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May 28, 2001 Published by: Nua Ltd Volume 6 Number 19
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL:
'Weaving a tangled Web'
by Kathy Foley
ACCESS DEVICES
:Wireless web households increasing in US
:Web appliances to be hugely popular
:SMS ads to take off in UK
ADVERTISING
:Banners to lose ground in Europe
:Online ad prices still falling in Europe
BUSINESS USE
:German Net firms down in the dumps
:European firms remain optimistic
CUSTOMER SERVICE
:US firms mostly happy with CRM efforts
ECOMMERCE
:Broadband users more likely to buy online
:Online coupons increasingly popular
:Ecommerce revenues to soar in India
:Polish businesses active in ecommerce
EDUCATION
:Almost all US public schools online
:Online education picking up in China
ENTERTAINMENT
:Adult sites remain popular in Singapore
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:Young Thais drive Internet growth
:Low income homes get online in UK
HEALTH/MEDICAL
:Many health sites mislead visitors
IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY
:Software piracy down slightly in 2000
:Outsourcing on the up and up in 2000
PRIVACY
:EU proposal horrifies privacy advocates
PUBLISHING/MEDIA
:I-mode may charge content providers
RECRUITMENT
:Students not attracted to dotcom jobs
TRAVEL
:Online air ticket sales to soar
USAGE PATTERNS
:US Internet users getting religion
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EDITORIAL:
'Weaving a tangled Web'
by Kathy Foley
In the past two weeks, two deaths have shocked parts of the Internet
community. The deaths, both of young women who had a host of online
friends, became all the more shocking when it was discovered in both
cases that neither of the women had ever actually existed in the
'real' world.
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
179.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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Statistical Research: Wireless web households increasing in US
The number of US households with Web-enabled wireless devices increased
by 50 percent to 15 percent in the past six months, according to a new
report from Statistical Research.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356787&rel=true
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Cahners In-Stat Group: Web appliances to be hugely popular
Consumer demand for Internet-enabled appliances is set to grow by a
compound rate of 101 percent annually until 2005, according to Cahners
In-Stat.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356799&rel=true
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ADVERTISING
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2
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Yankee Group: Banners to lose ground in Europe
Revenues from online advertising in Western Europe are set to reach
USD4.2 billion by 2006, up from USD1.5 billion this year, according
to a new report from the Yankee Group.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356781&rel=true
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Jupiter Media Metrix: Online ad prices still falling in Europe
Online media buyers will remain in a strong position over the next
six months, as online advertising prices continue to drop, according
to Jupiter Media Metrix.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356792&rel=true
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BBC Online Network: SMS ads to take off in UK
The BBC reports that 2001 will be the year of the SMS text
advertisement.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356803&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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Bloomberg News: German Net firms down in the dumps
Bloomberg reports that German Internet firms have become markedly
pessimistic in the second quarter of this year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356788&rel=true
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The Industry Standard: European firms remain optimistic
A new survey of senior company executives in Europe has found that
93 percent of large European companies intend to maintain or
increase their IT spending in the next year. Sixty percent of those
polled said they were confident about the medium term future of the
European economy.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356796&rel=true
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=47
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Cutter Consortium: US firms mostly happy with CRM efforts
Contrary to many reports, US businesses are largely satisfied with
their CRM initiatives, according to a new survey from Cutter
Consortium.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356804&rel=true
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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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Centris: Broadband users more likely to buy online
US households with broadband Internet access are 60 percent more
likely to buy online than their dial-up counterparts are, according
to a new study from Centris.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356780&rel=true
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Cyber Dialogue: Online coupons increasingly popular
About 20 percent of US Internet users have downloaded online coupons
in the past three months, and 57 percent of these have redeemed
online coupons, according to Cyber Dialogue.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356791&rel=true
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India Express: Ecommerce revenues to soar in India
India Express reports that ecommerce in India is expected to be worth
INR252 billion (USD5.3 billion) by 2005, up from INR4.5 billion
(USD95.8 million) last year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356794&rel=true
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I-Metria: Polish businesses active in ecommerce
A recently released study has found that Internet and PC penetration,
and ecommerce use among Polish businesses are higher than previously
thought.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356798&rel=true
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EDUCATION
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=15
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eMarketer: Almost all US public schools online
New data from the US Department of Education shows that 98 percent
of all public schools in the US now have Internet access.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356783&rel=true
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Chronicle of Higher Education: Online education picking up in China
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the Chinese Ministry
for Education plans for 5 million college students to use online
education services by 2005.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356786&rel=true
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ENTERTAINMENT
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=48
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NetValue: Adult sites remain popular in Singapore
The number of Internet users in Singapore that visit gambling sites
has decreased since January, but the number visiting adult sites has
remained steady.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356793&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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South China Morning Post: Young Thais drive Internet growth
The South China Morning Post reports that the number of Internet
users in Thailand is expected to double this year to 4.6 million,
up from 2.3 million last year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356784&rel=true
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NetValue: Low income homes get online in UK
Those on low incomes now constitute the largest group of UK Internet
users, according to NetValue.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356800&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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Silicon Valley News: Many health sites mislead visitors
A new study has found that many US health information websites offer
incomplete, misleading, or difficult to understand information, while
others blur the distinction between advertising and medical advice.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356790&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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Business Software Association: Software piracy down slightly in 2000
The losses caused by software piracy decreased globally from USD12.2
billion in 1999 to just under USD11.8 billion in 2000, according to
the Business Software Association.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356785&rel=true
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IDC Research: Outsourcing on the up and up in 2000
Global spending on IT outsourcing continued to increase during 2000,
says IDC, and the 100 largest contracts were worth a total of USD58
billion.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356802&rel=true
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PRIVACY
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=37
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internet.com: EU proposal horrifies privacy advocates
The European Union has initiated plans to make logs of all Internet
traffic available to law enforcement agencies for up to seven years.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356801&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: I-mode may charge content providers
I-mode, the wireless content service provider owned by NTT DoCoMo,
may start charging content providers for inclusion on its services.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356789&rel=true
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RECRUITMENT
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=8
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WetFeet: Students not attracted to dotcom jobs
Undergraduate and MBA students in the US are well aware of the dotcom
downturn, and far fewer are saying they would like to work in the
Internet industry this year than did last year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356795&rel=true
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TRAVEL
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=33
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IDC Research: Online air ticket sales to soar
According to IDC, 31 percent of all US air tickets will be sold over
the Internet, up from 10 percent last year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356782&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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CyberAtlas: US Internet users getting religion
Cyberatlas reports that 8 percent of US adults and 12 percent of US
teens use the Internet for religious or spiritual experiences.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356797&rel=true
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