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Consumers’ use of the internet to handle billing and account management is set to reach a 45% penetration of the US adult population by 2005, according to forecasts from Gartner Dataquest. The report shows that 22% of US adults will be using online billing and account systems by the end of this year, up from… Continue reading Online Billing Systems To Become Increasingly Popular

US broadband service providers attracted 1.3 million new subscribers during the second quarter of 2002, according to a new study from Jupiter Media. Approximately 13.1 million households or 21% of all online households now connect to the internet using a high speed connection. In the report, Broadband User Segmentation: Understanding and Targeting the Broadband Audience,… Continue reading Broadband In 13 Million US Homes, Says Jupiter

The US internet population is growing all the time and a large proportion of users are happy with the medium. These are the findings of the Consumer Internet Barometer, a quarterly measure of web usage. However, the survey also exposed growing concerns about internet security and many consumers are still reluctant to disclose personal information… Continue reading US Internet Usage Rises But Security Doubts Persist

Online advertising accounted for 1.6% of the UK’s total media expenditure during the first half of 2002, according to the findings of a new internet information service from Nielsen Media Research. The recently launched online adspend measurement service has been created to allow advertisers and their agencies to accurately measure their competitors internet activity and… Continue reading UK Online Advertising Worth Over £150 Million, Says Nielsen

There is little doubt that the arrival of the web has made a great difference to people’s lives and a new study from GartnerG2 has found evidence that offline activities are losing their appeal as a result. The report, Internet and E-mail: Changing Traditional Media Consumption, found that 20% of web users watch television less… Continue reading Net A Growing Threat To Old Media, Says GartnerG2

Affluent Americans are the fastest growing income group online, according to a new report from Nielsen NetRatings. The number of online individuals with annual household incomes ranging from $100,000 to $150,000 increased by 20% last year. This group now makes up 12% of the US internet population. “Droves of highly paid executives are coming online… Continue reading High Earners Driving US Internet Growth

Online advertising revenues are projected to decline 8% in 2002 according to new forecasts to be released next week by Jack Myers Report. Myers says that the figures reflect a move by analysts to conform to a standardised set of reporting data, following “years of using inflated industry figures that have resulted in exaggerated forecasts… Continue reading Online Ad Forecasters Overinflate Figures, Says Myers

Revenues from premium mobile messaging will exceed those from online advertising by 2006, according to a new study from Jupiter Research. The report predicts that while internet advertising revenues will total E3.1 billion in four years time, the premium mobile messaging market will be worth E4.6 billion. Jupiter emphasised that SMS messages will continue to… Continue reading Premium Mobile Revenues Set To Leap, Says Jupiter

Publishers have shown considerable faith in the internet and are beginning to reap the rewards of their web investments. That is the conclusion of a new study from the Newspaper Society which examined the online spending and strategies of trade, national and regional publishing groups. The report, written by consultancy Blue Rubicon on behalf of… Continue reading Newspapers Look To Harness Power Of The Net

European broadband users are twice as likely to use illegal file-sharing services than dial-up users, according to a new report from Jupiter Media. The study found that 39% of broadband users across Europe use their high speed connection for swapping files, compared to only 18% of narrowband users. This is not surprising given the time… Continue reading Broadband Driving Up Online Music Downloads