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Information Industry to Surpass $400 Billion in 2007, says Outsell
The
information industry worldwide will reach $458
billion in revenues in by 2009, with a compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) of 6.4% from 2006-2009, according to research firm Outsell.
Industry sectors like search and market research, powered by companies like Google, Yahoo!, VNU, and IMS Health, will be among the high-growth segments. Outsell predicts that:
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VC Funding for VideoEgg, oDesk, Visto, Fotolog and more...
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Demand Media (acdquiror of content sites and domain names): $100 million |
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VideoEgg (Web-based video publishing solutions): $12 million |
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Fotolog (photo blogging community): $4.1 million |
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Visto (mobile access company): $51 million |
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ObjectVideo (video processing s/w for physical security): $8 million |
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3VR Security (next-generation video recorders):$9 million |
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Kurtosys Systems (financial reporting software: $3.4 million |
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BoardVantage (secure portals for corporate board work): $5.5 million |
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Twisted Pair (IP communication software company): $9 million |
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oDesk (online marketplace for hiring global talent): $8 million |
Consumer Spending Down 0.1% in August, First Decline Since Katrina
The
Commerce Department reported that consumer
spending, after adjusting for inflation, dropped by 0.1% in August,
the first decline since a 0.3% fall in September 2005 due to Hurricane
Katrina. A downturn in purchases of motor vehicles and parts more than
accounted for the downturn in real consumer spending in August and most of
the increase in July.
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U.S. Economic Calendar & Key Economic IndicatorsÂ
| Mon 9/25 | Existing Home Sales (Aug): Down 0.5% to 6.3M |
| Tue 9/26 | Consumer Confidence (Sep): Up to 104.5 |
| Wed 9/27 | Durable Orders (Aug): Down 0.5% |
| Wed 9/27 | New Home Sales (Aug): Up 4.1% |
| Thu 9/28 | Price Deflator-Final (Q2): 3.3% |
| Thu 9/28 | GDP-Final (Q2): Down to 2.6% |
| Thu 9/28 | Jobless Claims (9/23): Down 6k to 316k |
| Thu 9/28 | Help-Wanted Index (Aug): Down 1 point |
| Fri 9/29 | Personal Income (Aug): Up 0.3% |
| Fri 9/29 | Personal Spending (Aug): Down 0.1% |
| Fri 9/29 | Mich Sentiment-Rev. (Sep): Up to 85.4 |
| Fri 9/29 | Chicago PMI (Sep): Up to 62.1 |
Broadband Access to Surge from $57 Billion in 2005 to $156 Billion by 2009
Total
spending on Internet access (broadband Internet access and dial-up
Internet access) in the international markets reached $113.3 billion in
2005 and is expected to grow to $139.8 billion in
2006 and $221.6 billion by 2009, an 18.3% compound annual growth
rate (CAGR), according to TIA's
2006 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast, an annual study by
the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).
| 2005 | 2009 | CAGR | |
| Total Spend on Internet Access | $139.8 B | $221.6 B | 18.3% |
| Broadband Internet Access | $57.6 B | $156.1 B | 28.3% |
| Dial-up Internet Access | $55.7 B | $65.5 B | 4.2% |
| Telecom Equipment Revenues | $275.9 B | $379.5 B | 8.3% |
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Paid search has only 9% edge in conversion rates over organic search
The
results of a new study show that paid search has only a slight 9% edge in
conversion rates over organic search.
Median Order Conversion Rates at Business
to Consumer E-Commerce Sites: Jan.-Aug. 2006
Marketing Channel Conversion
Rate
Paid Search
3.40%
Organic Search
3.13%
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Leading Online Ad Firms Registered 51% YoY Growth in Ad Revenues
Broad-based portals Yahoo and MSN posted
weak ad revenue growth in the second quarter, of 26.7% and 0.1%
respectively. AOL and Ebay posted 40% and 34% ad revenue growth rates
respectively. Meanwhile, Google ad revenue soared 77.4%. IAC/InterActiveCorp
generated an astronomical 1,042% increase (its
acquisition of search engine Ask.com just after the year ago quarter skews
the comparison) while ValueClick registered 151.0% increase,
according to Kagan
Research.
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WSJ By The Numbers - Top 10 for Sept.29
A
compendium of revealing stats and the key leading economic and
business indicators based on today's Wall Street Journal article and
reports:
Under
a new approach, if R&D spending is treated like capital investment,
such as the cost of a machine tool or an office building, R&D
would have accounted for nearly 7% of growth from 1995 to 2002, up
from a little more than 4% from 1959 to 1994. The rest comes from an
expanding work force, increased capital and other, unexplained factors. By
comparison, investment in buildings and factories contributed 2%
during the 1959-2002 period.
Treating R&D as an investment would make the economy 3% larger and the national savings rate about 2 percentage points higher. Accounting for R&D would explain about one-fifth, by some measures, of the productivity growth. (Why Economists Track Firms' R&D - Data on Knowledge Creation Point to an Increasing Role In Domestic Product Growth)
U.S. remains an R&D powerhouse, investing $320 billion in such efforts last year.
