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Data Mine A collection of info nuggets from Business Week e.biz. 2000  1999 2000 Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May   June   July   Aug.   Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.
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