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UK consumers continued to spend freely on the internet during January, according to new figures from the Interactive Media in Retail Group. After a bumper December during which online sales topped £1 billion for the first time (see Internet Shopping Is A Billion Pound Industry, Says IMRG), spending remained constant at £999.85 million. This is… Continue reading E-Retail Sites Avoid New Year Hangover

The world’s internet population increased by 3% in the final quarter of 2002, according to the latest Global Internet Trends Report from Nielsen//NetRatings. The number of individuals worldwide with access to the web via a home PC increased from 563 million in Q3 (see Internet Population Increases By 10 Million) to 580 million at the… Continue reading Internet Usage Still Growing Worldwide

The web is gradually gaining in popularity in Central and Eastern Europe and new figures show that internet penetration in the region will reach 17% in 2003. According to a new IDC report, Internet Usage and E-Commerce in Central and Eastern Europe, 2001-2006, total internet connections will top 5.6 million in 2003. Approximately 85% of… Continue reading Internet Usage On The Rise In Central And Eastern Europe

Online gaming has achieved unprecedented growth in Europe in the past year with new figures showing that almost 6 million people visited a games site in January. Nielsen//NetRatings claims that the number of surfers going to online gaming sites has more than doubled from 2.8 million to 5.9 million since January 2002. Germany and France… Continue reading Broadband Growth Takes Online Gaming To New Heights

Newspapers are failing to realize the full potential of online content because of a reluctance to introduce flexible payment schemes. That is the conclusion of a new study by the Dutch research firm, Van Dusseldorp & Partners entitled The Guide to European Content Payment Solutions. The advertising downturn has had a particularly severe effect on… Continue reading Online Newspapers Can Profit From New Payment Solutions

Over 4.4 million UK adults bought products over the internet during Christmas 2002, spending a total of â‚Ź753 million (£503 million), according to a new study by Continental Research. Preliminary findings from the Winter 2003 Internet Report show that the number of people shopping online over the festive season has increased by almost three million… Continue reading Online Shopping Converts Splash Out For Christmas

America Online, the world’s leading ISP faces an uncertain future as US consumers switch to high-speed internet services. That is according to a new study from Strategy Analytics. The report entitled Can AOL Bridge Its Broadband Gap claims that the troubled internet service provider will haemorrhage hundreds of millions in revenue even if it manages… Continue reading AOL Faces Up To Growing Broadband Threat

Despite the efforts to encourage internet usage among lower income groups, over 40% of US web users come from households which earn more than $50,000 per year, according to a new survey from Harris Interactive. The poll, conducted in November and December, revealed that there are now 140 million people online in the US, equivalent… Continue reading Affluent Americans Make More Use Of The Net

High-speed, broadband internet services are being embraced by a broader consumer demographic, with the 45-plus age group now comprising over 40% of US broadband households. According to new research from Parks Associates, there were 16.5 million broadband users in the US by the end of 2002; 7.1 million of these are aged 45 or over.… Continue reading Broadband Internet Reaches Older Demographic

The number of UK homes subscribing to a high speed, broadband internet service is set to reach 10.6 million, or 37.9% penetration, by 2008, according to new forecasts from Strategy Analytics. This year, penetration is expected to reach 11.0%, or 2.9 million homes. At the close of 2002 the UK was the second largest broadband… Continue reading UK Broadband Net Penetration To Hit 40% By 2008, Says Strategy Analytics