http://www.metrics2.com/blog/internet_indicators/ Internet and Web 2.0 Stats and Growth Trends en Copyright 2007 Mon, 14 May 2007 16:36:34 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2ysb5-20051201 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Americans last year spent more online on clothing than they did on computers for the first time in history, according to the first part of The State of Retailing Online 2007 report by Shop.org and Forrester Research. The report found the apparel, accessories and footwear category reached $18.3 billion in 2006 and is expected to hit $22.1 billion in 2007.  ]]> http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/05/14/online_clothing_sales_surpass_computers_for_the_fi.html http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/05/14/online_clothing_sales_surpass_computers_for_the_fi.html E-Commerce Mon, 14 May 2007 16:36:34 -0500 By the end of 2011, 80% of active Internet users (and Fortune 500 enterprises) will have a “second life”, but not necessarily in Second Life, according to Gartner, Inc. ]]> http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/30/gartner_says_80_of_active_internet_users_will_have.html http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/30/gartner_says_80_of_active_internet_users_will_have.html Web 2.0 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:03:53 -0500 Media and entertainment executives see the growing ability and eagerness of individuals to create their own content as one of the biggest threats to their business, according to a recent Accenture survey. ]]> http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/19/usergenerated_content_no1_threat_to_media_and_ente.html http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/19/usergenerated_content_no1_threat_to_media_and_ente.html Content Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:11:21 -0500 The pay-per-click (PPC) industry average click fraud rate jumped to 14.8% for 1Q07 from 14.2% in 4Q06, according to Click Forensics. The average click fraud rate was 13.8% for 3Q06, 14.1% for 2Q06, and 13.7% from 1Q06.]]> http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/19/click_fraud_rate_rises_to_148_in_first_quarter.html http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/19/click_fraud_rate_rises_to_148_in_first_quarter.html Online Ad/Marketing Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:46:26 -0500 comScore reported the February 2007 worldwide rankings of top Web properties from its World Metrix service, based on unique visitors.  Microsoft and Google sites attarcted over half a billion unique users in February, followed closely by Yahoo with 459 million unique users worldwide. ]]> http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/10/worldwide_rankings_of_top_web_properties_for_febru.html http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/10/worldwide_rankings_of_top_web_properties_for_febru.html Internet Demographics Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:47:50 -0500 US online consumer travel sales - airline, hotel, rental car, cruise and vacation package reservations - will reach $94 billion this year, up 19% over 2006, according to eMarketer estimates. Sales will remain strong to hit $146 billion by 2010, although growth rates will steadily decline. ]]> http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/06/us_online_travel_sales_to_reach_146_billion_emarke.html http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/06/us_online_travel_sales_to_reach_146_billion_emarke.html E-Commerce Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:51:01 -0500 While Americans still love their TVs for watching television programming and DVDs, at the end of 2006, 58% of Americans age 12 or older with Internet access had streamed some form of video content online, according to Ipsos Insight from MOTION - the company’s biannual study of digital video behaviors. ]]> http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/04/love_online_video_100_million_americans_streamed_v.html http://www.metrics2.com/blog/2007/04/04/love_online_video_100_million_americans_streamed_v.html Content Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:51:19 -0500