Robyn Greenspan

Acknowledging that there is considerable work to be done, Adam H. Putnam (R-Fl), chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, reported that the federal government’s computer security has improved from a failing grade in 2002 to a passing grade in 2003. “The Federal Government should […]

Shoppers got busy during November 2003 by spending 55 percent more online than they did in the same period last year. Among the most popular items consumers spent their $8.5 billion were videos and DVDs, books, music, and toys and video games (hardware and software). The findings, based on a collaborative report from Goldman, Sachs […]

Persistence is paying off in the battle between the record industry and music sharers, as Ipsos-Insight determined that there has been a growing willingness among Americans to pay for their tunes. The firm’s research revealed that the number of paying music downloaders doubled in the first half of 2003 — coinciding with the Recording Industry […]

The spam volume that was lost in October has been found in November. According to measurements from Brightmail’s Probe Network, spam has hit the 56 percent mark — an increase of 16 percent over the previous year when only 40 percent of e-mail was classified as spam. Brightmail categorized the largest volume of spam to […]

Internet users are finding that they no longer have to stand still to log on through a variety of devices that allow access from anywhere. Research from In-Stat/MDR reveals that the market for Internet access devices (IADs) is expected to increase by nearly 30 percent over the next year, and is predicted to rise from […]

While online personals, dating and socializing sites have become among the biggest paid content generators on the Net — ringing up nearly $215 million during the first half of 2003 alone with expectations from Jupiter Research (a unit of this site’s corporate parent) that the market will reach $642 million in 2008 — the popularity […]

The United States may not have to look past its own backyard to enforce the Anti-Spam bill the president is expected to sign by 2004. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2003 e-commerce and development report identifies the U.S. as the top perpetrator, responsible for more than half of the spam received […]

Slowpokes are expected to get left behind as the U.S. careens toward 50 percent broadband penetration by 2008, according to Jupiter Research (a unit of this site’s corporate parent). By that time, DSL [define] will narrow the 2-to-1 adoption gap, reaching more than 20 percent, compared to cable modem’s nearly 25 percent share. Jupiter figured […]

The TV is competing for the undivided attention of viewers, as a Pew Internet & American Life Project report finds that the medium, along with the landline telephone, are receding into the technology background for new media enthusiasts. The October 2002 survey of nearly 1,700 Americans focused on personal technologies, revealing that a greater proportion […]

A substantial increase in the number of U.S. households paying and viewing bills online suggests a growing comfort with the medium and less concern over the security of such transactions. A report from Jupiter Research (a unit of this site’s corporate parent) found that 18.9 million households viewed and paid bills online during 2003 — […]

The fastest growing online population is also the oldest, according to measurements from Nielsen//NetRatings finding that the over 65 group surged 25 percent in a year. Since October 2002, senior citizens online grew from 7.6 million — 5.9 percent of the active Internet universe — to 9.6 million surfers, representing 7 percent of the online […]

Any Internet user with an inbox full of spam knows that prescription drugs are readily available online, and Jupiter Research (a unit of this site’s corporate parent) estimates that pharmaceuticals will experience the fastest growth in online sales compared with other health categories, increasing from $3.2 billion in 2003 to $13.8 billion in 2007. Still, […]