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New! WebSite Registry Mark 25 Years
25 Years | First 10 .Com domains | Most .Com Domains by Zip Code

New! Google plans to test high-speed broadband. Service may run 100 times faster than cable or DSL. Google's Speedy

New! Social Media: AOL links instant messaging to Facebook Chat. AOL released a trial of AIM instant messaging that connects with Facebook's Chat service. The collaboration allows AIM users to send and receive instant messages to their Facebook friends, who are also imported into AIM's Buddy lists. AOL Facebook

New! Motorola Droid vs iPhone vs Nexus One vs Blackberry?

At one time, Verizon, then the #1 wireless carrier, turned down Apple and the iPhone as too expensive a contract, so AT&T took the iPhone and vaulted to carrier dominance. Verizon then devided to contract for the 'Droid OS on it's phones and on Ads about it's 3G coverage (maps) to try to climb back. Goolge then made its own phone to go with it android OS, the Nexus One. BUT...Blackberry is still the most popular SmartPhone.

Discussion Option: What are these phones and who are thses carriers? How do they differ in OS (operating systems), do they have exclusive search clients, and what are their wirless carrier options?

Motorola | Verizon | AT&T | T-Mobile | Verizon 2 | Multiple Carriers and Nexus One | SmartPhone

New! Google versus Apple or The iPhone Versus The Nexus One?

Discussion Option: How does the iPhone stack up against the newer Nexus One? How else and in what areanas are Apple and Google competing (OS, wireless, cell phones, etc.)

Google vs Apple | iPhone vs Nexus One | a Reader Vote | Mobile Dominance Quattro | Unholy Alliance?: apple and Microsoft

New! What are Netbooks and are they taking over the computing world?

Discussion Option: What is a netbook vs a laptop or a notebook? What are the advantages and uses for netbooks?

Netbooks | NotebookReview | Laptop | NoteBooks

New! What is the best or at least most popular browser?

Browser Software Popularity 2007 - all are free downloads

America Online (based on both Internet Explorer and Mozilla)

For browser news and info 2009:
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/index.htm

Discussion Option: What is the most popular browser and what doe sthe future seem to be for the current contenders and newcomers?

New! What is Chrome: an OS, a browser only, something else?

Discussion Option: What is Chrome: an OS, a browser, something else? What is Google's plan for Chrome (the browser), netbooks, and the new Google OS? Do they have a unique view of the use for netbooks or the future of computer use?

Google OS | Google OS Printalbe | Google's Launch Blog | Short Video

What is the most popular Search Engine?

Right now, Google, hands down...in the U.S. There are many popular search engines used in other parts of the world.

July 2006 | European Search Engines | Colossus | Rankings | More | and More

Discussion Option: Is Bing, the new browser from Microsoft, a threat to Google? How does the MS and Yahoo! deal affect this question?
Article 1 Microsoft Gets it Right | http://www.kumo.com |
| Kumo vs Bing | Article 2 Yahoo Microsoft Seal deal

Is there a new Windows Operating System in the works already?

Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) is the latest release of Microsoft Windows, an operating system produced by Microsoft. The primary version for consumers will be called Windows 7 Home Premium, and the version for Business will be called Windows 7 Professional. They will also release lower end Basic and Starter to PC makers and a top end called Ultimate for large corporations.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

Discussion Option: How good is the New OS, Windows 7? Does Google plan to introduce a free OS pose a threat? Does Opera 10 have a place in the browser, OS and server wars?
Article1 Opera Browser a Server| Article 2 Google Chrome OS System

Is there a new MS Office version in the works already?

Yes! It is called Office 14 (initially Windows 14 with Bulldog alluding to a Microsoft acquisition called Stratature)

It entered development during 2006 while Microsoft was finishing work on Microsoft Office 12, which was released as the 2007 Microsoft Office System. The major version number 13 has been skipped, presumably due to aversion to the number 13. It was previously thought that Office 14 would ship in the first half of 2009,[1] but more recent information suggests a late 2009/early 2010 release timeframe.[2] Microsoft Office 14 is expected to be released around the time of Windows 7.

Wikipedia
Windows 14 with Bulldog
Ben Hickman Blog
Softpedia

Discussion Option: How will Office 2010 improve on the 2007 version? What is new and how will it compete in the software and web markets?
Article 1 Office 2010 test opens | Article 2 TechCrunch Complete Guide | Blogs

Is there a real market for e-Readers?

