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Thursday, May 30, 2002
Just released: WebTrends Reporting Center 5.0 - if you buy before June 18th, you get 25% off. I went to the seminar in Irvine a few weeks ago and the software is looking pretty good.
Let me know if you want to hear more about it, or if you want some information about the upcoming Webinar they are hosting.
Posted by Reid
3:58 PM
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Nua.com, reviewing a recent study by the Cable Telecommunications Association for Marketing, reports that over half of Americans use streaming media. Additional report findings include:
- 56 percent of Internet users surveyed by CTAM have viewed video clips, or listened to news or music online.
- 27 percent of Americans surveyed, also say they are either very likely, or somewhat likely to pay a transaction fee to view full-length movies via streaming media.
- 23 percent of users were willing to pay for music online, while 20 percent were either very likely, or somewhat likely, to pay for live sports events.
- 17 percent of users were also interested in paying a transaction fee to watch trailers from recently released movies.
- one in three consumers said they have toured travel destinations online, and listened to Internet radio stations.
- one in 5 respondents, have watched news clips, or downloaded music online.
- nineteen percent of consumers surveyed in the US have taken virtual tours of homes available for sale.
- 14 percent have watched product demonstrations via streaming video.
You can find out more here.
Posted by Reid
9:42 AM
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From Larry St. John at FreshNews.com:
According to (WebsideStory) research, Monday is the most popular day of the week to surf the Internet, while Saturday and Sunday are the least popular. According to WebSideStory's StatMarket(R), Internet use worldwide on any weekday is higher than on the weekends, indicating that people are not spending much of their weekend leisure time online.
Posted by Reid
9:31 AM
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Wednesday, May 29, 2002
A follow-up to my IM post from 5/28.
This is from a Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch email:
ONE IM-FITS-ALL SHOWS GROWTH
An instant-messaging client that allows access to a variety of IM services -- including those of America Online (AOL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) -- has almost doubled in use since February, according to a research report by Jupiter Media Metrix (JMXI). Trillian had 610,000 users in April, compared to 344,000 in February. These numbers are tiny compared to standalone IM clients (54 million for AOL, 29 million for Microsoft and 19 million for Yahoo), but "it appears Trillian is answering the call for one messaging platform to connect everyone," said Mainak Mazumdar, head of research and product development for Media Metrix.
Posted by Reid
11:04 AM
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A Spring 2002 survey of 400 computer programmers -- all working outside North America -- from Evans Data Corp. finds that roughly 34% of respondents say biometrics is their preferred method of authentication. Biometrics is the use of physical characteristics for identification (fingerprints, face-, eye- or voice-recognition systems). Evans mentions that biometric security has become increasingly popular since 11 September 2001.
Posted by Reid
10:36 AM
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Tuesday, May 28, 2002
Love instant messaging?
IM is becoming more and more prevalent in companies around the world. Some hesitance in the workplace has been due to the more public, yet restrictive, nature of IM with applications such as AOL IM, MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger.
Here are two multi-platform clients to take a look at:
Trillian
Jabber
Here are some private clients that your company may approve of:
Lotus Sametime
NetLert
Odigo
Jabber (duplicated above, but can be served privately)
Let me know if you have any questions about any of these.
Posted by Reid
6:16 PM
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Wednesday, May 22, 2002
Betting on the next Web
The next Web will be more intuitive and will make Web development more efficient and much, much cheaper.
By Anthony B. Perkins
May 1, 2002
When Tim Berners-Lee talks about his creation, the first generation of the World Wide Web, he refers to it as a rebellious adolescent. But if Mr. Berners-Lee is successful at creating version 2.0 of the Web, his first iteration will look like it was a mere toddler.
Posted by Reid
2:52 PM
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Tuesday, May 21, 2002
From a MediaPost email newsletter by Masha E. Geller:
...an overwhelming majority (75.6%) of affluent online investors responding to a recent MediaPost/oneFN survey, are spending more time with business media now than they did several years ago.
We found that only 7.3% report spending less time. When seeking investment ideas, 71.5% use the Internet for information compared to 26.4% in other media. Only 11.6% of online investors consult a broker for investment ideas.
Asked which business media sources they are spending more time with, 70.2% said the Internet. Television and newspapers were evenly divided at 26.2% each and 17.1% cited magazines.
