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| July 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| July 11 |
E-Business Software is E-Rupting The enterprise application market is expected to reach $78 billion by 2004 -- annual compound growth of 24% | ||||||||||||||||
| July 10 |
House Hunters Flock to the Net More than a third of home buyers used the Web during their search | ||||||||||||||||
| July 7 |
The Digital Divide: Still a Problem at School While U.S. schools have made great progress in gaining access to the Net, the poorest of them continue to lag far behind | ||||||||||||||||
| July 6 |
Building up the Bottom Line Immediate earnings are becoming a must for Internet startups | ||||||||||||||||
| July 5 |
A Hit on Campus Though downloading music is controversial in Corporate America, college kids have made it a favorite activity | ||||||||||||||||
| June 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| June 16 |
Internet Radio Gains Audience and Loyalty Listeners on the Web are tuning into highly produced programming or content unavailable elsewhere | ||||||||||||||||
| June 15 |
Corporate America Will Double Internet Spending By 2003, U.S. companies have ramped up the amount spent on e-activities like building infrastructure | ||||||||||||||||
| June 14 |
Interactive TV: It's Baaaack! The combination of Web-like connectivity with TV programming on the boob tube will soon start taking off | ||||||||||||||||
| June 13 |
Online Grocery Sales Will Skyrocket Even so, Net grocers won't be doing more than nibbling at supermarkets' business | ||||||||||||||||
| June 9 |
Web Software Will Rule Sales of e-commerce software could quadruple by 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| June 8 |
Yahoo!: An International Force In the major markets of Germany, France, and Britain, the portal is either first or second in drawing visitors to its site | ||||||||||||||||
| June 7 |
Weddings Get Wired The Web has surpassed friends, family, and magazines as the primary source of wedding information | ||||||||||||||||
| June 6 |
We're Talking, But Is Government Listening? Millions of American households are politically active on the Web, though only about half get a government response | ||||||||||||||||
| June 5 |
The Net's Future Effect on All Retail In five years, the Internet is expected to influence 75% of all retail spending in the U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| May 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| May 30 |
Japan Is Swept with Web Fever Internet penetration in Japan is growing rapidly | ||||||||||||||||
| May 29 |
URL's 'R' Us Pity the poor technophobe: 70% of ads in the top 50 U.S. magazines now include the http://www sign | ||||||||||||||||
| May 25 |
Yes to Speed -- But Not At Any Price Though people want speedy Net connections, they're reluctant to pay for them | ||||||||||||||||
| May 24 |
Yeah, I'm Surfing. Wanna Watch? Most people admit they use the Net for personal business at work -- and don't mind if the boss keeps track | ||||||||||||||||
| May 23 |
Rural Residents Pine for Local Info People living in rural areas are less happy with local Net content than are city dwellers | ||||||||||||||||
| May 22 |
Web Training Explodes U.S. corporations are increasingly turning to the Web to train their employees | ||||||||||||||||
| May 18 |
Developing Economies? In the E-World, Not So Fast Rich economies will continue to dominate e-commerce in the next five years | ||||||||||||||||
| May 17 |
Vroom! Online car shopping is accelerating steadily | ||||||||||||||||
| May 16 |
Computer Security Breaches Climb Cyber crime is rampant, and little of it gets reported | ||||||||||||||||
| May 15 |
The Government Gets Wired Government spending on e-business hardware, software, and related services could grow from $1.5 billion in 2000 to more than $6.2 billion by 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| May 12 |
Trading Up The popularity of online trading will soar over the next three years as more middle-class families take control of their own stock portfolios | ||||||||||||||||
| May 11 |
The Mobile Net Is Slow to Take Off Interest in the wireless Internet is just beginning in the U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| May 10 |
A Juicy New Market Application service providers are growing fast, and they're buying lots of gear | ||||||||||||||||
| May 9 |
The Net Generation: Seniors and Boomers They, not Gen-Yers, make up the largest untapped audience for online marketers | ||||||||||||||||
| May 8 |
Salary Surprises The real premium for Internet executives is at the vice-presidential -- not the CEO -- level | ||||||||||||||||
| April 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 28 |
Dot-Com Jitters Chief information officers are starting to snub career opportunities at dot-coms | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 27 |
Most Wired U.S. City? San Francisco It tops all American cities with the highest Internet penetration | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 26 |
The Online Complaint Desk Cybershoppers still face plenty of electronic purchasing hassles | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 25 |
How to Win Customer Loyalty The key factors are customer support and on-time delivery | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 24 |
The Outsourcing Solution Businesses that outsource payroll, info tech, sales, or assembly are growing faster and more profitably than those that don't | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 20 |
Behind the Boss's Back The Net is a useful business tool, but many staffers use it to play games or search for jobs instead | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 19 |
Germans Are Racing Ahead in Euro E-Tailing Behind in Net penetration, Germans already lead other Europeans in per capita online spending surfers | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 18 |
The Graying of the Internet Baby boomers and seniors are the groups with the fastest growing numbers of Web surfers | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 17 |
