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April 2, 2001 Published by: Nua Ltd Volume 6 Number 11
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NOTICE TO OUR READERS
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Dear Readers,
We would like to inform you that Nua Ltd went into receivership on
Tuesday, March 27, 2001. Mr. David Hughes of Ernst & Young in Dublin
has been appointed as Receiver.
The company had developed the web content management software, Nua
Publish, with associated methodology and standards. It also publishes
Nua Internet Surveys, New Thinking and Making It Work.
Mr. Hughes is currently examining the assets of Nua Ltd. with a view
to bringing them to market as quickly as possible. A brief Information
Memorandum will be available from Wednesday, March 4, 2001.
Interested parties should contact Claire Madden at Ernst & Young
Dublin by telephone at +353 1 4750555, by fax at +353 1 4750582 or by
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Nua Internet Surveys will continue to be published during this time. A
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regarding the continuation of this service.
Best regards,
Kathy Foley,
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL:
'Voting with their mice'
by Kathy Foley
ACCESS DEVICES
:Wireless Net use to soar in US
:Internet appliance sales to soar by 2005
ADVERTISING
:Direct email advertising rates drop
BUSINESS USE
:UK companies lead US in website ownership
ECOMMERCE
:Irish B2C finally gains momentum
:Otto Group world's second online retailer
:Buying online saves firms 70 percent
:B2C in Southern Europe set for growth
:Consumers warming to online grocery shopping
FINANCIAL SERVICES
:TD Waterhouse leads online brokers
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:Arab Net population passes 3.5 million
:Almost half of Norway online at home
:Majority of Canadians have Net access
GOV/LEG
:Estonians to vote online by 2003
:Internet used to expose corruption
:A third of Americans will file taxes online
IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY
:Webmasters are a happy bunch
SECURITY ISSUES
:India has most reported security breaches
PRIVACY
:New Zealand retailers weak on customer rights
PUBLISHING/MEDIA
:A quarter of content sites in profit
:Bright future for Internet in Japan
RECRUITMENT
:Dotcom layoffs decreasing in US
USAGE PATTERNS
:Yahoo attracts over half of Chinese users
:Home Net use in Europe on the up
:Denmark tops in home Net use
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EDITORIAL:
'Voting with their mice'
by Kathy Foley
In this age of unprecedented access to information, however, fewer and
fewer people choose to make the trek to the polls on election day.
Even in countries where the citizens have had the right to vote freely
for a relatively short period of time, the percentage of people voting
in elections is dropping.
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/issue1no
171.html>
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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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eMarketer: Wireless Net use to soar in US
US mobile phone users will spend more time on the wireless Internet
than making wireless phone calls by 2010.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356615&rel=true
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Cahners In-Stat Group: Internet appliance sales to soar by 2005
Although sales of Internet appliances were disappointing last year,
Cahners In-Stat predicts that they will grow from USD219 million last
year to USD1.3 billion in 2005.
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ADVERTISING
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2
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eMarketer: Direct email advertising rates drop
The average advertising rate for direct email has dropped to USD210
this year, down from USD240 last year and USD250 in 1999.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356609&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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Computer Weekly: UK companies lead US in website ownership
A higher proportion of UK businesses have websites than companies in
the US, according to a new survey.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356591&rel=true
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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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Amarach Consulting: Irish B2C finally gains momentum
Retail ecommerce has taken off in Ireland in the past year, with the
number of Internet users buying online trebling from 50,000 a year ago
to almost 150,000 now.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356613&rel=true
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Handelsblatt: Otto Group world's second online retailer
The latest sales figures released by the German retailing company Otto
Group reveal that it is the second-largest online retailer in the
world after Amazon.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356611&rel=true
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Aberdeen Group: Buying online saves firms 70 percent
A new study has found that companies engaging in online procurement
can reduce purchasing costs and time by over 70 percent.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356606&rel=true
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Forrester Research: B2C in Southern Europe set for growth
Portals, foreign retailers and domestic grocers will drive the growth
of retail ecommerce in Southern Europe, according to Forrester.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356600&rel=true
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Newsbytes: Consumers warming to online grocery shopping
Almost a quarter of US Internet users have purchased groceries online
but only 11 percent have done so in the past three months.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356590&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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Forrester Research: TD Waterhouse leads online brokers
TD Waterhouse is the best online brokerage in the US, according to the
latest release of Forrester's PowerRankings.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356597&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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Ajeeb.com: Arab Net population passes 3.5 million
There are now 3.54 million Internet users in the Arab world, up 1.5
million in the past year, according to a new study carried out by
Ajeeb.com and sponsored by Tejari.com and Visa International.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356603&rel=true
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Jupiter Media Metrix: Almost half of Norway online at home
More than 2 million Norwegians, almost half the population, used the
Internet at home during February, according to Jupiter Media Metrix.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356599&rel=true
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Statistics Canada: Majority of Canadians have Net access
Nine out of ten Canadian teens went online during 2000, as did over
half of all Canadians. According to Statistics Canada, this was a
threefold increase over 1994, when 18 percent of Canadians had
Internet access.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356596&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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Guardian Unlimited: Estonians to vote online by 2003
The Estonian government has announced plans to introduce online voting
for the 2003 general elections.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356614&rel=true
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Wired: Internet used to expose corruption
Wired reports that a new application has been discovered for the
Internet in Latin America - combating government corruption.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356598&rel=true
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Gartner Group: A third of Americans will file taxes online
Up to a third of US citizens will file taxes over the Internet this
year, according to Gartner.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356593&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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Interactive Week Online: Webmasters are a happy bunch
Despite the downturn in the technology sector, a new survey of US
webmasters by Interactive Week shows that website operational budgets
are expected to increase this year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356610&rel=true
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SECURITY ISSUES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=30
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KPMG: India has most reported security breaches
Companies in India reported the highest number of ecommerce security
breaches of any country in the world last year, followed by firms in
the UK and Germany.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356608&rel=true
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PRIVACY
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=37
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Newsbytes: New Zealand retailers weak on customer rights
Online retailers in New Zealand are failing to uphold consumer rights,
according to Newsbytes.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356592&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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ActivMedia Research: A quarter of content sites in profit
ActivMedia Research reports that a quarter of content websites such as
media, portal, information, and publisher sites are now profitable. A
further 4 percent are expected to become profitable in the next year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356604&rel=true
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eMarketer: Bright future for Internet in Japan
Japanese advertising agency Hakuhodo reports that Internet users in
Japan spend an average of 89 minutes per day online, while they spend
142 minutes per day watching television.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356595&rel=true
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RECRUITMENT
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=8
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Challenger, Gray & Christmas: Dotcom layoffs decreasing in US
Dotcom layoffs in the US have decreased for the second month running,
down to 9,533 in March, from 11,649 in February and 12,828 in March.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356607&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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iamasia: Yahoo attracts over half of Chinese users
Yahoo is the most popular Web property in the greater China region,
according to new data from iamasia.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356612&rel=true
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Jupiter Media Metrix: Home Net use in Europe on the up
European home Internet users are spending more and more time online,
according to Jupiter MMXI.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356602&rel=true
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NetValue: Denmark tops in home Net use
Denmark has the highest proportion of households connected to the
Internet at 54 percent, closely followed by the USA (50.9 percent).
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356594&rel=true
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