Yes! Amazon's Kindle, introduced in 2007, has become the "brand" most people know. Readers allow digital books to be read via a portable device larger than an iPhone but small than a NetBook. Many e-readers have been developed. Developers develop proprietary products much like MS Office versus Corel's WordPerfect Office Suite. The myriad of e-book formats is sometimes referred to as the "Tower of eBabel". Competitors publish E-books in a text format that may or may not allow formatting and graphics, and the "readers" are the devices created specifically to receive the file download and allow reading with a device smaller and more portable than a laptop and able to hold many "books".

Discussion Option: Are there many markets for e-Readers and will they become as popular as MP3 players? Should formats be standardized or remain proprietary? What are the compatibility issues/
Article 1 Office 2010 test opens | Article 2 E-Readers Turning the Page | Kindle | Sony's eReader

New! What is Cloud Computing? is it new or an old idea revisted?

Discussion Option: Cloud Computing - Bigger and Better for Business? What is "Cloud Computing" and is it good for businesses? Good for individual, private users? Is it new and, if so, how is it new? Who will benefit, what are the limitations or drawbacks? Who are the providers and how will it work.

Cloud Computing | Wiki | Video1 | Video2 | News | News

Is there a Web 2.0? Sure is and it's big!

Discussion Option: What is Web 2.0 and is it a good thing?

Session 12 | Wiki | An Index? | O'Reilly |

Cruzio Newsletter - Number 112, January 16, 2008
(excerpt)

2. Buying Local Online
Retail sales around the country were down this last holiday
season, with one notable exception: sales on the Internet were
up over 20%.

That's an increase any business would like to see. And the
lucky thing is, the Internet works for small companies as well
as large ones. We suggest that this year, local businesses
resolve to lose less of their sales to big national online
competitors and use the Web as an effective sales outlet.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News (excerpt 2/17/2008)
GREENSBORO: Internet sales by US retailers rose at the slowest pace on record as consumers grappled with $3-a-gallon gasoline and the worst housing slump in 16 years. Online spending from November 1 through December 27 increased 19% to almost $28 billion, from $24 billion a year earlier, Reston, Virginia-based ComScore said on Sunday in a statement. Sales growth trailed last year’s 26%. ComScore hasn’t recorded online sales growth of less than 20% since it began reporting the figures in 2002.

Shoppers withheld spending until after Christmas, seeking deeper discounts by Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest retailer, and Best Buy, the biggest US consumer electronics chain. Online sales the day after Christmas totalled $545 million, more than double revenue on the same day in 2006. ComScore said.

“Consumers went shopping for price,” Kurt Barnard, president, Barnard’s Retail Forecasting said. “They looked at the price tag before they looked at the product.”

Spending through websites, which makes up more than 3% of all retail sales, may climb to $29.5 billion in November and December, ComScore estimated.

The slower growth mirrors the patterns in traditional retail sales. The 2007 holiday shopping season’s sales may increase at the slowest pace in five years as consumers tightened household budgets because of record high oil prices and declines in home values. Spending in November and December may rise 4% this year, according to National Retail Federation estimates.

A December 25 estimate by MasterCard Inc’s consulting arm said retail sales rose 3.6% over the previous month, led by online spending. Internet sales advanced 22% from November 23 though December 24, Michael McNamara, vice-president for research and analysis at MasterCard Advisors, said.

Cyberatlas - U.S> Spending More Online This Year - total U.S. sales
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_3079601,00.html

Cyberatlas

1. Population Explosion!
CyberAtlas has updated its list of the global online populations, with some new figures
for the number of Internet Users, Active Internet Users, and other data.
http://cyberatlas.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_151151,00.html

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2. More Than Half of U.S., Canada Online
Roughly 182.59 million residents of the two countries have Internet access.
http://cyberatlas.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_2200601,00.html

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3. Google Grabs Globe, U.S. to Yahoo!
One-third of worldwide English-speaking searchers choose Google, while Yahoo! holds a
narrow edge in the U.S.
http://cyberatlas.com/big_picture/applications/article/0,,1301_2200171,00.html

Case Study: Gamesville
Making your site fun can be good for business, as this pioneering game site proves.
http://ecommerce.internet.com/news/insights/trends/article/0,,10417_2198441,00.html

Users Still Resistant to Paid Content Internet users in the U.S., Australia, and Europe wonder why they should buy the cow when they are still getting the milk for free?

