Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Published: February 2008
Product Code: R207-346Description This new almanac will be your ready-reference guide to the E-Commerce & Internet Business worldwide! In one carefully-researched volume, you'll get all of the data you need on E-Commerce & Internet Industries, including: complete E-Commerce statistics and trends; Internet research and development; Internet growth companies; online services and markets; bricks & clicks and other online retailing strategies; emerging e-commerce technologies; Internet and World Wide Web usage trends; PLUS, in-depth profiles of over 400 E-Commerce & Internet companies: our own unique list of companies that are the leaders in this field. Here you'll find complete profiles of the hot companies that are making news today, the largest, most successful corporations in all facets of the E-Commerce Business, from online retailers, to manufacturers of software and equipment for Internet communications, to Internet services providers and much more. Our corporate profiles include executive contacts, growth plans, financial records, address, phone, fax, and much more. This innovative book offers unique information, all indexed and cross-indexed. Our industry analysis section covers business to consumer, business to business, online financial services, and technologies as well as Internet access and usage trends. The book includes numerous statistical tables covering such topics as e-commerce revenues, access trends, global Internet users, etc. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled.
*Clients who purchase the online download version of this report should use the form provided in the report to receive the database of leading companies on CD-ROM.Table of Contents
- A Short E-Commerce & Internet Industry Glossary
- Introduction
- How To Use This Book
- Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the E-Commerce & Internet Industry
- 1) Introduction to the E-Commerce & Internet Industry
- 2) Booking Travel Over the Internet Continues Rapid Growth
- 3) Apple’s iPod Revitalizes the Music Industry
- 4) Internet Film Content Explodes
- 5) User Generated Content, Social Media, Video, Blogs and Wikis Abound
- 6) Tagging Takes Hold
- 7) Ajax Enables New Services
- 8) Car Purchasers Turn to the Internet in Droves
- 9) Health Information Research Remains a Leading Use of the Internet
- 10) Yahoo!, eBay and Amazon Create New Ways of Retailing
- 11) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Boom
- 12) Online Advertising Becomes Targeted, Nears 10% of Total U.S. Advertising Market
- 13) Banks See Growth in Online Services
- 14) Insurance Direct Selling and E-Commerce Grows
- 15) Wi-Fi Accelerates
- 16) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi
- 17) Last Mile Challenges Tumble; Mass Broadband Markets Emerge
- 18) Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction
- 19) Services Available via Ultra-High-Speed Broadband are Imaginative, Futuristic
- 20) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations
- 21) VOIP Use Soars and Threatens to Revolutionize Telecom
- 22) Telecommunications Move Online Including Unified Communications, Telepresence
- 23) New Dual Mode Handsets Switch from Cellular to Wi-Fi
- 24) Security Needs Flourish/Firefox Grows
- 25) U.S. E-Commerce Companies Expand Overseas, China to Become World’s Largest Online Market
- Chapter 2: E-Commerce & Internet Industry Statistics
- E-Commerce & Internet Business Overview
- Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2001-3rd Quarter 2007
- Revenues Associated with the U.S. E-Commerce Industry: 2006-2007
- Internet Publishing & Broadcasting: Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2004-2006
- Internet Service Providers: Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 2004-2006
- World Internet Usage & Population Statistics: 2007
- Internet Access Technologies Compared
- Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2000-2006
- Number of Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2000-2006
- Percent of Broadband Adoption Across Population Subgroups: 2005-2007
- Demographics of Internet Users by Sex, Age, Race, Geography, Income & Education: February/
- March 2007
- Most Common Internet Activities, U.S.
- Most Common Daily Internet Activities, U.S.
- U.S. Internet Statistics & Top Sites, Home: December 2007
- U.S. Internet Statistics & Top Sites, Work: December 2007
- Top 25 Companies and Top 10 Brands Online at Home & Work by Unique Audience & Time Spent: December 2007
- Top 20 Websites, U.S.: December 2007
- Top 20 E-Commerce Sites, U.S.: January 2008
- Internet Advertising Figures: 2000-2007
- Weekly Internet Advertising Statistics by Industry, Company & Genre
- Leading Search Engines, U.S.: December 2007
- eBay Quarterly Statistics: 2003-2007
- Chapter 3: Important E-Commerce & Internet Industry Contacts
- Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World Wide Web Sites
- Chapter 4: THE E-COMMERCE 450:
- Who They Are and How They Were Chosen
- Industry List, With Codes
- Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups
- Alphabetical Index
- Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State
- Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country
- Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations
- Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S.
- Individual Profiles on each of THE E-COMMERCE 450
- Additional Indexes
- Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities
- Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations
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