| A
Short E-Commerce & Internet Industry Glossary |
i |
| Introduction
|
1 |
| How
To Use This Book |
3 |
| Chapter
1: Major Trends Affecting the E-Commerce and Internet
Industry |
7 |
| 1 |
Introduction to
the E-Commerce & Internet Industry |
7 |
| 2 |
Booking Travel
Over the Internet Becomes Commonplace |
9 |
| 3 |
Online Delivery
and Illegally Shared Files Force the Music Industry to
Adapt |
10 |
| 4 |
The Film Industry
Faces Online Challenges and Opportunities |
11 |
| 5 |
Netflix Faces
Stiff Competition |
12 |
| 6 |
Car Purchasers
Turn to the Internet in Droves |
13 |
| 7 |
Health Information
Research Remains a Leading Use of the Internet |
14 |
| 8 |
eBay and Amazon
Create New Ways of Retailing |
16 |
| 9 |
Bricks, Clicks
and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Boom |
17 |
| 10 |
Games Go Online
in a Big Way |
18 |
| 11 |
Online Advertising
Comes of Age |
18 |
| 12 |
The ASP Model
Evolves |
19 |
| 13 |
Banks See Growth
in Online Services |
20 |
| 14 |
Insurance E-Commerce
Grows |
20 |
| 15 |
Wi-Fi and Wireless
Technologies Take Off |
21 |
| 16 |
Last Mile Challenges
Tumble; Mass Broadband Markets Emerge |
22 |
| 17 |
Fiber-to-the-Home
Gains Traction |
23 |
| 18 |
Services Available
via Ultra-High-Speed Broadband are Imaginative, Futuristic |
24 |
| 19 |
The U.S. Remains
Far Behind in Broadband Deployment and Access Speeds |
24 |
| 20 |
Security Needs
Flourish/Mozilla Grows |
25 |
| 21 |
U.S. E-Commerce
Companies Expand Overseas |
26 |
| Chapter
2: E-Commerce and Internet Industry Statistics |
27 |
| |
U.S. E-Commerce
& Internet Overview |
28 |
| |
Estimated Quarterly
U.S. Retail Sales, Total and E-Commerce: 1999-2004 |
29 |
| |
U.S. Database
and Directory Publishers Revenue & Inventories: 2001-2003 |
30 |
| |
U.S. Online Information
Services Revenue: 2001-2003 |
31 |
| |
U.S. Software
Publishing Industry Estimated Revenue & Inventories:
2001-
2003 |
32 |
| |
Number of High
Speed Lines, U.S.: 2000-2004 |
33 |
| |
High Speed Lines
by Technology, U.S.: December 1999 and June 2004 |
34 |
| |
Internet Access
Speeds |
35 |
| |
Number of Persons
Using a Home Computer Connected to the Internet by Country,
Dec. 2004 |
36 |
| |
Demographics of
Internet Users, U.S., 2004 |
37 |
| |
Internet Users
by Age Group, U.S., 2004 |
38 |
| |
Percent of Adults
Online, U.S.: 1995-2004 |
39 |
| |
Television vs.
Internet Usage by Age, Education and Employment Status,
2004 |
40 |
| |
Most Common Internet
Activities, 2004 |
41 |
| |
Most Common Daily
Internet Activities, 2004 |
43 |
| |
Use of the Internet
for Everyday Activities, 2004 |
44 |
| |
Marketing Techniques
Driving Online Holiday Shopping, 2004 |
45 |
| |
Weblog Demographics,
2004 |
46 |
| |
Growth of the
Blogosphere: March 2003 – November 2004 |
47 |
| |
Use of Online
Rating Systems, 2004 |
48 |
| |
EBay Statistics:
1st Quarter 2001-2004 |
49 |
Chapter
3: Important E-Commerce and Internet Industry Contacts
Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World Wide Web Sites
|
51 |
| Chapter
4: THE E-COMMERCE & INTERNET 450: |
|
| Who
They Are and How They Were Chosen |
67 |
|
Industry
List, With Codes |
68 |
|
Index of Rankings
Within Industry Groups |
71 |
|
Alphabetical
Index |
83 |
|
Geographical
Indexes |
|
|
Index
of Headquarters Location, by U.S. State |
87 |
|
Index
of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country |
91 |
|
Index
by Regions of the U.S. Where the E-Commerce 450 Have Locations
|
92 |
|
Index
by Firms with International Operations Outside the U.S. |
104 |
| Individual
Profiles on each of THE E-COMMERCE & INTERNET 450 |
109 |
|
|
|
|
| Additional
Indexes |
|
|
Index
of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations
|
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