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_2189551,00.html

Search Engine Usage and High Ranking
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/markets/advertising/article/0,,5941_1500821,00.html

Traffic Patterns for October 2002
Nielsen//NetRatings analyzes who is going where on the Web, and for how long.
http://cyberatlas.com/big_picture/traffic_patterns/article/0,,5931_1546971,00.html

1. Capturing Holiday Digital Dollars
Traffic seems to be headed to virtual department stores and consumers are
primarily buying books, CDs, DVDs, electronics, toys, and apparel for the gift-
giving season.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_1502611,00.html

 

Congress Eases Copyright Restrictions on Distance Education

 

Welcome to the CyberAtlas newsletter, your guide to what's new at the
CyberAtlas site, the Reference Desk for Web Marketers,
http://cyberatlas.internet.com, part of internet.com, The Internet & IT
Network, http://internet.com.

Casualties in the Browser War
By Robyn Greenspan

Netscape, once a formidable competitor in the browser market, has hit a record
low in the number of users. StatMarket (http://www.statmarket.com) reports that
Netscape's global usage share has dwindled from August 2001's figure of 13
percent to a mere 3.39 percent, and since early 1999, Netscape's global usage
share has dropped from about 32 percent worldwide.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer, meanwhile, continues to climb, and now has a
global usage share of almost 96 percent, up from about 87 percent a year ago.
Less than 1 percent accounts for browsers in the "other" category.

"The browser war is in fact a massacre," said Geoff Johnston, vice president of
product marketing for StatMarket. "The newest versions of Netscape have failed
to win over users so far. There are pockets of resistance in certain countries,
but unless AOL makes a move soon, Netscape may find itself battling Opera for
the last 1 to 2 percent of the market."

Despite its struggle to maintain usage share worldwide, Netscape still holds
its own in some countries. For example, Switzerland's usage share more than
doubles the global average. Other countries where Netscape is stronger than the
global average include Germany, Canada and the United States. Global usage share
is the percentage of people worldwide that are using a particular browser.

Browser News (http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/index.htm), ranks the major
browsers, in order of popularity:
- Internet Explorer 5.x: -- 49 percent of page accesses, down from 81
percent a year ago. Usage peaked at 82 percent in Aug 2001, then tumbled with
the advent of Internet Explorer 6.x.
- Internet Explorer 6.x: -- 41 percent of page accesses.
- Netscape 4.x: -- 3 percent of page accesses, down from 6 percent a year
ago.
- Internet Explorer 4.x: -- 2.6 percent of page accesses, down from 7
percent a year ago, due mostly to upgrades. These figures likely include many
MSN-TV users as sloppy browser-detection code can misidentify MSN-TV as Internet
Explorer.
- AOL: -- 5-6 percent of page accesses. These accesses are also included
in the percentages for Internet Explorer, since AOL's browser uses Internet
Explorer. This percentage should remain about the same in the near term.
- Gecko-based Browsers (Mozilla, Netscape 7.x, etc.): -- 1.3 percent of
page accesses.
- Opera: -- Almost 1 percent of page accesses. The Opera percentage listed
may be too low: sloppy browser-detection code can misidentify Opera as either
Internet Explorer, Mozilla, or Netscape.
- Netscape 3.x, Internet Explorer 3.x, and Internet Explorer 2.x: -- each
of the outdated browsers represent one-half percent of page accesses.
- MSN-TV (WebTV): no page accesses are reported for MSN-TV users, but this
is likely due to poor browser-detection code: sloppy code can identify old MSN-
TV browsers as IE2, and newer versions as IE4. There is good evidence that this
happened: when newer versions of MSN-TV came out, the reported number of IE2
users dropped precipitously; the drop suggests that about .8 percent of page
accesses might be MSN-TV users. Note: since MSN-TV is available only in certain
regions, the percentage will be much higher for sites attracting visitors from
these regions.
- Older Browsers: very few use older versions of Internet Explorer, Opera,
or Netscape; Web designers can generally disregard them.