...When asked which business medium has the most credible advertising, online investors were generally cautious with 25% citing newspapers and 19% the Internet.
On the subject of Internet advertising, 33% said the feature they most preferred was pricing information, 31% replied product information and 29% comparative product information.
Posted by Reid
10:39 AM
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Monday, May 20, 2002
comScore Networks announced this month that the Hispanic community is one of the fastest growing user segments online. Growth for this segment is up 9.9% from last year. In San Diego, the 10th largest Hispanic DMA, this group represents 250,000 uniques of our total 1,236,000 unique Internet users.
So, if you haven't thought about the impact that this market has on your product or service. Perhaps it is time to give it some thought, because this group continues to grow by leaps and bounds each year.
Posted by Reid
9:28 AM
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Friday, May 17, 2002
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Trust on the Internet
A recent study by Princeton Survey Research Associates for Consumer WebWatch in January 2002 indicated that 59% of US Internet users trust small businesses as opposed to only 29% trusting large corporations. Only 26% of US Internet users trust Web sites that sell products/services online and 29% trust Web sites that provide information about what products/services to buy.
What do they think about the media? 48% trust newspapers and television - which is more than they trust charities and non-profits (46%).
How about this for a barometer: 40% trust the Federal government...
(I must interject that I am not really sure of what they mean by "trust"; does that mean that they would choose to do business, or simply believe what they have to say?)
Posted by Reid
8:07 PM
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Tuesday, May 14, 2002
From a CBS Marketwatch Report:
GOOD WEB DESIGN LEADS TO MORE TEST DRIVES
A well-designed manufacturer Web site can be integral in motivating automotive shoppers to visit dealer showrooms for a test drive, according to research by J.D. Power and Associates. The study found that 42 percent of respondents who rate a manufacturer's Web site as "outstanding" indicate they are more likely to visit a showroom for a test drive than they were prior to visiting the site. Web sites, combining sight, sound and motion, are more useful than traditional brochures, according to 90 percent of respondents. Mercedes-Benz, which ranked sixth in 2001, ranked highest in the study. Other top automakers' sites were those from Kia, BMW's Mini, Saturn (GM), and Suzuki.
Posted by Reid
9:25 AM
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Friday, May 10, 2002
A case for the CiO (Chief Internet Officer), or the Internet department:
Earlier this year, Mark Walsh, the former CEO of VerticalNet, joined the Democratic National Committee as its first-ever chief technology adviser. His intent with this position is to propagate the party's platform using his vast Internet and leadership experience.
Posted by Reid
9:21 AM
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Wednesday, May 08, 2002
EUROPEANS WILL TAX NET SALES
The European Union has decided to charge a sales tax on products bought and downloaded over the Internet. Sellers of music, software and videos will be affected. Frits Bolkestein, the EU's taxation commissioner, explained the tax would benefit continental merchants. "This will remove the serious competitive handicap which EU firms currently face," he said, according to the Associated Press. Europeans can often find lower prices for goods online than they can in their own countries. The EU may extend the tax to "hard" goods like books, a spokesman for the organization said in New York.
Posted by Reid
11:38 AM
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Monday, May 06, 2002
Storage
Followed an ad to this page at CA. Noticed some good 'net practices.
Look at the bottom right hand corner of this page. It's a veritable viral marketing / new business control panel. They are employing the tactics we advocate: newsletters, roi caluclators, call buttons, emailing the page and bookmarklets. Good work, CA.
Posted by Kelly Abbott
3:49 PM
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Wednesday, May 01, 2002
Flexwindow Have you ever wished updating your web site were as easy as, say, sending an e-mail? With FlexWindow it is. Simply define content areas on your site. Then send an e-mail with the content you want to appear in that "FlexWindow".
Here's what the FlexWindow service offers:
Use your favorite e-mail tool to update your web site, from anywhere.
Update news flashes, product info, prices, pictures, web logs and more.
Easy implementation by defining content areas using only JavaScript.
Password-protected updates, multi user environment, automatic ftp.
No server applications and no need to download or install software.
Free Basic accounts, with no advertising or icon-display requirements.
Read the introduction page and try the demonstration.
Posted by Kelly Abbott
6:28 PM
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