The E-Marketplaces of Tomorrow As B2B e-commerce continues to swell, e-marketplaces like Chemdex will fuel most of the growth | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 14 |
You've Got Mailboxes Within two years electronic mailboxes may reach the 1 billion mark, and outnumber TVs and phone lines | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 13 |
Web Fees Are Falling Worldwide As worldwide Internet usage grows, the cost of getting online continues to drop | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 12 |
More Venture Funds Than Ever Venture funds brimmed with new capital last year, and the number of new funds jumped 34% | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 11 |
The Spam Explosion Unsolicited e-mail is an industry about to explode -- by 2004, direct marketers will spend $4.8 billion on e-mail | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 10 |
Will Sports Be a Home Run on the Web? Online sports sales are likely to take off, building to a $3 billion market by 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 7 |
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Travelers are fast narrowing the gap between the number of reservations made by phone vs. via the Web | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 6 |
The New Economy Meets the Old World In Europe, retail sales online will skyrocket nearly 100 percent yearly from 2000 to 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 5 |
E-Commerce, Japanese Style Consumer Net use in Japan is booming, thanks to a jump in demand for home PCs and Net-ready cell phones | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 4 |
Bringing New Users to the Web What will get the unplugged online? Many of them say it won't be shopping | ||||||||||||||||
| Apr. 3 |
Mother and Child Reunion Mothers' urge to show off their young offspring is driving serious Net usage | ||||||||||||||||
| March 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 30 |
The Web Goes Mobile In a decade, China could be a mobile Net giant that outpaces the West | ||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 29 |
Online Merchants Create a Monster E-commerce sites have to wean customers from free shipping | ||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 28 |
The Big Boom Total B-to-B trade is projected to soar to $1.33 trillion in 2003, and here are the industries expected to feel it most | ||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 27 |
The Taxman Cometh The percentage of Netizens who say they'll use the Web to file their taxes is up sharply from last year | ||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 10 |
Talking Is Optional Most people foresee wireless phones being used widely as Web access devices | ||||||||||||||||
| Mar. 9 |
Hard-Core Internet Sales The value of intercompany sales of hard goods is expected to grow from $43 billion in 1998 to $1.33 trillion in 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| February 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Feb. 18 |
B2B Blitz The share prices of publicly traded tech companies in the B2B space are taking off | ||||||||||||||||
| Feb. 16 |
Sayonara, Santa The ratings of the top e-tail sites look different now that Christmas is over | ||||||||||||||||
| Feb. 10 |
Double Vision? More adults are watching TV and simultaneously surfing the Web | ||||||||||||||||
| Feb. 8 |
Hanging onto Coders Here's how companies try to keep people from defecting to Web startups | ||||||||||||||||
| Feb. 3 |
Computing and Cars Take the Cake Business-to-business e-commerce is booming, and here are the industries that stand to gain the most from now till 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Feb. 2 |
2000's Online Winners? "Growth engine" items, drugstore items, white goods, and home entertainment are set to rise fourfold online | ||||||||||||||||
| Feb. 1 |
Health Care's Big Online Potential Net health-care transactions are poised to explode over the next five years | ||||||||||||||||
| January 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 31 |
Super Bowl Surf More than 10 million U.S. adults watch TV and surf the Net at the same time | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 27 |
Business-to-Business Boom The amount of B-to-B electronic commerce is set to soar, says Gartner Group | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 19 |
Security Concerns Keep Women from Shopping Online Concern about the safety of ordering online is the biggest stumbling block to more women shopping on the Net | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 18 |
Lifestyles of the Online Shopper The point-and-click crowd, from income to travel to fast-food forays | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 14 |
It's the TV, Stupid The boob-tube is turning out to be a hot new market for interactive media | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 11 |
The Impact of Net Credit-Card Theft Despite widespread concern about credit-card theft on the Web, few consumers may actually be affected | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 10 |
Web Calls on the Rise Phone traffic on Internet-based networks is soaring | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 7 |
Shoppers Crowd the E-Malls the Day after Christmas They rushed to e-commerce sites in search of specials | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 6 |
Let the Party Begin Now that the Y2K blues are over, technology spending will pick up again | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 5 |
E-Buying for Bed and Bath and Beyond Despite the holiday rush for presents, Web devotees see beyond gifts when they shop for products | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 4 |
Internet Trading Catches on in Japan There are about 50 brokerages with 400,000 registered online accounts, a sharp jump over a year ago | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan. 3 |
How Europeans Surf Now surfing habits on the Continent are coming under scrutiny | ||||||||||||||||