 

 

Santa Cruz Sentinel, Internet Host Ready to Expand Worldwide, by Jennifer Pittman.
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2002/July/07/biz/stories/01biz.htm

The 6th annual Webby Awards, an Oscar style event presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, was held last night, June18, 2002, in a scaled down venue, the 300 seat San Francisco's Palace of the Legion of Honor. Last years event was held at the 3,100 seat San Francisco War Memorial Opera House.
http://www.webbyawards.com/main/

The CyberAtlas Newsletter
The Newsletter for Web Marketers
Version 4.5 May 03, 2002

Web Server Statistics Page
internet.com's ServerWatch reports on surveys that examine the number and types of servers being used to power the Internet. Check the results of the monthly surveys right here.

http://cyberatlas.internet.com/big_picture/hardware/article/0,,5921_1033631,00.html

4. What Wireless Users Want
Coverage outranks price, and m-commerce capability isn't a priority.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/wireless/article/0,,10094_1026961,00.html
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5. Traditional Advertisers Using Rich Media
Offline brands' fondness for pricey rich media ads and targeted buys could prove
a boon to the industry.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/advertising/article/0,,5941_1032721,00.html
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6. Classifieds to Drive Internet Ad Growth
They might not be flashy, but online classifieds are the fastest-growing segment
in a rebounding Web advertising industry.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/advertising/article/0,,5941_1026021,00.html
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7. Worldwide Server Market Growth Flattens for Second Quarter
A weak economy and reduced IT spending are the sources of global server woe, but
the U.S. market has seen an increase.
http://cyberatlas.com/big_picture/hardware/article/0,,5921_1026031,00.html
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8. Marketers Wrongly Perceive Web Problems
True, there's a lot going wrong in online advertising -- but a DoubleClick
study suggests that marketers' perceptions are often worse than reality.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/advertising/article/0,,5941_1025551,00.html
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9. European Banks Not Branching Out to the Web
Forrester Research indicates that banking profits will be found online, yet many
European financial firms can't break free from branches.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/finance/article/0,,5961_1024691,00.html
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10. E-Commerce Goes On a Roll
First-quarter reports show solid growth in consumer online sales; however, the
latest GDP figures show the IT recession continuing.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_1016641,00.html
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Topsy Smalley has a guest speaker next week -- Meg Weaver visiting her BUS21 - Internet Resources for Business. Meg Weaver and her online business were written up in the Santa Cruz Sentinel 2/26. She runs her business out of her home in Corralitos.

Sentinel story:
http://www.santa-cruz.com/archive/2002/February/26/biz/stories/03biz.htm

Her Web site:
http://www.woodenhorsepub.com/

The class meets 5:30-8:40 on this Wednesdays, 3/20/02. She'll join us about 5:45 pm in Room 1051.

The BUS 189 students (or anyone else) would be very welcome. From my email interchanges with her, I think she will be a good speaker about problems and practicalities as well as joys. (She came to this after a 20 year career in sales and marketing at Hewlett- Packard.)

E-Commerce Times Weekly Newsletter
Wednesday -- January 30, 2002
http://www.ecommercetimes.com

AOL Posts $1.8B Net Loss As Revenue Climbs
(Posted 30-Jan-02)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/16068.html

Amazon More Friend Than Foe for Small E-Tailers
(Posted 30-Jan-02)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/16062.html

The Rise and Fall of the Online Mall
(Posted 29-Jan-02)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/16037.html

Report: E-Commerce Outpaces Offline Retail in 2001
(Posted 29-Jan-02)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/16039.html

Expedia Profits Surpass Expectations
(Posted 29-Jan-02)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/16042.html

Drugstore Records Strong Q4 on Path to Pure-Play Profit
(Posted 28-Jan-02)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/16019.html

Earnings Prove Online Car Sales Turning Corner
(Posted 25-Jan-02)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/15997.html

Report: Double-Digit Gains for December E-Shopping
(Posted 24-Jan-02)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/15969.html

Perils of the Customer Lost Between the Internet and the Store
(Posted 24-Jan-02)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/15973.html

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About the E-Commerce Times:
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The E-Commerce Times is a free online publication that provides daily
news, special reports, and success stories, in addition to an
e-commerce products and services guide. The publication's tagline
is "Everything You Need To Know About Doing Business Online" and
content is 100% e-commerce.

