CONTENTS EDITORIAL: 'Playing the generation game' by Conor Normile ECOMMERCE :Americans clued in on dotcom downturn :Strong interest in web shopping among Indians :Consistent online shopping evident from study :B2B will grow despite economic downturn :Travel sites alone in January success EMAIL :US Congress suffers from email overload :Online youth lack email netiquette ENTERTAINMENT :Online gambling sites double in number :Spain leads the European online chat market GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS :UK home Internet audience hits 13.5 million :Most Aussie users based in New South Wales :Internet, PC penetration rises in Ireland :Mobile use to boost Japanese Net audience GOV/LEG :US state websites lack relevant content IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY :US IT spending to slow, but global outlook positive PORTALS/ISPs :WAP portals will not drive site traffic PUBLISHING/MEDIA :Salon to charge for ad-free content :Mobile operators to blame for lack of content RECRUITMENT :Monster leads global online recruiting market USAGE PATTERNS :iTV to eclipse PC as main web access device ******************************************************************** EDITORIAL: 'Playing the generation game' by Conor Normile Many up-and-coming Net entrepreneurs saw their futures in dollar signs as young people's fascination with the Net grew. It made sense really. With a high proportion of kids online, children-oriented stores and content sites would make millions, right? Wrong. ******************************************************************** NEWS STORIES START HERE ******************************************************************** ECOMMERCE Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14 ******************************************************************** Pew Internet & American Life: Americans clued in on dotcom downturn Most Americans blame greedy investors and poor business models for the dotcom meltdown, according to the latest report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356570&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo:Strong interest in web shopping among Indians While only a third of India's Internet users have already purchased goods online, 69 percent are interested in shopping over the Web, a new survey suggests. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356581&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Greenfield Online: Consistent online shopping evident from study Over 60 percent of US Internet users have made at least one online purchase every quarter for the last 10 quarters running, according to Greenfield Online. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356578&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Gartner Group: B2B will grow despite economic downturn Although the economic downturn will negatively affect the growth of B2B, Gartner predicts that the global B2B market will still be worth USD8.5 trillion in 2005, up from USD433 billion last year. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356584&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Nielsen NetRatings: Travel sites alone in January success Almost a third of B2C transactions in the US in January 2001 were carried out at travel sites. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356585&rel=true ******************************************************************** EMAIL Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=16 ******************************************************************** BBC Online Network: Online youth lack email netiquette Young Internet users lack basic manners when it comes to their use of email, according to a recent survey. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356588&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Congress Online Project: US Congress suffers from email overload Members of Congress in the US get so many emails each year from special-interest groups and constituents that most are ignored. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356569&rel=true ******************************************************************** ENTERTAINMENT Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=48 ******************************************************************** Bear Stearns & Co: Online gambling sites double in number The number of online casino and gambling sites on the Web has doubled over the past year, according to a new report. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356568&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ NetValue: Spain leads the European online chat market Home users of Internet chat services in the UK doubled in the past year from 487,000 to over 900,000, according to NetValue. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356586&rel=true ******************************************************************** GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=18 ******************************************************************** Jupiter Media Metrix: UK home Internet audience hits 13.5 million The number of home Internet users in the UK reached 13.5 million at the end of February, a rise of one million from October 2000. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356573&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Australian Bureau of Statistics: Most Aussie users based in New South Wales The number of active subscribers to Australian ISPs increased by 388,000 during Q3 2000 to 3.8 million by the end of September. Subscribers are customers with an ISP account and each account can have more than one user. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356582&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ Central Statistics Office: Internet, PC penetration rises in Ireland The number of Irish households with access to the Web increased by more than 400 percent between 1998 and 2000, but Internet penetration in the country remains low by European standards. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356579&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ CNN Interactive: Mobile use to boost Japanese Net audience Japan's online population is expected to reach 104 million in 2005, fuelled by rapid growth in mobile phone use. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356589&rel=true ******************************************************************** GOV/LEG Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=19 ******************************************************************** SignOn San Diego: US state websites lack relevant content State government websites in the US are difficult to use and lack relevant content, but they are beginning to improve, according to a new report. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356571&rel=true ******************************************************************** IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=12 ******************************************************************** IDC Research: US IT spending to slow, but global outlook positive Spending on technology products and services in the US will drop significantly this year, but worldwide IT spending is expected to remain healthy. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356587&rel=true ******************************************************************** PORTALS/ISPS Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=22 ******************************************************************** Forrester Research: WAP portals will not drive site traffic According to a new report from Forrester Research, WAP site owners should not depend on mobile portals to drive traffic to their sites. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356574&rel=true ******************************************************************** PUBLISHING/MEDIA Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=46 ******************************************************************** The Industry Standard: Salon to charge for ad-free content The charge for paid online content is being led by Salon.com, which announced this week that it would ask its readers to pay to access a new premium version of its site. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356575&rel=true __________________________________________________________________ mformobile: Mobile operators to blame for lack of content Content companies are blaming mobile operators for the delay in m-commerce applications and lack of personal content offerings on the wireless Web. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356583&rel=true ******************************************************************** RECRUITMENT Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=8 ******************************************************************** IDC Research: Monster leads global online recruiting market IDC reports that the collective growth rate of the top 10 online recruiting firms reached 232 percent between 1999 and 2000. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356580&rel=true ******************************************************************** USAGE PATTERNS Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=34 ******************************************************************** Yankee Group:iTV to eclipse PC as main web access device Interactive television will be the most popular means of accessing the Internet in Europe by 2005, according to a new report from the Yankee Group. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356572&rel=true ******************************************************************** ABOUT NUA Nua develops Nua Publish, a simple, professional and cost-effective content management software product. 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