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[CSL] NUA INTERNET SURVEYS

From:

John Armitage <[log in to unmask]>

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The Cyber-Society-Live mailing list is a moderated discussion list for those interested <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Tue, 11 Dec 2001 14:11:07 -0000

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From: Nua Internet Surveys [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 8:53 PM
To: Recipients of surveys mailing list
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********************************************************************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/
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December 10, 2001 Published by: ComputerScope Ltd Volume 6 Number 48
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL:
'Happy holidays in Dot.com land'
by Cian Molloy

ACCESS DEVICES
:PCs Rule but more online buyers will use TV & wireless

ADVERTISING
:US online advertising shows slight fall

ECOMMERCE
:Online location services deliver real-world buyers
:Simplicity succeeds in Australian e-commerce
:Online Christmas shopping continues growth

EMAIL
:Seasonal increase in Aussie spam
:Web free-mail booms in South Africa

PORTALS/ISPs
:European portals face threat from broadband growth

PRIVACY
:Website privacy policies need plainer English

PUBLISHING/MEDIA
:Internet doesn't slow Italy's media appetite

RETAIL/APPAREL
:Holiday shopping rush benefits online toy-traders most

SECURITY ISSUES
:Data encryption gets tougher to crack

TRAVEL
:US online travel spending forecasts slashed

USAGE PATTERNS
:UK Internet access close to 50 per cent

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Note to Readers
---------------

Our apologies for the brevity of last week's newsletter:
Editor Kathy Foley is away, and gremlins crept in when compiling
the contents. We are pleased to resume normal service...
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EDITORIAL:
'Happy holidays in Dot.com land'
by Cian Molloy

The holidays are coming and online seasonal shopping trends underline
how e-commerce follows the same rules as bricks-and-mortar business.
A number of recent Internet reports have highlighted both how both
online sales and traffic have increased thanks to the arrival of the
holiday season.

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

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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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Gartner Group: PCs Rule but more online buyers will use TV & wireless

While B2C e-commerce happens almost exclusively on desktop PCs, online
buying through TV and wireless devices will account for one in ten
purchases by 2005.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357473&rel=true

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ADVERTISING
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2
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IAB: US online advertising shows slight fall

Internet advertising in the United States in the third quarter of 2001
totalled USD1.792 billion, down only 4.1 % from USD1.868 billion in
Q2's.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357483&rel=true

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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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Jupiter Media Metrix: Online Christmas shopping continues growth

New research from Jupiter Media Metrix shows that its Online Shopping
Index in the US has increased by 45 percent compared to results from
the same week in last year's holiday season.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357478&rel=true
__________________________________________________________________

ACNielsen: Simplicity succeeds in Australian e-commerce

E-commerce is steadily on the increase in Australia, with sites that
offer a limited range of goods being the biggest winners

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357477&rel=true
__________________________________________________________________

Vicinity Corp.: Online location services deliver real-world buyers

People who use online locator services are highly likely
not only to visit the store or branch in question, but are likely to
make a purchase as well.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357469&rel=true

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EMAIL
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=16
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ZDNet: Seasonal increase in Aussie spam

In a report in ZDNet Australia, email inboxes are being flooded with
junk messages at an increasing rate during the holiday season.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357482&rel=true
__________________________________________________________________

World Wide Worx: Web free-mail booms in South Africa

The nomadic nature of many South African Internet users has sparked a
boom in the use of free web-based e-mail services.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357470&rel=true

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PORTALS/ISPs
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=22
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Forrester Research: European portals face threat from broadband growth

Portals will fail to make broadband pay because of high bandwidth
costs and a poor return from apparently promising revenue sources such
as rich media ads.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357472&rel=true

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PRIVACY
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=37
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Harris Interactive: Website privacy policies need plainer English

Web-savvy browsers almost never bother to read the privacy policies of
websites they frequent, although most would do so if they were made
more succinct and easier to read.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357471&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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Europemedia: Internet doesn't slow Italy's media appetite

The Italians are showing no loss of appetite for consuming traditional
media, despite increasing use of the Internet.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357485&rel=true

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RETAIL/APPAREL
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=28
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Nielsen NetRatings: Holiday shopping rush benefits online toy-traders
most

Since the last week of November and the arrival of the holiday season,
US toy and games sales on the Internet have increased by 122.9 per
cent.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357484&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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National Institute of Standards & Technology: Data encryption gets
tougher to crack

Internet shopping and sensitive e-mails may become more secure
following an update by the US Government of its encryption standard
for computer transmissions.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357474&rel=true

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TRAVEL
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=33
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PhoCusWright: US online travel spending forecasts slashed

Following the events of September 11, the analyst PhoCusWright has cut
its 2001 revenue estimates for the US online travel market in 2001 by
12 per cent, from $23 billion to $20.2 billion.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357476&rel=true

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USAGE PATTERNS
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=34
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Forrester Research: UK Internet access close to 50 per cent

The number of UK adults connecting to the Internet each month is
approaching 50 per cent of the population, uptake is slowing while
Internet use steadily increases.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357475&rel=true

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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. An automatic acknowledgment should be
returned to you by email within a few minutes. Alternatively you can
use the automatic subscribe function at:
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/subscribe.html>

UNSUBSCRIBING
To unsubscribe to Nua Internet Surveys, send an email to
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with the word "UNSUBSCRIBE" in
the body of the message. An automatic acknowledgment should be
returned to you by email within a few minutes. Alternatively you can
use the automatic unsubscribe function at:
<http://www.nua.ie/surveys/subscribe.html>

TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
If you are having any technical problems, please email
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with Technical Problems in the subject line.
__________________________________________________________________
COPYRIGHT
This newsletter is copyright 1996 - 2001 ComputerScope Ltd. Nua
Internet Surveys content may be reproduced once Nua Internet Surveys
is credited and a hyperlink to http://www.nua.com/surveys is provided.
We would, however, appreciate it if you could contact us at
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> to let us know when and where you have used
our content.

ComputerScope Ltd does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of
information contained in this newsletter. The content has been
obtained from sources ComputerScope Ltd deems reliable.
__________________________________________________________________

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list made up of people who are interested in the interdisciplinary academic
study of Cyber Society in all its manifestations.To join the list please visit:
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