 

The CyberAtlas Newsletter
The Newsletter for Web Marketers
Version 3.62 November 20, 2001

Paid Content Searching for an Online Audience
By CyberAtlas staff

"Nothing gets you nothing, everything has got a little price."
--Thenardier, Les Miserables

About 20 million U.S. Web users say that they have paid for online content,
according to a Web study conducted by Lyra Research's Content Intelligence Group.

The study identified two key reasons that motivated the respondents' payment
decisions: the paid site was the only place where they could get what they
wanted (43 percent), or they paid because they were curious about the content (39 percent).

Underlining the fact that 90 percent of Web users who admitted paying for
content were motivated by personal interest or entertainment desires, 45 percent
of those who paid for Web content bought adult-related material. But the survey
also found that the next two most popular paid-for Web content categories were
work-related subjects: industry-specific business sites (27 percent) and online
database services (18 percent). The probe found that premium music/video sites
or specialized/premium news sites also drew about 10 percent of the paying
audience.

A study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project (www.pewinternet.org) on
how the decline of the dot-com market has affected Internet users found most
Internet users will hunt for a free alternative when a site they use becomes
paid. Of the 17 percent of Internet users that have been asked to pay for
content from a site that used to be free, 50 percent found a free alternative,
while 36 percent completely stopped getting that information or service online.
Twelve percent paid for the content.

The Pew study also found that the level of experience a user has with the
Internet influences how they handle the switch to paid content. Those with one
year of experience online or less were more likely to abandon an online activity
when forced to pay for content. Veterans were more likely than newcomers to
find free alternatives.

 

Just for fun!

Ha!.com aka hardyharrhar.com http://www.hardyharhar.com/

 

The CyberAtlas Newsletter
1. Consumers Plan To Embrace E-Commerce In Q4
The second wave of the Yahoo!/ACNielsen Internet Confidence Index found that so-
called "light" Internet users will help lead $16 billion worth of online
spending in the fourth quarter of 2001.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_890301,00.html
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2. Economy Drags Down Online Ad Spending
Online ad revenues declined 7.8 percent in the first half of 2001 compared to
the first half of 2000, according to the IAB's Ad Revenue Report, which points
all of its fingers at the economic slowdown.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/advertising/article/0,,5941_890221,00.html

 

1. Growing Uncertainty Over Web Ads
The online ad industry grew last year, though average CPMs are down -- as are
traditional advertisers' expectations of again increasing their funding for
Internet projects.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/advertising/article/0,,5941_903481,00.html

 

10/23/01 - Welcome to the CyberAtlas newsletter, your guide to what's new at the
CyberAtlas site, the Reference Desk for Web Marketers,
http://cyberatlas.internet.com, part of internet.com, The Internet & IT
Network, http://internet.com.

eStart-Up Checklist
Is this your year to make it big in e-business? The competitive landscape may be
dwindling due to the large number of defunct dot coms but you still need to
develop your great idea properly to succeed.
http://ecommerce.internet.com/news/insights/ectips/article/0,,10380_908391,00.html

1. New Records Predicted For Holiday E-Commerce
Holiday e-commerce will reach record levels in 2001, despite economic
uncertainty, according to Nielsen//NetRatings and Harris Interactive. But
outside North America, holiday e-commerce is really starting to take off.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_908021,00.html

 

The CyberAtlas Newsletter
The Newsletter for Web Marketers
Version 3.53 October 19, 2001

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New this week:

1. E-Commerce Survives an Enigmatic September
2. Growing Uncertainty Over Web Ads
3. Top 50 Digital Media/Web Properties of September 2001
4. The World's Online Populations
5. September Shows Slight E-Commerce Decrease
6. E-Commerce Should Hold Its Own This Holiday Season
7. 35 Million Broadband Users Predicted by 2006
8. Demand Increasing for Online, Electronic Payment Methods
9. Top Online Properties of September 2001

