Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Published: February 2008
Product Code: R207-347Description 'Excerpted from the 2008 edition of Plunkett's E-Commerce & Internet Business Almanac, this summary presents analysis of the online industry, including network equipment, services, online retailing and broadband access. This market research tool includes our analysis of the major trends affecting the industry, including the growing use of wireless access, retailers' use of bricks and clicks strategy, the growth of online sales of music and video files, and online advertising. In addition, we provide major statistical tables covering the industry, from online retail revenues, to Internet activities by demographic sector, to access technologies.Table of Contents
- 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
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