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There is a widely held perception that the world wide web will have a profound long-term effect on leisure time habits. This appears to be confirmed by the February 2003 Internet Report from the UCLA Center For Communication Policy which identifies a decline in offline shopping and TV viewing among online users. The study revealed… Continue reading Internet Responsible For Lifestyle Changes, Says Study

Almost one-third of US broadband households are interested in purchasing a home networking product this year, according to new research from Parks Associates. Broadband Access @ Home III, a national survey of internet usage, revealed that 28.2% of broadband subscribers are likely to adopt a home network in the next year. This system allows multiple… Continue reading Home Networking Set For Major Growth

The number of US households using a high-speed, broadband connection to the internet is set to rise by over 40% in 2003, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics (SA). SA says that the number of residential broadband subscribers will grow from the current 17.9 million homes to 25.3 million homes by the end… Continue reading Over Half Of US Homes To Have Broadband Internet By 2008

Research from NOP World shows that the UK’s internet retail sector hit new heights in the pre-Christmas period with 8.4 million adults choosing to shop online. This is equivalent to 43% of all regular web users in the country. The number of internet shoppers has been increasing steadily for the last few years but shot… Continue reading Online Shopping Attracts More Than 8 Million Britons

The take-up of broadband internet services in Europe is continuing apace, with a record 6.3 million customers signing up to services for the first time in 2002, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics (SA). The figures show a 55% increase in the number of users over 2001, with penetration now reaching 7.5% of… Continue reading European Broadband Subs Grow 55% In 2002, Finds Strategy Analytics

comScore Networks calculates that US online retail sales totalled $13.3 billion in the last quarter of 2002, a year on year increase of 23%. The figures, reported on eMarketer, do not include travel sales but tally with a survey taken just after Christmas which estimated holiday spending at more than $13.7 billion (see ECommerce Market… Continue reading Holiday Online Sales In Line With Expectations

Broadband continues to win hearts and minds in the UK with new findings from Oftel revealing that 84% of internet customers are now aware of high-speed services and their merits compared to just over 50% in February 2002. New subscribers to permanent connections were wholly responsible for the increase in internet connectivity during November (see… Continue reading UK Broadband Revolution Gathers Pace

Online adspend increased by over a fifth in Germany during 2002, says a new study from Nielsen Media. The research company surveyed twenty leading agencies from around the country and found that internet advertising revenue went up by 20.9% to E255.9 million last year. The biggest gains were in the service sector which saw income… Continue reading Web Advertising On The Rise In Germany

US narrowband internet subscribers are three times more likely to switch from their current ISP than broadband subscribers, according to a new study from the Leichtman Research Group. The report, Understanding Disconnects, Downgrades and Upgrades, found that one-third of online householders in areas where cable is available now subscribe to a broadband service. In addition,… Continue reading US Broadband Users Satisfied With Services

The popularity of broadband is based on the fact that subscribers tend to be wealthy, web savvy consumers who use the internet on a regular basis. However as high-speed access increasingly becomes the norm, there is uncertainty as to how the demographic will evolve. According to analysis by eMarketer, there were approximately 17 million broadband… Continue reading Broadband Set To Enter The Mainstream, Says eMarketer