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User-Generated Content Video revenues to exceed $850 million by 2010
User-Generated
Content (UGC), such as that found on YouTube and MySpace, will continue to
grow significantly in popularity and generate increasing revenue over the
next several years. By 2010, the volume of downloads/views on these sites
will surpass 65 billion, and revenues tied to UGC video are expected to
exceed $850 million by 2010, reports
In-Stat. Revenues are those directly linked to videos in the form of
banner/skyscrapers, embedded video, Google Adsense, and/or branded
pages/channels. Other Highlights:
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GDP Growth Slowed to 2.6%; Corporate Profits Surged 18.5%
The
economy grew at an annual rate of 2.6% in the second
quarter, 0.3 percentage point less than in the
"preliminary" estimate of 2.9% and 3.0 percentage points less
than in the first quarter, according to the "final" estimates
released by the Bureau of
Economic Analysis. The second-quarter slowdown comes after the economy
sprinted ahead in the first three months of this year, expanding at a 5.6%
pace, the strongest spurt in 2 1/2 years.
Second-quarter corporate profits grew 18.5% from the same quarter a year ago. Profits of financial corporations increased 29.6% and profits of nonfinancial corporations increased 10.7%.
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Help-Wanted Index Dipped 1 Point; Jobless Claims Dropped 6,000
The Conference Board Help-Wanted
Advertising Index -- a key measure of job offerings in major
newspapers across America -- dipped one point in August. The Index now
stands at 31. It was 37 one year ago. The Conference Board surveys
help-wanted print advertising volume in 51 major newspapers across the
country every month.
In the last three months, help-wanted advertising declined in eight of the nine U.S. regions. Steepest declines occurred in the West North Central (-17.5%), Middle Atlantic (-17.3%), Mountain (-9.2%) and West South Central (-9.2%) regions.
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BlackBerry in battle for the 63 million enterprise mobile devices
Enterprise
converged mobile device shipments will reach 63
million units worldwide by 2010, up from 7.3 million in 2005, according
to IDC. RIM BlackBerry is the undisputed market leader in the
enterprise with more than 5.5 million subscribers
worldwide and FY06 sales around $2 billion.
IDC believes Nokia and Motorola are in strong positions to challenge RIM. The Motorola Q and Nokia E61 are high profile devices intended to generate buzz and to resonate with business users on both a functional and personal level.
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109 million Americans conducted 849 million local searches in July, says comScore
According
to a local
search market study,
63% of U.S. Internet users (or approximately 109
million people) performed a local search online in July, a 43%
increase versus July of 2005, reports comScore
Networks. Google Sites (30%) and Yahoo! Sites
(29%) garnered the largest share of local searches in July.
Microsoft Sites captured 12% of local searches, followed by the Time
Warner Network with 7%.
Local search is experiencing strong growth as approximately 849 million local searches were conducted by Americans in July. Local search is defined as searches conducted by consumers on the local or directory (Yellow Pages) sections of leading search sites, and other searches identified as having local intent.
Local online advertising to grow 31% in 2007 to $7.7 billion
Local online advertising will grow 31% in
2007, hitting $7.7 billion, according to Borrell
Associates. This market is projected to reach $9.3 billion by 2010.
Local paid search, already approaching $1 billion this year, will mushroom by 86% in 2007, to $1.8 billion. Local e-mail advertising will grow to $233 million, a 54% increase. Borrell's annual budgeting report details which ad categories are growing fastest, and offers ad-spending projections for 210 local markets. Real estate and automotive combined comprise slightly more than one-third of all local online advertising.
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U.S. Leads with 35% Share in Electronic Design Influence; India is Fastest Growing
Electronic
system design in the United States is expected to drive 34.9% of global
semiconductor purchasing in 2006, amounting to $62.1
billion worth of chip sales for the year, according to new data
from iSuppli Corp.’s Regional
Design Influence Tool (DIT). This represents a 6.6% increase from
$58.3 billion in 2005.
Japan is expected to maintain its second-place ranking in 2006, with its design activity generating 24.9% of worldwide chip sales, followed by Taiwan with 8.6% in the third-place.
WSJ By The Numbers - Top 10 for Sept.28
A
compendium of revealing stats and the key leading economic and
business indicators based on today's Wall Street Journal article and
reports:
The
world-wide videoconferencing market amounted to
$1.15 billion last year and projected to increase 22% a year
through 2010, according to market researcher Frost & Sullivan.
Videoconference room installations world-wide are estimated to be roughly
200,000 at the end of 2005.
The high-end videoconferencing systems with broadcast-quality cameras and a row of 50-inch plasma screens cost as much as $1 million for a two-location system, plus as much as $18,000 a month for high-speed phone lines. That is as much as 50 times the cost of older, less sophisticated systems. (Better Virtual Meetings)
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MySpace may be worth $10 - $20 billion
MySpace
could be worth around $15 billion within three
years, measured in terms of the value created for shareholders of
parent company News Corp. according to RBC Capital analyst Jason Rohan. (via
Reuters). MySpace was acquired by Rupert Murdoch's News
Corp. for $580 million less than a year ago. It now boasts more
than 90 million active users. comScore
reported today that MySpace ranks first among all sites in individual
video streams initiated by Continue reading... "MySpace may be worth $10 - $20 billion" »
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