| 85% of the World Has Shopped Via Internet by slizik |
More than 85% of the world’s online population has used the internet to make a purchase - increasing the market for online shopping by 40% in the past two years - according to the latest Nielsen Global Online Survey on internet shopping habits. Globally, more than half of internet users have made at least one purchase online in the past month, according to Nielsen. “When The Nielsen Company conducted its first global survey into internet shopping trends two years ago, approximately 10% of the world’s population (627 million) had shopped online,” said Bruce Paul, VP, Customized Research, Nielsen US. “Within two years, this number has increased by approximately 40% (to 875 million).” |
| The State of the Media Democracy: Are You Ready for the Future of Media? by host |
To shed light on how different generations are “consuming” media — and what their future media preferences are likely to be — Deloitte & Touche USA LLP’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice commissioned an extensive survey on the evolving role of media in America. This State of the Media Democracy survey offers a generational reality check on the usage of current media platforms/devices and what the future may hold.
Fielded by Harrison Group (an independent research services firm) from February 23 through March 6, 2007, the survey used an online methodology to collect information from 2,200 U.S. consumers between the ages of 13 and 75.
The survey results provide keen insights into the different generations and their media consumption habits. The summary below is a small sampling of the numerous trends and data points the survey revealed. Firms of Deloitte & Touche USA are meeting with clients to share these insights and strategize on how they can help their businesses. |
| Typography of Information & Communications Technology Users by host |
Don’t Blame Me: It’s the Phone’s Fault! Many Internet and Cell Phone Users Find Devices and Applications Too Complicated or Hardly Worth the Trouble |
| Eyetracking points the way to effective news article design by host |
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| Great Storytelling using Sound Design by host |
| Good audio engages, inspires, entertains, and often informs. In this audio presentation, Stacy Bond explains that people listen differently than they watch, read or consume other m |
| The World of Wireless Widens by host |
The World of Wireless Widens A Third of Internet Users Now |
| Use Humor For Amazing Viral Marketing Results by host |
A study by Sharpe Partners, an interactive marketing agency, revealed that 89% of adult Internet users in America share content with others via e-mail.
This is excellent news for those companies who use self-propelling word-of-mouseâ |
| Tagging Changes People's Relationship to Information and Each Other: Interview by host |
| Tagging Changes People's Relationship to Information and Each Other: Interview with Author David Weinberger 1/31/2007&nb |
| Global Internet Trends by host |
The Face of the Web
A Wealth of Global Internet TrendsThe Face of the Web 2005 represents the sixth wave in The Face of the Web The message in advertising is irrelevant, new research shows
Creativity and emotion are what make |