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Almost half of US online households with an annual income in excess of $75,000 have high-speed internet access, according to a survey conducted by Knowledge Networks/SRI. The poll, conducted in August and September 2003, is the latest study to show a link between wealth and broadband connectivity. It is reckoned that 49% of affluent internet… Continue reading Wealthy Webheads Embrace Broadband Services

US shoppers spent a record $18.5 billion online during the 2003 holiday season, according to the latest eSpending Report from Goldman Sachs, Harris Interactive and Nielsen//NetRatings. This figure, which does not include travel, is 35% higher than the $13.7 billion outlay recorded for November and December 2002 and indicates growing customer demand for ecommerce. “Online… Continue reading Online Santa Delivers The Goods In Record Style

More than 50 million homes in Europe, the US and Asia will have Wi-Fi access by 2007, according to research by BWCS. At the end of 2003, there were around 80 million broadband households worldwide, compared to just 5 million Wi-Fi-enabled homes. Most networks are located in the US and the market leader will account… Continue reading Home Wi-Fi In The Ascendency

The US broadband audience grew by 27% between May and November 2003 as high-speed internet access became a desirable resource in American homes. Nielsen//NetRatings reports that 49.5 million, or 38% of all home internet users now access the web using broadband. The number is up from 39 million in May. Narrowband connections remained flat at… Continue reading US Broadband Population Approaches 50 Million

The record industry appears to be having some success in its efforts to deter internet users from downloading music files from unlicensed websites. The results of a survey carried out by comScore Media Metrix and issued this week by the Pew Internet and American Life Project indicate that 18 million people, equivalent to just 14%… Continue reading Legal Crackdown Scares Off Music Downloaders

The number of broadband lines worldwide reached 100 million in the final days of 2003, according to analysis of the market by DSL research firm Point Topic. Figures from the third quarter show that the global number of broadband lines had risen to 89.4 million by the end of September, an increase of 10 million… Continue reading Broadband Reaches 100 Million Lines

The vast majority of US consumers are happy with their online buying experiences, judging from a pre-Christmas survey carried out by Shop.org and BizRate.com. The poll of 1,126 online buyers was carried out on the first two days of December and almost 90% of those questioned professed themselves satisfied with the purchasing process. Over 60%… Continue reading Consumers Sing Praises Of Online Shopping

US online advertising spend will soon surpass the levels seen during the dotcom boom, following a dramatic swing back into positive growth this year, according to a report from eMarketer. Following two years of substantial decline, 2003 will see online expenditure jump by 14.8% – the highest growth for the next four years, according to… Continue reading US Online Adspend To Exceed Dotcom Levels By 2005, Says eMarketer

The UK’s Association Of Online Publishers (AOP) has agreed to work with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) to accelerate the growth of the online advertising market, which is expected to top £300 million for the first time this year (see Research Shows Online Advertising Boom In 2003). The partnership will see the two organisations work… Continue reading AOP/IAB Partnership To Grow UK Online Advertising

The number of DSL lines worldwide topped 55 million in the third quarter of this year, an 80% increase over the same time last year, according to the latest data from Point Topic. This puts the sector well on course to surpass 60 million installed lines by the end of 2003. Point Topic says that… Continue reading World DSL Lines Exceed 55m In Third Quarter