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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has stepped up its fight against spam with the launch of a new set of guidelines designed to help consumers reduce the amount of unsolicited commercial emails they receive. The guidelines have been issued in response to the growing problem of spam, which now accounts for around 40% of global… Continue reading UK Authorities Take Measures To Can Spam

US online retail sales increased by 15% year on year in the second quarter of 2003, according to BizRate. Mediapost reports figures from the shopping comparison site which show that online retail expenditure rose from $10 billion in Q2 2002 to $11.6 billion in Q2 2003. Growth has therefore slowed since the same time last… Continue reading Online Retail Sales Grow In Q2

Broadband internet access will be installed in 50 million, or 30%, of European homes by 2008, representing 57% of the online population at that time, according to a new report from Forrester Research. The research group has revised its forecasts after stronger than expected growth in 2002, also taking into account continued price cuts and… Continue reading Broadband To Hit 30% Penetration In Europe By 2008

Business-to-consumer (B2C) ecommerce revenues in Europe are set to surpass $240 billion by 2006, representing a rise of 300% over 2003’s projected $60.7 billion spend. This is according to new figures from eMarketer‘s Europe E-Commerce: B2B & B2C report, which shows that there will be an annual growth of approximately $60 billion between now and… Continue reading European B2C Ecommerce To Pass $240bn By 2006

Revenues from online gaming are set to rise from last year’s $875 million to over $5 billion worldwide by 2008, according to a new report from DFC Intelligence. The research group predicts that this growth will be driven by video games consoles users, as well as PC-based subscription services. By 2008, it forecasts that the… Continue reading Online Gaming Revenues To Pass $5bn By 2008, Says Report

The European internet population continues to grow at a healthy rate and new research suggests that it is on target to top 200 million by the end of 2003. The IDC study One Europe? Internet Usage and eCommerce in Western, Central and Eastern Europe 2002-2006 highlights the fact that increased connectivity is moving the European… Continue reading European Internet Usage Continues To Climb

Until now, Central and Eastern Europe has been considered something of a broadband backwater but DSL is beginning to have an impact and the number of high speed internet connections is expected to double this year. In its recent study, Central and Eastern Europe Broadband Access Services Forecast and Analysis, 2002-2007, IDC examined services in… Continue reading DSL To Drive CEE Broadband Subscriptions

Almost one in six UK internet users spend more than £100 online per month, according to a study from the Royal Bank of Scotland. The survey, carried out by Taylor Nelson Sofres, found that net users spend an average of £86 on web purchases each month. Men spend more than women, averaging £95 per month… Continue reading UK Becoming A Nation Of Internet Shoppers

Online video advertising is poised to experience noticeable growth this year but spending will still account for only a small proportion of interactive adspend. Jupiter Research reports that 65% of marketers plan to try online video advertising this year, up from just 38% in 2002. However, investment will remain low with just 25% intending to… Continue reading Online Video Advertising Grows In Popularity

Almost two thirds of consumer magazine publishers have managed to create advertising and sponsorship packages that span their print and website publications, according to a survey by the International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP). The Routes To Success For Consumer Magazine Websites survey found that 65% of publishers had secured these kind of cross-media… Continue reading Magazine Publishers Secure Print And Web Ad Deals