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June 10, 2002 Published by: ComputerScope Ltd Volume 7 Number 20
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CONTENTS
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Editorial
'Nothing personal'
By Charlie Taylor
ACCESS DEVICES
:Ukrainian mobile penetration rate increases
ADVERTISING
:Decision makers more interested in offline ads
BUSINESS USE
:Teleworking on the rise in the UK
:Ebilling could save companies millions
EDUCATION
:Public libraries and museums fail to get online
EMAIL
:UK employees admit to email abuse at work
ENTERTAINMENT
:Downloading music files still big in Japan
:Number of VOD users to reach 17 million
:Sixfold growth predicted for online games
:Entertainment and media industry to grow
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:Egypt gets online
HEALTH/MEDICAL
:More users look for health care online
:Americans run to health and fitness sites
MARKETING/BRANDS
:Catalogers have highest click-through rates
PRIVACY
:Consumers worried about online privacy
RECRUITMENT
:Rise in use of recruitment sites in Hong Kong
:High number of dotcom job losses in May
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
:Remote workers fuel US broadband adoption
:Korea is tops for broadband subscribers
USAGE PATTERNS
:More Germans say no to going online
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EDITORIAL:
'Nothing Personal'
By Charlie Taylor
A new study has highlighted the fact that consumers in the US are
worried that their privacy is at risk online. But if this is the
case, shouldn't they stop giving away personal information so readily?
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/index.html
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NEWS STORIES START HERE
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ACCESS DEVICES
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=26
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Europemedia: Ukrainian mobile penetration rate increases
Europemedia reports that the mobile penetration rate in the Ukraine
rose by 24 percent from January to May 2002.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358037&rel=true
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ADVERTISING
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2
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PPAi: Decision makers more interested in offline ads
A new survey indicates that top decision makers are more likely to
read an advertisement in an offline business publication than on the
Internet.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358036&rel=true
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BUSINESS USE
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=6
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Gartner Group: Ebilling could save companies millions
A new report from Gartner Research indicates that an average large
company in the US could save at least USD13.1 million per year by
sending invoices to consumers via ebilling.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358035&rel=true
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Office of National Statistics: Teleworking on the rise in the UK
The total number of teleworkers in the UK has risen by 70 percent
over the last five years, according to the Office of National
Statistics.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358034&rel=true
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EDUCATION
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=15
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eMarketer: Public libraries and museums fail to get online
eMarketer reports that while most academic libraries and state
library administrative agencies in the US have websites, public
libraries and museums lag behind when it comes to having an online
presence.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358023&rel=true
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EMAIL
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=16
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Experian: UK employees admit to email abuse at work
Around one in six British employers have either fired or threatened
an employee with disciplinary action because of inappropriate emails
sent at work.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358031&rel=true
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ENTERTAINMENT
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=48
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AsiaBizTech: Downloading music files still big in Japan
AsiaBizTech reports that around 1.45 million Internet users in Japan
have used file-swapping software to download music files.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358026&rel=true
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Cahners In-Stat Group: Number of VOD users to reach 17 million
A new report from In-Stat/MDR indicates that subscription and pay-per-
view revenue from Video-On-Demand (VOD) Services over Internet
Protocol (IP) networks, will total USD1.9 billion during 2006.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358030&rel=true
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News.Com: Sixfold growth predicted for online games
The number of people playing online games will increase sixfold by
2006. reports News.Com.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358033&rel=true
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PricewaterhouseCoopers: Entertainment and media industry to grow
Worldwide entertainment and media spending will reach USD1.4 trillion
by 2006, according to a new forecast from PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358028&rel=true
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GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=18
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Arab Advisors Group: Egypt gets online
The number of Internet users in Egypt is expected to exceed 2.6
million by 2006, up from an estimated 540,000 in 2001.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358024&rel=true
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HEALTH/MEDICAL
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=36
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Harris Interactive: More users look for health care online
Over 48 million Japanese Internet users look for health information
online, according to a new study from Harris Interactive.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358020&rel=true
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Jupiter Media Metrix: Americans run to health and fitness sites
Internet users in the US flocked to health and fitness sites for the
week ending May 26, according to data released by Jupiter Media
Metrix.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358022&rel=true
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MARKETING/BRANDS
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=45
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DoubleClick Inc: Catalogers have highest click-through rates
A new study from DoubleClick indicates that email from catalogers and
retailers have higher click-through rates than those from other
industries.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358025&rel=true
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PRIVACY
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=37
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Jupiter Media Metrix: Consumers worried about online privacy
A new study from Jupiter Media Metrix indicates that almost 70
percent of US consumers worry that their privacy is at risk online.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358019&rel=true
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RECRUITMENT
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=8
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AsiaBizTech: Rise in use of recruitment sites in Hong Kong
AsiaBizTech reports that Internet traffic to job search sites in Hong
Kong rose by 40 percent in April 2002, compared to April 2001.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358021&rel=true
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E-Commerce Times: High number of dotcom job losses in May
Around 2,078 jobs were lost in the dotcom sector in May, reports
Ecommerce Times.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358038&rel=true
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=38
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Cahners In-Stat Group: Remote workers fuel US broadband adoption
A new report from Cahers In-Stat/MDR suggests that Telecommuters and
remote offices are forcing business customers in the US to adopt
broadband.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358027&rel=true
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Korea Times: Korea is tops for broadband subscribers
Korea Times reports that South Korea has the highest number of
broadband Internet subscribers in the world.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358032&rel=true
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USAGE PATTERNS
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=34
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Europemedia: More Germans say no to going online
Europemedia reports that the proportion of Germans planning to go
online has fallen.
http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358029&rel=true
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