Archive for May, 2006
Online video ads to generate $300 mln
Advertising linked to online video is estimated to be worth about $300 mln but this is expected to grow to $1 bln within the next few years, according to Merrill Lynch....
US Internet users profile
Harris Interactive posted its findings on US online population.US online population profile Total US populationOnline US populationAge18 ? 29 24% 21% 30 ? 39 22 18 40 ? 49 22 20 50+ 30 37 50 ? 64...
In 12 months Google searches grew 34%, Yahoo! searches up 27%
In April 2006 Google Search grew 34% YTY, followed by Yahoo! Search with 27% growth. MSN Search rounded out the top three, growing 10% YTY.Search growth in April 2006 Searches, 000GrowthEngineApr...
Distribution of EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA worldwide
EDGE is commercially offered by 133 operators across 80 countries, including 31 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. There are 81 additional EDGE networks planned or in deployment. Currently,...
$3.3 bln spent on ads to Hispanics in 2005
Advertisers spent more than $3.3 bln to market products to US Hispanics in 2005, a 6.8% increase from 2004. While traditionally Spanish-language advertising was used to reach Hispanics, new data indic...
36% of companies have no email or IM policies in place
According to Osterman Research, 36% of companies had no email or IM policies in place. 38% had email-only policies in place. 20% had email and IM policies in place and 6% had only IM policies in place...
Internet ads revenue reached $3.9 bln in Q1 2006
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) announced that Internet advertising revenues reached a new record of $3.9 bln for Q1 2006. The quarter revenues represent a 38...
Only 12% of fast-growing companies borrowed from the banks in Q1 2006
Only 12% of fast-growth companies completed new bank loans in Q1 2006, a step down from 13% in Q4 2005, and closer-yet to the historic low of 10% in the Q2 2002....
37% of bills are currently paid by check, 35% are paid online
More than 37% of bills are paid by check; 35% are paid online. The remaining 28% are paid with cash, debit cards or other payment methods. Given that trend, New York Times suggests Web payments could ...
$8.6 bln spent on mobile data apps in 2005
Consumers in 2005 paid $8.6 bln for data applications on their phones, up 86% from the year before, according to CTIA....
Traffic to flower and gift sites up 60% preceding Mothers Day
Online spending in the Flowers & Gifts category showed continued growth, peaking in the week prior to Mother's Day at $195.8 mln in sales. That weekly total eclipsed the coinciding week in 2004 (week ...
Top search engines in April 2006: Google - 50%, Yahoo! - 22%, MSN - 11%
Google accounted for 50% of all searches conducted in April 2006, followed by Yahoo! and MSN, with 22 and 11%, respectively. Google gained 3% in market share, while Yahoo! remained flat and MSN dipped...
Server blade market revenues up 43.4% in Q1 2006
The server blade market showed continued growth in Q1 2006, with factory revenue gaining 43.4% YTY and shipments increasing by 29.5% YTY, according to IDC. Overall, bladed servers, including both x86 ...
Fixed public network services up 3.1% in China in 2005
Fixed public network services revenue increased 3.1% in China in 2005. The compound annual growth rate for retail Internet and data services revenue will be 10.8% and 9.7%, respectively, through 2010,...
PC usage and Internet usage in the United States 1995-2006
Harris Interactive charted the PC usage and Internet usage correlation among Americans.US PC usage and online usage trends US adultsPC users who are online Use PC Are Online Feb-Apr 2006 81...
US Internet usage 1995-2006
Harris Interactive published historic findings on online Americans from 1995 to 2006.Online Americans, 1995-2006TimeframeHomeWorkElsewhereTotal, % Total, mln.Avg hours per weekFeb-Apr 200670%35%22%77%...
April 2006 search engine market shares: Google - 43.1%, Yahoo! - 28%, MSN - 12.9%
In April 2006, Google gained in search market share for the 9th consecutive month and maintained its status as market leader with 43.1% of all US searches conducted on its sites. Yahoo! remained in se...
1% of Google searches lead to eBay
1% of Google's outgoing traffic goes to eBay, and 2.7% of eBay's outgoing traffic goes to Google, HitWise tells The New York Times....
120 mln more GSM subscribers in Q1 2006
The customer base for the GSM family of technologies - GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA - grew by nearly 120 mln additional subscribers in Q1 2006 alone, compared to the total net growth of CDMA (includ...
Top real estate sites: HGTV, DIYnet.com, Better Homes and Gardens
Hitwise published its findings on top real estate and home improvement sites.Top real estate and home improvement sitesSiteURLHome & Garden Televisionwww.hgtv.comDIY Networkwww.diynet.comBetter Homes ...
50 mln home media servers to sell by the end of 2010
Annual sales of home media servers will reach nearly 50 mln units in the US by the end of 2010, according to Parks Associates....
Top cruise Web sites in April 2006
The share of US Internet searches for 'cruise reviews' was up 219% for week ending April 15, 2006 versus two weeks prior (week ending April 1, 2006). The share of searches for 'discount cruises' was u...
Notebook prices down 18.5% so far in 2006
Prices are falling fast on notebook computers, as much as 18.5% so far in 2006, according to Current Analysis stats published in The New York Times. Forrester Research estimates that 70% of PC's in us...
75% of top searches contain a brand name
Hitwise Research shows that Internet users are increasingly searching by brand - 75 of the top 100 search terms across all categories in February 2006 contained brand names, an increase of 17% versus ...