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The government today launched its ‘Get Started’ campaign in an attempt to encourage non-internet users to visit the web. According to a recent survey from the Office of National Statistics, some 38% of the UK population have never accessed the internet (see Internet Usage Up 16% In 2002, Says ONS). This has raised fears that… Continue reading UK Government Seeks To Bridge ‘Digital Divide’

The broadband revolution is gathering pace in the United States with new figures showing that around 19 million homes had a high-speed internet connection by the end of March. According to Gartner Dataquest, approximately 18% of US households now have cable or DSL broadband access. The research company puts the growth rate at about 9%… Continue reading Broadband Goes Mainstream In The US

More than one in five internet users regularly download music from the web, according to a new study from Nielsen//NetRatings. The report found that 31 million internet users, some 22% of the active internet population aged 18 and over had downloaded music in the past 30 days. This is a potentially lucrative audience given that… Continue reading Music Downloading Proving Increasingly Popular

The widening “digital divide” between town and country is hindering the development of rural businesses in the UK, says a new study from The Countryside Agency. The fifth annual State of the Countryside report claims that while there are obvious benefits to life in the country, local companies are suffering because of limited access to… Continue reading Countryside Appeals For Broadband Injection

The introduction of more secure payment options could act as a spur for the online content market, according to a new study carried out by PaymentOne. Sales of online content virtually doubled in the US last year and the sector as a whole was worth $1.3 billion (see Online Content Sales Surge In 2002). However,… Continue reading Online Content Providers Must Pioneer New Payment Methods, Says Report

The latest internet population estimates for over sixty countries appear below. They were compiled by CyberAtlas from a variety of available sources. Nielsen//NetRatings calculated that there were 580 million internet users in major markets at the end of 2002 (see Internet Usage Still Growing Worldwide) although growth is stagnating in the most developed countries. Unless… Continue reading Global Country By Country Internet Usage Figures

Germany has consolidated its position as Europe’s leading internet market (see Germany Is Top European Internet Market) and around a quarter of the country’s users now access the web via cable or DSL broadband. The number of DSL users in Germany had increased to 6.53 million by the end of the first quarter, according to… Continue reading German Surfers Ride The Broadband Wave

The proliferation of available options and the increasing pressure on leisure time are reflected in a new report which shows that almost 70% of US consumers use various forms of media at the same time. The latest Simultaneous Media Survey (SIMM) carried out by BIGresearch, shows that over 68% of respondents say they regularly or… Continue reading Simultaneous Media Usage Becoming The Norm

The number of UK homes with broadband cable internet access has broken the one million mark, according to cable operators NTL and Telewest. More than 12 million homes are currently able to receive cable modem services across the two operators’ networks, but only one million have so far signed up to the service. The companies… Continue reading UK Cable Broadband Tops One Million Households

US business to consumer commerce spending will top $90 billion this year, due to some extent to the surging popularity of broadband, according to a new study from eMarketer. In its new report, North America E-Commerce: B2C & B2B, the research firm claims that spending on B2C products and services will increase by more than… Continue reading B2C Ecommerce Growth Maintained