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From: Nua Ltd [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 7:24 PM To: Recipients of surveys mailing list Subject: Nua Internet Surveys: April 30, 2001 ********************************************************************NUA INTERNET SURVEYS NUA INTERNET SURVEYS NUA INTERNET SURVEYS Free weekly email on the latest Internet trends and statistics Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.nua.com/surveys/ ******************************************************************** April 30th 2001 Published by: Nua Ltd Volume 6 Number 15 ******************************************************************** CONTENTS ******************************************************************** EDITORIAL: 'Every day is Mother's Day' by Kathy Foley ACCESS DEVICES :US PC market had negative growth in 2000 :Almost 1 bn Bluetooth products will ship in 2005 ADVERTISING :Total ad spend for 2000 reached USD2.2bn AUTO INDUSTRY :Online used car market set to soar :European surfers flock to car sites CHILDREN :Internet habits of online moms revealed CUSTOMER SERVICE :Consumer goods firms overspend on websites :Foreign language email queries pose problems ECOMMERCE :New global code of conduct for B2C :Global B2C revenues to grow six-fold by 2005 :US B2C spending up in March ENTERTAINMENT :Six million US Net users download music daily :Napster users down 20 percent in March FINANCIAL SERVICES :Financial professionals turning to the Net GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS :UK home Internet access levels growing :Japan's Net population tops 47 million GOV/LEG :US government sites violating privacy laws :Report highlights censorship culprits HEALTH/MEDICAL :100 million US Net users are 'cyberchondriacs' INFRASTRUCTURES :Domains now available in 350 languages :Isle of Man to launch world's first 3G network :Broadband massively popular in Hong Kong :South Korea still leads the broadband pack MARKETING/BRANDS :Charities turn to the Web for PR and funds TRAVEL :Online travel sites to thrive in slow economy *************ADVERTISEMENT***************************************** MEET EUROPE'S INTERNET MARKET LEADERS Get questions answered, make new contacts, share knowledge. PLUS, receive our monthly City by City newsletter, profiling the people and companies building Europe's New Economy. Get your FREE subscription at: <http://www.noweurope.com> ** Europe's Internet business forum since 1995 ** ******************************************************************** EDITORIAL: 'Every day is Mother's Day' by Kathy Foley Internet marketers would do well to remember the soccer moms, because surfing moms are now one of the key online audiences. 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 175.html> ******************************************************************** NEWS STORIES START HERE ******************************************************************** ACCESS DEVICES Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=26 ******************************************************************** Dataquest:US PC market had negative growth in 2000 The PC market in the US slumped last year, according to Gartner Dataquest. The PC market there shrank by 3.5 percent between Q1 2000 and Q1 2001, meaning that the rate of growth of PC sales worldwide slowed to 3.5 percent. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356687&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Cahners In-Stat Group: Almost 1 bn Bluetooth products will ship in 2005 Cahners Instat predicts that shipments of Bluetooth-enabled products will enjoy a 360 percent compound annual growth rate in the next four years. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356707&rel=true ******************************************************************** ADVERTISING Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2 ******************************************************************** IAB: Total ad spend for 2000 reached USD2.2bn Online advertising revenue in the US totaled USD2.2 billion in Q4 2000, bringing the total for the year to USD8.2 billion, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356689&rel=true ******************************************************************** AUTO INDUSTRY Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=39 ******************************************************************** Datamonitor: Online used car market set to soar The European second-hand car market is likely to be transformed over the next few years as online sales of used cars take off. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356692&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Jupiter Media Metrix: European surfers flock to car sites The traffic to European car websites more than doubled between April 2000 and March 2001, according to Jupiter MMXI. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356708&rel=true ******************************************************************** CHILDREN Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=11 ******************************************************************** NetValue: Internet habits of online moms revealed Mothers in the US and across Europe are getting Internet access at different times and behaving differently while online, according to NetValue. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356706&rel=true ******************************************************************** CUSTOMER SERVICE Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=47 ******************************************************************** Wall Street Journal: Consumer goods firms overspend on websites Manufacturers of packaged goods such as beauty products, food, and household supplies are overspending on websites by providing features that consumers do not want. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356686&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Worldlingo: Foreign language email queries pose problems Despite the increasing globalization of the Internet, most large companies remain unable to respond appropriately to email queries in foreign languages. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356702&rel=true ******************************************************************** ECOMMERCE Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14 ******************************************************************** Wired: New global code of conduct for B2C A number of US and European business organisations are working together to establish an international ecommerce 'seal of approval' for online retailers. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356695&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ CNET: Global B2C revenues to grow six-fold by 2005 Despite the current woes in the Internet economy, IDC predicts that online consumer spending will increase almost six-fold by 2005. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356696&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Greenfield Online: US B2C spending up in March The latest round of the Online Retail Index from Forrester and Greenfield Online shows that online consumer spending rose by USD100 million in March to USD3.5 billion for the month. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356699&rel=true ******************************************************************** ENTERTAINMENT Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=48 ******************************************************************** Jupiter Media Metrix: Napster users down 20 percent in March Jupiter Media Metrix says that its data shows that Napster user numbers fell sharply in March, since the song-sharing service was ordered to block access to copyrighted music. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356704&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Pew Internet & American Life: Six million US Net users download music daily The number of US citizens who download music from the Internet now averages about 6 million every day, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=48 ******************************************************************** FINANCIAL SERVICES Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=4 ******************************************************************** CyberAtlas: Financial professionals turning to the Net Financial professionals are increasingly using the Internet to conduct business transactions. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356701&rel=true ******************************************************************** GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS Archives: Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=18 ******************************************************************** NetValue:UK home Internet access levels growing Over 9 million households in the UK, or 37.2 percent of the total number of households, now have Internet access, according to NetValue. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356684&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Nando Times: Japan's Net population tops 47 million Over 47 million Japanese, or 37 percent of the population, now have Internet access, according to a new government survey. That figure represents a 74 percent increase on 1999 figures. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356698&rel=true ******************************************************************** GOV/LEG Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=19 ******************************************************************** Newsbytes: US government sites violating privacy laws A considerable number of US federal government websites are violating visitors' privacy, and federal law, by tracking the visitors' online movements using cookies. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356685&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ New York Times: Report highlights censorship culprits The countries most likely to censor online activity have been named by Reporters San Frontieres. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356703&rel=true ******************************************************************** HEALTH/MEDICAL Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=36 ******************************************************************** Harris Interactive: 100 million US Net users are 'cyberchondriacs' Over half of visitors to health websites find those sites through portals and search engines, according to new research from Harris Interactive. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356697&rel=true ******************************************************************** INFRASTRUCTURES Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=20 ******************************************************************** Verisign: Domains now available in 350 languages Domain names can now be registered in over 350 languages, as Verisign has just announced that it is accepting domain name registrations in over 180 new languages. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356688&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ The Register: Isle of Man to launch world's first 3G network The Register reports that the world's first functioning 3G mobile network will soon be in operation, on the tiny Isle of Man, off the British coast. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356693&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ iamasia: Broadband massively popular in Hong Kong Forty percent of Hong Kong's home Internet users are now using a broadband connection to access the Web, up from 28 percent in October 2000 and 7 percent in March 2000. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356700&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Financial Times: South Korea still leads the broadband pack South Korea continues to have the most broadband lines per 100 inhabitants of any country in the world. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356705&rel=true ******************************************************************** MARKETING/BRANDS Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=45 ******************************************************************** Oasis Media: Charities turn to the Web for PR and funds Not-for-profit organizations in the UK are embracing the Internet to promote their work and raise funds. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356691&rel=true ******************************************************************** TRAVEL Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=33 ******************************************************************** Jupiter Media Metrix: Online travel sites to thrive in slow economy The slowdown in the US economy may actually prove a boon for online travel sites, as consumers and businesses go in search of bargains. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356690&rel=true ******************************************************************** ABOUT NUA Nua develops Nua Publish, a simple, professional and cost-effective content management software product. 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