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From: Nua Internet Surveys [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 7:52 PM To: Recipients of surveys mailing list Subject: Nua Internet Surveys: January 7, 2002 ********************************************************************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/ ******************************************************************** January 7, 2002 Published by: ComputerScope Ltd Volume 6 Number 50 ******************************************************************** Dear readers, Just a note to wish you all a Happy New Year, and to thank the team here at Scope Communications for their sterling work in maintaining Nua.com while I was on vacation in December. Hope you all enjoyed the holiday season. Best regards, Kathy Foley ******************************************************************** CONTENTS ******************************************************************** EDITORIAL: 'Looking back at 2001' by Kathy Foley ADVERTISING :Online ads grow fastest :Online ad spend down in Q3 2001 BUSINESS USE :Most UK small businesses are online CHILDREN :Parents face Internet-fuelled pester power ECOMMERCE :Online retailing demands higher attention to fulfillment costs :America shops online this Christmas :E-procurement could save a fortune :Online Christmas shopping popular in Asia :Slight fall in South Korean online sales :Online shopping to boom in Canada :Three million online purchasers in UK in November :Online spend grew sharply in November :Last-minute shoppers rushed for gifts GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS :Internet access costs impede usage :Broadband audience to double in Europe PORTALS/ISPS :Half of Internet users in Thailand have second Internet service provider RECRUITMENT :European online jobs market to soar :Online shopping is half the job :Dotcom job cuts still falling USAGE PATTERNS :Cybersex is bad for you WOMEN :Most online Xmas shoppers were women ******************************************************************** EDITORIAL: 'Looking back at 2001' by Kathy Foley Remembering the highs and lows of 2001. 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.htm l ******************************************************************** NEWS STORIES START HERE ******************************************************************** ADVERTISING Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2 ******************************************************************** Newsbytes:Online ads grow fastest Advertising on the Internet will grow faster than advertising on any other medium over the next four years, but will remain a tiny proportion of the overall market. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357509&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ CyberAtlas: Online ad spend down in Q3 2001 Online ad spending for the first three quarters of 2001 totalled USD2.1 billion, reports CyberAtlas. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357527&rel=true ******************************************************************** BUSINESS USE Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=6 ******************************************************************** eMarketer: Most UK small businesses are online Almost every UK small company surveyed by PFA Research has internet access; only 2 per cent of businesses aren't online. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357510&rel=true ******************************************************************** CHILDREN Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=11 ******************************************************************** eMarketer: Parents face Internet-fuelled pester power Sixty per cent of US children say they have asked their parents to buy products they have seen on the Internet. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357513&rel=true ******************************************************************** ECOMMERCE Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14 ******************************************************************** Forrester Research: Online retailing demands higher attention to fulfillment costs Europe's online retailers are paying insufficient attention to fulfillment costs, trusting that growing volumes and squeezing vendors will solve their cost problems. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357502&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Nielsen NetRatings: America shops online this Christmas Online consumer spending in the US increased significantly during the first week of December, with a 91 percent increase from the USD1.4 billion spent during an average week in November. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357503&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ South China Morning Post: E-procurement could save a fortune Companies worldwide could save on aggregate USD2.3 trillion a year by using the Internet to purchase resources. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357504&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Reuters: Online Christmas shopping popular in Asia According to Reuters, shoppers in Asia are turning to online retail sites as a safe and convenient way to purchase presents this Christmas. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357505&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Newsbytes: Slight fall in South Korean online sales Newsbytes reports that consumer ecommerce fell during October in South Korea. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357524&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ eMarketer: Online shopping to boom in Canada eMarketer reports that the number of Canadians shopping online is set to increase to 7.2 million by 2005, up from 1.3 million this year. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357528&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ NetValue: Three million online purchasers in UK in November More than 10 million people visited shopping Websites in the UK in November, reports NetValue. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357512&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Forrester Research: Online spend grew sharply in November Online retail spending in the US increased by USD1.3 billion in November, according to recent results from the Forrester Online Retail Index. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357515&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Jupiter Media Metrix: Last-minute shoppers rushed for gifts DM News reports that the top 500 US online shopping sites attracted 49.9 million unique visitors in the week ending December 23 http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357516&rel=true ******************************************************************** GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=18 ******************************************************************** eMarketer: Internet access costs impedes usage The cost of accessing the Internet varies greatly from country to country according to figures from the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD). http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357508&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Jupiter Media Metrix: Broadband audience to double in Europe Jupiter Media Metrix says that the number of households with broadband Internet access in Europe will double this year. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357525&rel=true ******************************************************************** PORTALS/ISPS Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=22 ******************************************************************** Newsbytes: Half of Internet users in Thailand have second Internet service provider Newsbytes reports that almost half of Internet users, 48 per cent, in Thailand have a second Internet service provider account in case of access problems with their primary ISP. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357507&rel=true ******************************************************************** RECRUITMENT Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=8 ******************************************************************** IDC Research: European online jobs market to soar The online recruitment market in Western Europe will be worth USD4.5 billion by 2005, according to IDC. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357526&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Nielsen NetRatings: Online shopping is half the job Half of all online purchasing in the US is done in the workplace. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357514&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Challenger, Gray & Christmas: Dotcom job cuts still falling Reuters reports that dotcom job cuts fell again in December, as the worst of the tech industry bloodletting appeared to be over. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357517&rel=true ******************************************************************** USAGE PATTERNS Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=34 ******************************************************************** Reuters: Cybersex is bad for you About 6.5 percent of male Internet users are compulsive cybersex fans, with online fantasy lives so intense that their off-line relationships may suffer. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357511&rel=true ******************************************************************** WOMEN Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=35 ******************************************************************** Pew Internet & American Life: Most online Xmas shoppers were women Fifty-eight percent of US consumers that bought online during the 2001 holiday season were women, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357523&rel=true ******************************************************************** SUBSCRIBING TO INTERNET SURVEYS To subscribe to Nua Internet Surveys, send an email to <mailto:[log in to unmask]> with the word "SUBSCRIBE" in the BODY of the message. 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