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1. E-Commerce Survives an Enigmatic September
Despite a national tragedy and an economy in turmoil, the September e-commerce
numbers aren't quite as bad as some may have feared.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_904451,00.html
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2. Growing Uncertainty Over Web Ads
The online ad industry grew last year, though average CPMs are down -- as are
traditional advertisers' expectations of again increasing their funding for
Internet projects.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/advertising/article/0,,5941_903481,00.html
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3. Top 50 Digital Media/Web Properties of September 2001
The top Digital Media/Web Properties for the month of September 2001, according
to Jupiter Media Metrix, which this month includes a look at the time spent at
each site.
http://cyberatlas.com/big_picture/traffic_patterns/article/0,,5931_903571,00.html
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4. The World's Online Populations
CyberAtlas has updated its list of the online populations of countries around
the world.
http://cyberatlas.com/big_picture/geographics/article/0,,5911_151151,00.html
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5. September Shows Slight E-Commerce Decrease
The number of households shopping online increased from August to September, but
overall e-commerce spending suffered a slight drop from $4.0 billion to $3.97
billion, according to the NRF/Forrester Online Retail Index.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_904151,00.html


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6. E-Commerce Should Hold Its Own This Holiday Season
Consumer confidence remains a question mark, but one of the first looks at the
upcoming holiday season is a survey sponsored by Advertising.com, which found 75
percent of shoppers will spend at least the same amount of money they did last
year.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_903401,00.html
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7. 35 Million Broadband Users Predicted by 2006
The troubles being experienced by some broadband providers aren't indicative of
the future of broadband, according to a report by Jupiter Media Metrix. The
research predicts that more than 40 percent of the U.S. online households will
be sporting fat pipes by 2006.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/broadband/article/0,,10099_905351,00.html
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8. Demand Increasing for Online, Electronic Payment Methods
The use of the Internet to pay bills is growing, but so is the use of several
electronic payment methods. A survey by the Yankee Group found it's the
convenience of eliminating checks that is helping convert consumers.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/finance/article/0,,5961_905781,00.html
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9. Top Online Properties of September 2001
News and government resources were popular among Internet users in September as
people searched for information on the Sept. 11 attack and its aftermath,
according to comScore and DoubleClick's Diameter.
http://cyberatlas.com/big_picture/traffic_patterns/article/0,,5931_905931,00.html
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E-Commerce Times Weekly Newsletter
Wednesday -- September 5, 2001
http://www.ecommercetimes.com

E-tailers Seek Deliverance from Delivery Challenges
(Posted 05-Sep-01)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/13330.html

Reports: U.S. Q2 Online Sales Slide, but E-Tailers Cutting Costs
(Posted 31-Aug-01)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/13264.html

What Hooks Online Consumers?
(Posted 31-Aug-01)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/13260.html

 

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The CyberAtlas Newsletter
The Newsletter for Web Marketers
Version 3.11 May 25, 2001

1. B2B Firms Failing at Customer Service
Companies in the B2B market are missing basic customer service
capabilities that can drastically improve online customer relationships
and build trust, according to research by Jupiter Media Metrix.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/b2b/article/0,,10091_768711,00.html

5. E-Commerce Trudges Through Current Slowdown
Like just about everything else related to the Internet, the pace of the
growth in the online retailing sector has slowed, but U.S. online retail
sales will still reach $104 billion in 2005, according to Jupiter Media
Metrix.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_770811,00.html

6. Online Banking Leads to Higher Customer Satisfaction
The more consumers use online banking to handle their banking tasks, the
more satisfied they are with their bank, according to a study by Gomez,
Inc.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/finance/article/0,,5961_771071,00.html

9. Database Software Latest Victim of Lackluster Economy
That dastardly U.S. economy has struck again. The economic slowdown is
now being blamed for slower growth in the worldwide database management
systems software market, according to research by Gartner's Dataquest.
http://cyberatlas.com/big_picture/applications/article/0,,1301_771791,00.html

10. Internet's Religious Applications Getting Noticed
Millions of Americans are turning to the Internet to get them in touch
with God and others who pursue faith matters, according to a report by
Barna Research that examines the interaction between the Internet and
religion.
http://cyberatlas.com/big_picture/demographics/article/0,,5901_772091,00.html

11. Corporate Users Giving Up on WAP-Enabled Phones
Huge numbers of U.S. corporate users are using their cellular phones for
voice communications, not data transmission, Meta Group reports.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/wireless/article/0,,10094_772131,00.html

13. B2B Moves from Procurement to Collaboration
B2B buyers look at private trading networks as a chance to build
relationships, perhaps that's why more than 25 percent of B2B executives
surveyed by Jupiter Media Metrix plan to add collaborative features
within the next year.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/b2b/article/0,,10091_772691,00.html

The CyberAtlas Newsletter
The Newsletter for Web Marketers
Version 3.06 May 8, 2001

Internet Universe Adds 6.8 Million in March

The universe of individuals worldwide with Internet access from home
grew by nearly 7 million people in March to a total of 379 million
people, according to the Global Internet Index by Nielsen//NetRatings.
The number of active Internet users grew nearly 4 percent to 211 million
people, rebounding from a February drop.

