
:Gay Internet users more likely to buy online
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EDITORIAL:
'Pink purchasing power'
by Kathy Foley
Gay and lesbian Internet users are perceived as constituting
a wealthy demographic with a larger than average disposable
income. In a recent survey report from Forrester, for example,
which discussed the online travel-buying habits of gay and
lesbian Internet users in Europe, an analyst described these
users as a "lucrative niche market" and a "marketer's dream
audience."
For the full story, go to:
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/analysis/weekly_editorial.html
For archives of editorials, go to:
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166.html>
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ACCESS DEVICES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=26
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Bloomberg News: European execs won't pay more for wireless
Most European companies are unwilling to pay for faster wireless
Internet access because they do not believe the benefits justify the
expense.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356477&rel=true>
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CyberAtlas: PDA sales soaring in US
Sales of PDAs in the US grew by almost 50 percent to 6.1 million
units last year and are expected to grow by a further 57 percent to
9.6 million units this year.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356476&rel=true>
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BUSINESS USE
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356420&rel=true
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Newsbytes: A third of US companies to bill online by 2004
The number of US companies billing online will triple to 26 percent
by 2002, and increase further to 35 percent by 2004, according to a
new report from Gartner.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356479&rel=true>
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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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comScore: Online consumers proving erratic
Two recent studies cast doubt over recent surveys about consumer
shopping habits during the 2000 holiday season.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356472&rel=true>
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Ipsos-Reid: Canada's travel industry set for Net revolution
A study conducted late last year showed that over half of Canadian
web users (59 percent) had used the Internet to get travel
information, while 18 percent had made some of their travel purchases
online.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356482&rel=true>
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Newsbytes: Shopping online popular in Australia
Citing figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS),
Newsbytes reports that over 1.3 million adults made purchases online
in the 12 month period to November 2000, compared to 803,000 online
shoppers in the previous 12 months. The ABS estimates that 6.9
million adults were online in November 2000.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356474&rel=true>
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Yahoo: Korean Internet sales to reach USD45.36 billion
The Korean Internet industry will make sales amounting to KRW56
trillion (USD45.36 billion) this year, according to a recent
survey.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356483&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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Silicon Valley News: Net a threat to private banks
Reuters reports on a new survey that finds private banks are not
meeting the needs of their clients who are increasingly looking for
web-based products and services.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356473&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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CNNIC: Chinese Internet population approaching 23m
There are now over 22.5 million Internet users in China, according to
the latest study from the China Internet Network Information Center
(CNNIC).
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356475&rel=true>
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CyberAtlas: US ethnic groups increasingly web-savvy
Two new reports advise online marketers how to target ethnic groups
on the Internet.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356468&rel=true>
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dmnews: Germany becomes increasingly wired
Use of the Internet by both individuals and businesses in Germany is
increasing rapidly.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356471&rel=true>
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Europemedia: 20 percent of Portuguese population now online
Internet penetration in Portugal reached 20 percent at the end of
2000, a rise of four percent from the previous six months.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356485&rel=true>
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Integral: Austrian Internet audience now 2.7m
The number of Internet users in Austria grew by 49 percent, or
850,000 people, in 2000.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356478&rel=true>
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Pew Internet & American Life: Web access the norm for US kids
Almost three-quarters (73 percent) of US children between the ages of
12 and 17 have Internet access, according to the latest figures from
the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356484&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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F.A.Z: Germany's local governments take to the Net
While Germany's local governments have been slow to jump on the
Internet bandwagon, the country is gradually developing a digital
bureaucracy.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356480&rel=true>
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INFRASTRUCTURES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=20
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BBC Online Network: Delays in rollout of UK broadband
About 30 percent of British households will use high-speed Internet
connections by 2005, despite delays in getting remote areas wired
with broadband connections.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356469&rel=true>
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Newsbytes: Most firms not ready for ebusiness
Almost two-thirds (64 percent) of businesses are at least 12 to 18
months away from implementing a technology infrastructure for
ebusiness, according to a recent survey.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356492&rel=true>
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IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=12
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CNET: PC sales slowdown set to linger
The PC sales slowdown looks set to continue, with figures from
January showing a 26 percent drop in retail sales from the same
period in 2000.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356481&rel=true>
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Wired: 'Pageless' browsing could revolutionize Web
Wired reports that academics in the US have developed software that
enables a pageless method of browsing websites.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356486&rel=true>
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ONLINE COMMUNITIES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=27
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Newsbytes: Change of attitude for Napster users
A new survey suggests that many Americans may be feeling guilty about
their use of the music file-swapping service Napster.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356491&rel=true>
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PORTALS/ISPS
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=22
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FT.com: Portals need to charge for content
Portals need to adopt new revenue sources, such as paid content or
services, in order to survive, according to a new study.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356489&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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Excite News: Latin American journalists value the Net
A new survey from Kaagan Research Associates has found that Latin
American journalists have embraced the Web-both as a tool for
researching stories and as a means of showcasing their work.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356470&rel=true>
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Newsbytes: Local TV sites winning audiences
A new study from Media Audit shows that local TV websites in the US
are increasingly winning audiences from the websites of local
newspapers.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356490&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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Alexa Research: Dotcom fallout sees job sites flourish
At least one sector of the Internet industry is profiting from the
dotcom meltdown-a report this week revealed that US recruitment sites
have seen a dramatic rise in traffic over the past few months.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356488&rel=true>
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Witeck-Combs Communications: Gay Internet users more likely to buy
online
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people (LGBT) in the US are
more likely to use the Internet and to buy online.
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356487&rel=true>
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