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Dot com layoffs in the US have decreased for the second month running, down to 9,533 in March, from 11,649 in February and 12,828 in March according to US recruitment company Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Although this trend is set to continue this is thought to be due to a decline in numbers employed rather… Continue reading Dotcom Job Losses Decline In US

Publishing group EMAP yesterday announced that it would be cutting back its internet operations to the tune of £10 million, on top of a slash in digital investment announced earlier in the year (see EMAP Receives US Approaches, Cuts Digital Spend And Sees Year-End In Line With Expectations). The group also said that financial results… Continue reading EMAP Trading Statement – Reaction

According to new research from Cahners In-Stat sales of internet appliance will soar by 40% – rising from $219m last year to $1.3b in 2005. Much of this growth is expected to occur outside Western Europe and North America where pc ownership is high. The two categories of products, as defined by Cahners, are internet… Continue reading IA Market Set For 40% Growth

According to new research from Forrester, “portals, invading retailers and local grocers” will drive the growth of retail ecommerce in Southern Europe. Currently, countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece are lagging behind the rest of Europe when it comes to B2C commerce, the online population in these countries is relatively small and users… Continue reading B2C In Southern Europe Set For Growth, Says Forrester

Latest figures from Jupiter MMXI reveal that amount of time Europeans are spending on the Internet from home has increased significantly in the last nine months. Latest trends show that not only more and more people are logging on to the Net from home every month, but they also use it more and more each… Continue reading European’s Online Time Increases

More than half the population has accessed the internet at some time, according to the latest quarterly figures from the January 2001 National Statistics Omnibus Survey. This is equivalent to 23 million adults across Britain and represents a 6% increase on the previous two quarters.Just over one third of UK households – 8.6m – now… Continue reading 51% Of UK Population Have Used The Net, Says Report

Liz Jones, the editor of Marie Claire, has resigned from her position, to be replaced by Marie O’Riordan. The news came as a shock to the magazine world yesterday and it has been speculated that a dip in circulation forced the decision.Marie-Claire, which is owned by IPC Media, fell 11% in the latest ABC report… Continue reading Editor Of Marie Claire Quits

Shares in Emap rose 10p to 740p yesterday as analysts responded to a trading statement from the group which confirmed it had received a number of approaches regarding its US business, Emap USA (see Emap Receives US Approaches, Cuts Digital Spend And Sees Year-End In Line With Expectations). The group also pledged to cut new… Continue reading Sharewatch

A few years ago the ISP was the centrepiece of web strategy amongst media owners. Launching a service provider was an easy way to entice consumers of old media onto the web while ensuring maximum exposure for branded online offerings.News International launched Currantbun.com, an ISP branded through its most popular daily, the Sun, in the… Continue reading Feature: Media Owners Cast Off ISPs To Focus On Content

Guardian Unlimited has launched its political website at guardian.co.uk/politics, providing breaking news, exclusive commentary and analysis, games and gossip. Edited by Julian Glover and published by Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, it claims to be the most comprehensive source of political information on the net as the country prepares for a general election.One of its main features is… Continue reading Guardian Unlimited Gets Political