In terms of page views, South Koreans led the 21 markets measured by the
Index in March by logging an average of 2,164 page views over the month.
That's nearly 92 pages during each surfing session. Oddly enough, South
Koreans also spent the least time of all Web surfers viewing each page,
staying for only 28 seconds before moving on. By contrast, Australians
had the longest page views durations in March at 54 seconds per page.

"South Koreans are the consummate surfers," said Richard Goosey, chief
of measurement science and analytics, ACNielsen eRatings.com. "They're
studying remarkably high numbers of pages during each session and over
the month, but they're barely pausing on each page. On a more
encouraging note for advertisers looking to target this audience, South
Koreans, along with surfers in Hong Kong and Spain, had the highest
click rate for ad banners, meaning that banners are still a relatively
effective way to catch these consumer's attention as they breeze through
Web pages."

 


E-Mail Drops the Ball as a Customer Service Tool
Poor e-mail customer service is driving up the costs of customer service
for companies and is alienating customers, according to research by
Jupiter. And for once, the online retailers aren't entirely to blame.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_755521,00.html

High-Tech Advertisers Have Best Grasp of Online Advertising
Companies continue to experiment with online advertising, according to
research by Nielsen//NetRatings and AdRelevance, and so far it appears
high-tech firms have had the most success.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/advertising/article/0,,5941_757221,00.html

Online Retailing Shaking Off the Shakeout
The survivors in the e-tailing market have been able to reduce their
losses, and now the North American market is expected to grow 45 percent
in 2001, reaching $65 billion, according to a Shop.org study conducted
by The Boston Consulting Group.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/retailing/article/0,,6061_758411,00.html

Prices, Availability Holding Back Broadband
Only 18 percent of U.S. households currently subscribe to broadband
Internet services, according to TNS Intersearch, but an additional 13
percent said they plan to subscribe within the next six months -- a
potential jump of 72 percent.
http://cyberatlas.com/markets/broadband/article/0,,10099_758811,00.html

 

Internet Industry Failures:
Find guides to dotcom failures, troubled ecommerce companies and other victims of the industry depression.
http://www.upside.com/graveyard/

 

Submission and Promotion Services
from AdResource
http://adres.internet.com/feature/article/0,,8961_591951,00.html

As someone who's bought Web development products from us in the
past, you might like to know about the new Amazon Honor System--the
safe and easy way to collect voluntary payments from visitors to
your Web site. For more information about the Amazon Honor System,
please follow the link below:
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It's easy--just register in minutes and create your personalized
PayPage where your site visitors go to pay you. Amazon.com collects
the payments and deposits them directly to your bank account. There's 
no monthly fee, and registration and setup are absolutely free.
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/subst/fx/home.html/ref=z_le_02

Millions of Amazon.com customers are already set up to pay you, so
join the Honor System now and start earning money today.

Best regards,

Alan Caplan
Vice President, Payment Services
Amazon.com

 

Study: Online Holiday Returns Pass $1B Mark
(Posted 09-Feb-01)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/7384.html

Report: Online Ads Drive New Site Growth
(Posted 09-Feb-01)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/7368.html

U.S. Seeks To Extend Net Tax Ban
(Posted 08-Feb-01)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/7351.html

Amazon To Charge for E-mail Book Reviews
(Posted 08-Feb-01)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/7348.html

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A Winning Traffic Builder
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10 Marketing Musts
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http://boston.internet.com/views/article/0,1928,2011_520631,00.html

The Future Of Online Advertising
from InternetDay
http://www.internetday.com/archives/112000.html

Is Your Site Buzzworthy?
from ClickZ
http://clickz.com/cgi-bin/gt/article.html?article=2848

Are Your Customers Clicking or Cursing?
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http://ecommerce.internet.com/solutions/ectips/article/0,1467,6311_513821,00