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March 26th 2001 Published by: Nua Ltd Volume 6 Number 10
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL:
'Playing the generation game'
by Conor Normile
ECOMMERCE
:Americans clued in on dotcom downturn
:Strong interest in web shopping among Indians
:Consistent online shopping evident from study
:B2B will grow despite economic downturn
:Travel sites alone in January success
EMAIL
:US Congress suffers from email overload
:Online youth lack email netiquette
ENTERTAINMENT
:Online gambling sites double in number
:Spain leads the European online chat market
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:UK home Internet audience hits 13.5 million
:Most Aussie users based in New South Wales
:Internet, PC penetration rises in Ireland
:Mobile use to boost Japanese Net audience
GOV/LEG
:US state websites lack relevant content
IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY
:US IT spending to slow, but global outlook positive
PORTALS/ISPs
:WAP portals will not drive site traffic
PUBLISHING/MEDIA
:Salon to charge for ad-free content
:Mobile operators to blame for lack of content
RECRUITMENT
:Monster leads global online recruiting market
USAGE PATTERNS
:iTV to eclipse PC as main web access device
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EDITORIAL:
'Playing the generation game'
by Conor Normile
Many up-and-coming Net entrepreneurs saw their futures in dollar signs
as young people's fascination with the Net grew. It made sense really.
With a high proportion of kids online, children-oriented stores and
content sites would make millions, right? Wrong.
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NEWS STORIES START HERE
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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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Pew Internet & American Life: Americans clued in on dotcom downturn
Most Americans blame greedy investors and poor business models for the
dotcom meltdown, according to the latest report from the Pew Internet
& American Life Project.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356570&rel=true
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Yahoo:Strong interest in web shopping among Indians
While only a third of India's Internet users have already purchased
goods online, 69 percent are interested in shopping over the Web, a
new survey suggests.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356581&rel=true
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Greenfield Online: Consistent online shopping evident from study
Over 60 percent of US Internet users have made at least one online
purchase every quarter for the last 10 quarters running, according to
Greenfield Online.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356578&rel=true
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Gartner Group: B2B will grow despite economic downturn
Although the economic downturn will negatively affect the growth of
B2B, Gartner predicts that the global B2B market will still be worth
USD8.5 trillion in 2005, up from USD433 billion last year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356584&rel=true
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Nielsen NetRatings: Travel sites alone in January success
Almost a third of B2C transactions in the US in January 2001 were
carried out at travel sites.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356585&rel=true
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EMAIL
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=16
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BBC Online Network: Online youth lack email netiquette
Young Internet users lack basic manners when it comes to their use of
email, according to a recent survey.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356588&rel=true
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Congress Online Project: US Congress suffers from email overload
Members of Congress in the US get so many emails each year from
special-interest groups and constituents that most are ignored.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356569&rel=true
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ENTERTAINMENT
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=48
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Bear Stearns & Co: Online gambling sites double in number
The number of online casino and gambling sites on the Web has doubled
over the past year, according to a new report.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356568&rel=true
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NetValue: Spain leads the European online chat market
Home users of Internet chat services in the UK doubled in the past
year from 487,000 to over 900,000, according to NetValue.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356586&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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Jupiter Media Metrix: UK home Internet audience hits 13.5 million
The number of home Internet users in the UK reached 13.5 million at
the end of February, a rise of one million from October 2000.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356573&rel=true
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Australian Bureau of Statistics: Most Aussie users based in New South
Wales
The number of active subscribers to Australian ISPs increased by
388,000 during Q3 2000 to 3.8 million by the end of September.
Subscribers are customers with an ISP account and each account can
have more than one user.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356582&rel=true
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Central Statistics Office: Internet, PC penetration rises in Ireland
The number of Irish households with access to the Web increased by
more than 400 percent between 1998 and 2000, but Internet penetration
in the country remains low by European standards.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356579&rel=true
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CNN Interactive: Mobile use to boost Japanese Net audience
Japan's online population is expected to reach 104 million in 2005,
fuelled by rapid growth in mobile phone use.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356589&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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SignOn San Diego: US state websites lack relevant content
State government websites in the US are difficult to use and lack
relevant content, but they are beginning to improve, according to a
new report.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356571&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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IDC Research: US IT spending to slow, but global outlook positive
Spending on technology products and services in the US will drop
significantly this year, but worldwide IT spending is expected to
remain healthy.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356587&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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Forrester Research: WAP portals will not drive site traffic
According to a new report from Forrester Research, WAP site owners
should not depend on mobile portals to drive traffic to their sites.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356574&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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The Industry Standard: Salon to charge for ad-free content
The charge for paid online content is being led by Salon.com, which
announced this week that it would ask its readers to pay to access a
new premium version of its site.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356575&rel=true
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mformobile: Mobile operators to blame for lack of content
Content companies are blaming mobile operators for the delay in
m-commerce applications and lack of personal content offerings on the
wireless Web.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356583&rel=true
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RECRUITMENT
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=8
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IDC Research: Monster leads global online recruiting market
IDC reports that the collective growth rate of the top 10 online
recruiting firms reached 232 percent between 1999 and 2000.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356580&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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Yankee Group:iTV to eclipse PC as main web access device
Interactive television will be the most popular means of accessing the
Internet in Europe by 2005, according to a new report from the Yankee
Group.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356572&rel=true
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