Plunkett's E-Commerce & Internet Industry Almanac 2008: Industry Research Report

Plunkett's E-Commerce & Internet Industry Almanac 2008

Published Date: February 2008

Published By: Plunkett Research, Ltd.

Page Count: 621

Order Code: R207-346

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A Short E-Commerce & Internet Industry Glossary
Introduction
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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