EContent articles from December 2003

EContent archives from December 2003

The end of the beginning.(edit this)
December 1, 2003... Sometimes I feel like I'm penning my epitaph here at EContent. The editor of a print magazine so completely extolling the virtues of the digital delivery, medium is contradictory at best. Sometimes, the conflicting nature of it boggles: The...

What online content and services consumers are most interested in buying over the Internet.(metrics)(list of most sought items and services via the Internet)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... What Online Content and Services Consumers Are Most Interested in Buying Over the Internet Greeting Cards 1% Dating/Personals 1% Streaming Video/Movies 4% Computer support and security ...

Improvements consumers would like to see in online payment strategies.(metrics)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Improvements Consumers Would Like to See in Online Payment Strategies Consolidation of charges onto one bill 5% More choice and methods of payment 11% Greater security of payments 60% Simpler, easier ways to pay...

Average amount of indirect goods/services purchasing done via the Internet, by quarter, 2002 (as a % of total company purchasing).(metrics)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Average Amount of Indirect Goods/ Services Purchasing Done via the Internet, by Quarter, 2002 (as a % of total company purchasing) Q1 8.3% Q2 8.7% Q3 9.0% Q4 10.5% Source: Forrester Research, Institute for...

Comparative estimates: worldwide IT spending growth, 2003.(metrics)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Comparative Estimates: Worldwide IT Spending Growth, 2003 European Information Technology Observatory (EITO), October 2002 6.2% International Data Corporation (IDC), November 2002 5.8% Gartner Dataquest,...

Regarding online privace and security October-November 2002 (as a % of respondents).(U.S. Consumer Opinions)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Regarding Online Privace and Security October-November 2002 (as a % of respondents) Note: n=1,024 Note: n = 1,024 * Important that Internet sites contain information about their security and privacy safeguards 91% *...

Business applications senior IT executives worldwide plan to purchase in the next 6-12 months, 2003 (as a % of respondents).(metrics)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Business Applications Senior IT Executives Worldwide Plan to Purchase in the Next 6-12 Months, 2003 (as a % of respondents) Content/Document Management Applications - 56.3% Query/Reporting/Analysis 55.7%...

Biggest sources of frustration for consumers with the process of making purchases online.(metrics)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Biggest Sources of Frustration for Consumers with the Process of Making Purchases Online 7% Not enough payment options 7% Hassle to pull out my wallet and enter payment information every time 14% The...

US Internet users' willingness to visit or purchase from a Web site based on perception regarding information privacy, 2001 (as a % of respondents).(metrics)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... US Internet Users' Willingness to Visit or Purchase from a Web Site Based on Perception Regarding Information Privacy, 2001 (as a % of respondents) Visit Purchase Prevents from visiting site 9%...

Web services revenues in the US, 2007 & 2010 (in billions).(metrics)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Web Services Revenues in the US, 2007 & 2010 (in billions) 2007 $21.0 2010 $27.0 Source: International Data Corporation (IDC), February 2003

Online search revenues in the US, 2002-2006 (in billions).(metrics)(statistical table for 2002 through to 2006 shows expected growth)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Online Search Revenues in the US, 2002-2006 (in billions) 2002 $1.0 2003 $1.4 2004 $2.0 2005 $2.7 2006 $3.8 Source: US Bancorp Piper Jaffray, June 2002; findwhat.com, November 2002 Note: Table made from...

Web logs: moving beyond cool.(behind the firewall)
December 1, 2003... It was with some regret that I was not able to attend Intracom 2003 in Montreal in October, as the previous two conferences have provided valuable insights into intranet issues. It was at the 2001 conference that I discovered Web logs (often...

Content: new respect, mainstream vendor support.(info insider)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2003... 2003 has been the "year of content," and 2004 promises even more excitement. By content I mean a "book-like collection of related information objects;" "book-like" because nearly all content carries some of the attributes of books. Content is...

Insites: the EContent team suggests some sites, projects, and resources that--while outside the scope of the EContent 100 list--are well worth taking a closer look at.(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2003... BLOGGER Blogging, in existence for less than five years, has made the jump from diary for the tech-savvy to genuine communication tool and is even, "beginning to make inroads into the enterprise as an informal tool for communicating...

The 2004 models.(follow the money)
December 1, 2003... The ECONTENT 100 issue with the most important, influential, and successful companies in the content industry seems like a good spot from which to project forward a bit and "Follow the Money" into the content industry's likeliest revenue...

2003 EContent 100: welcome to the third annual EContent 100--our list of companies that matter most in the digital content industry.(Introduction)(Industry Overview)(Cover Story)
December 1, 2003... INTRODUCTION What a year it has been; no doubt the dismal economy--especially tough on the tech sector--has taken its toll on our industry. And, while its ripples have managed to sink a few ships, in other cases, they've provided...

Are your clients data-intolerant?(info pro)
December 1, 2003... A friend of mine was recently diagnosed as having celiac disease, which means he's gluten-intolerant. (Side note: there's even a t-shirt to raise awareness of celiac disease, with a picture of a goofy-looking yak--a silly-yak--and the motto,...

Not news: what a short, strange trip it's been.(disContent)(The Onion)
December 1, 2003... You've surely seen it happen: Astonished reactions to a chain-emailed news story that go on until someone tracks the story to its source: The Onion. The astonishment occurs because The Onion's stories may be outrageous, but they're not...

The cracker is strictly a vehicle for the cheese.(after thought)
December 1, 2003... Like many busy people, early mornings find me sipping coffee and browsing favorite econtent services and Web sites to get a quick and informed start to my day. I regularly check news from MediaBistro and The New York Times; book gossip from...