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March 5th 2001 Published by: Nua Ltd Volume 6 Number 7
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL:
'Content out of thin air'
by Conor Normile
ACCESS DEVICES
:Wireless Web fails to impress
:Digital TV to succeed globally
ADVERTISING
:Gloomy outlook for post-PC advertising
:Online advertising - it's all about clicks
:House ads increasing on popular sites
BUSINESS USE
:UK firms confident of ebusiness future
:Asia falls behind in B2B take up
CHILDREN
:Italian kids are tech-savvy
ECOMMERCE
:Kids prefer to window-shop online
:Japanese buying more gifts online
:Media feasted on dead dotcoms in 2000
EDUCATION
:Corporate elearning market to skyrocket
ENTERTAINMENT
:Napster could lose youth audience
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:African Americans lead in US Internet growth
:Bleak future for Cuban Internet
GOV/LEG
:Majority of US local governments now online
HEALTH/MEDICAL
:Doctors' Internet use rising
INFRASTRUCTURES
:Divide exists in broadband access
:Strong growth in North American broadband
INTERNET TRADING
:Online trading pays off
PRIVACY
:Privacy policies a factor in Canadian consumer trust
PUBLISHING/MEDIA
:Consumers: Online content should be free
:Multi-lingual domains come onstream
:Mobile content revenues to hit USD31.7bn
USAGE PATTERNS
:Third of online time spent at AOL Time Warner sites
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EDITORIAL:
'Content out of thin air'
by Conor Normile
At a time when companies are becoming increasingly cynical of the
PC-based Internet as an advertising medium, content producers cannot
afford to ignore the opportunities offered by the wireless Web.
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ACCESS DEVICES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=26
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Accenture: Wireless Web fails to impress
A new survey from Accenture reveals that the limitations of wireless
devices and services are deterring potential users from accessing the
wireless Web.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356496&rel=true
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Strategy Analytics:Digital TV to succeed globally
By 2005, 625 million people will subscribe to interactive television
services, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. These
services will include online shopping, banking, and interactive
entertainment services.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356505&rel=true
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ADVERTISING
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2
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Jupiter Media Metrix:Gloomy outlook for post-PC advertising
Despite the hype about the post-PC era, Jupiter Media Metrix predicts
that advertising opportunities on post-PC platforms (wireless devices,
interactive television, and Internet kiosks) will be limited.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356493&rel=true
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eMarketer: Online advertising-it's all about clicks
Almost 85 percent of US advertising and marketing companies believe
that the most important reason for using online advertising is to
drive traffic to websites.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356506&rel=true
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AdRelevance: House ads increasing on popular sites
Twenty-eight percent of advertising space on leading websites was
occupied by house ads during Q4 2000, up from 15 percent earlier in
the year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356516&rel=true
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BUSINESS USE
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=6
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Confederation of British Industry: UK firms confident of ebusiness
future
While the majority of British businesses are currently generating
little revenue from ebusiness, many are optimistic about the future of
Internet technology in business.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356504&rel=true
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Boston Consulting Group: Asia falls behind in B2B take up
The dotcom craze may have subsided, but Asian companies that put
ecommerce on the back burner risk losing their global competitive
advantage, warns a new B2B report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356507&rel=true
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CHILDREN
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=11
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Europemedia: Italian kids are tech-savvy
The number of Italian children with PC and Internet access is on the
rise, according to a new report.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356498&rel=true
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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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Angus Reid Group: Kids prefer to window-shop online
More than half (54 percent) of young Internet users consult the Web
for information about products and services, according to a global
study by Ipsos-Reid.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356503&rel=true
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AsiaBizTech: Japanese buying more gifts online
Japanese Internet users are warming to ecommerce. According to new
research from Nikkei Market Access, 45.8 percent of Internet users in
Japan went online to research information on gifts or to buy gifts
during the Christmas holiday season.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356509&rel=true
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CNET: Media feasted on dead dotcoms in 2000
Dotcoms that failed in 2000 were more likely to receive media coverage
when they closed than while they were still in business.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356511&rel=true
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EDUCATION
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=15
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IDC Research: Corporate elearning market to skyrocket
According to IDC, the worldwide corporate elearning market will exceed
USD23 billion by 2004.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356515&rel=true
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ENTERTAINMENT
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=48
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Jupiter Media Metrix: Napster could lose youth audience
Napster's planned paid subscription model is unlikely to appeal to
half of its European audience, according to Jupiter MMXI.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356517&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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Yahoo: African Americans lead in US Internet growth
The number of home Internet users in the US increased by 33 percent in
2000, with African Americans leading the online growth.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356501&rel=true
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Chicago Tribune: Bleak future for Cuban Internet
Beleaguered by poverty, a lack of infrastructure, and tight
governmental control, Cuba's citizens face an uphill battle to get
online.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356512&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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ICMA: Majority of US local governments now online
According to a survey by the International City/Council Management
Association (ICMA), almost 95 percent of local governments in the US
either have a website or plan to have one in place within a year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356508&rel=true
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HEALTH/MEDICAL
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=36
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Harris Interactive: Doctors' Internet use rising
Most physicians connect to the Internet on a daily basis and 42
percent work in practices that have websites, according to new
research.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356513&rel=true
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INFRASTRUCTURES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=20
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Yahoo: Divide exists in broadband access
The number of women and rural Americans with narrowband Internet
access has greatly increased over the last few years, but a large
divide exists in high-speed access.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356495&rel=true
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CNET: Strong growth in North American broadband
An estimated 7.8 million homes in the US and Canada subscribe to
broadband Internet services, according to a new report.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356510&rel=true
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INTERNET TRADING
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=51
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BBC Online Network: Online trading pays off
The collapse in technology share prices over the last year may have
quelled the popularity of online share dealing, but the Internet
trading market in Europe continues to grow.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356497&rel=true
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PRIVACY
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=37
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Ipsos-Reid: Privacy policies a factor in Canadian consumer trust
A recent survey claims that Canadian Internet users are willing to
share information online if they trust the company that asks for it
and understand why it's needed.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356514&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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Consumer Electronics: Consumers: Online content should be free
According to a survey by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA),
most US consumers believe they should not have to pay for online
content.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356494&rel=true
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CNET: Multi-lingual domains come onstream
The dominance of English on the Internet received another blow this
week as VeriSign opened up domain name registrations in more than 70
new languages.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356500&rel=true
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Datamonitor: Mobile content revenues to hit USD31.7bn
Revenues from mobile content services are expected to increase from
USD2.4 billion this year to USD31.7 billion by 2005, according to
Datamonitor.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356502&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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CNET: Third of online time spent at AOL Time Warner sites
The online properties of AOL Time Warner accounted for almost one
third (32.7 percent) of all time spent online by US Internet users in
January.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356499&rel=true
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