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A new survey by iLogos reveals that 88% of Global 500 companies currently incorporates online recruitment into typical hiring procedures via its corporate website. By 2002, iLogos Research expects that nearly 100% of the Global 500 will be utilising corporate Web sites for recruiting. Corporate Web Site  1998  1999  2000  2001  Corporate Web site Recruiting… Continue reading Most Large Firms Now Recruit Online

New figures from Content Intelligence reveal worrying trends for print newspapers and examines the factors affecting readers’ decisions as to what form their daily news consumption takes. Those with most useage and experience of the internet relied less on newspapers for information, as John McIntyre, managing editor for Content Intelligence points out. “The Internet is… Continue reading Newspapers Will Lose Out To Internet As Usage Increases

In the midst of adspend gloom, DFC Intelligence reports that online video streaming growth hit 215% in 2000, including 29% via broadband, and that 15% of this video streaming inventory is now being exploited with in-stream advertising. Paul Palumbo, author of the report, Interactive Broadcast Video: Streaming Video Market 1998-2004, noted “expanding content availability, increasing… Continue reading DFC Reports Boom In Streaming Adspend

The appeal of instant messaging has helped boost sales from ecommerce sites according to new findings from Cyber Dialogue. The service, first introdued by AOL in 1997, is now used by 40% of all internet users and has been added to ecommerce sites to enable potential shopers to ‘chat’ to customer service rep or contact… Continue reading Instant Messaging Appeal May Be Exploited To Boost Online Sales

IDC forecasts that US PC sales will drop in 2001 for the first time ever after revising their growth forecasts for 2001 from 2.2% to -6.3% year on year. Worldwide forecasts have also declined from 10.3% to 5.8% for the same period. The currently poor economic climate is blamed for the cuts and IDC now… Continue reading IDC Predicts Decline In US PC Market

Despite showing some signs of succumbing to the poor economic climate IDC forecasts that the global handheld devices market will continue to grow. IDC estimates that by 2005 compound annual growth rate in the market will increase worldwide shipments to 70.9 million. The most popular device is forecast to be personal digital assistants which IDC… Continue reading IDC Still Optimistic About Handheld Market

Spend on online streaming promotions and advertising will grow exponentially during the next four years, as residential broadband internet access rapidly increases in the US. This is according to a new report by the Yankee Group. The research says that the fast transfer capabilities of broadband will give businesses the chance to embrace fresh ways… Continue reading Streaming Media Adspend To Reach $3.1bn by 2005, Says Yankee Group

Almost a third of US net users now have broadband access, according to new figures from market research firm Arbitron. In the report ‘Broadband Revolution 2: The Media World Of Speedies’ Arbitron found that 31% of internet users in the US had access via broadband either at home or in their workplace. Over 38% of… Continue reading Over 30% Of US Internet Users Now Have Broadband Access

The number of broadband subscribers worldwide will reach 84 million by the end of 2005, up from the 21 million expected by the end of this year. According to a new report from Cahners In-Stat Group, this rapid growth a direct result of increasing reliance on the internet as an information, communications, business and entertainment… Continue reading Broadband And DSL To Show Rapid Growth, Says Cahners InStat

Nielsen report that women now use the internet for longer periods of time than men when it comes to surfing at home whilst Cingular Wireless claim that men talk for longer on their mobile phones. “The Internet glass ceiling has long ago shattered,” said Sean Kaldor, vice president of eCommerce at NetRatings. “The average man… Continue reading Women Dominate Online While Men Rule The Wireless Airwaves