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DATA MINE Aug. 3, 1999 Gays Flock to Cyberspace The global gay and lesbian online population is expected to climb to 17.1 million people by 2005, up from 9.2 million this year. Market researchers say the fast-growing segment can't be ignored by Web marketers. Gay and Lesbian Internet User Projections Region 1999 2001 2005 Africa 23,600 34,200 59,250 Asia Pacific 1,020,000 1,376,000 3,025,000 Europe 1,289,000 1,683,000 2,603,000 Middle East 4,700 6,300 11,200 North America 6,775,000 7,929,000 11,062,000 South America 106,000 158,000 347,000 Worldwide 9,218,000 11,186,500 17,107,450 DATA: Computer Economics _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS Travel Dollars up in Cyberspace When it comes to making travel plans, consumers are feeling much more comfy about paying online. The Web Rocks Internet sales of music are expected to exceed $2.5 billion by 2003. Home-Networking Growth: Two Views Experts say home networking will soar. Which technology is most likely to prevail in the market? How People around the World Connect to the Net from Home By 2002, poky analog modems will still be used by 67% of online consumers worldwide. PC Sales: Going Down, Down, Down Home-PC revenues are due to begin falling next year. The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine