Articles - eCommerce en-us http://www.newmedia.org N/A http://www.newmedia.org news@newmedia.org 20 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/105/1/Cyber-Security-Worries-Inhibit-Online-Shopping/Page1.html Most online Americans view online shopping as a way to save time and a convenient way to buy products. At the same time, most internet users express discomfort over a key step in online shopping – sending personal or credit card information over the internet. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/103/1/Top-Canadian-Web-Rankings-for-December-2007/Page1.html Today, comScore released its December rankings of the largest and fastest-growing Internet properties and site categories in Canada based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service.  “Retail sites showed strong growth as online holiday shopping reached a fevered pitch in December,” said Brent Bernie, president of comScore Media Metrix, comScore Canada. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/101/1/Online-Holiday-Spending-Through-December-27-Nears-28-Billion-Up-19-Percent-Versus-Year-Ago/Page1.html comScore, Inc., today released an update of holiday season e-commerce spending for the first 57 days of the 2007 holiday season (November 1 – December 27). Nearly $28 billion has been spent online during the season-to-date, marking a 19-percent gain versus the corresponding days last year. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/97/1/For-Radiohead-Fans-Does-Free---Download--Freeload/Page1.html 2 out of 5 Downloaders are Willing to Pay an Average of $6 for “In Rainbows” Album.  U.S. Downloaders are Willing to Pay More than International Counterparts. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/75/1/Top-US-Web-Sites-Enjoy-High-Visitor-Retention-Rates-But-Face-Significant-Audience-Overlap-With-Competitors/Page1.html Nielsen//NetRatings, a global leader in Internet media and market research, announced today that the leaders in three key Web categories – search, career development and multi-category travel – enjoyed high month-over-month visitor retention rates from June to July, but also experienced significant audience overlap with the other top players in their categories. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/70/1/NielsenNetratings-Reports-Topline-US-Data-for-July-2007/Page1.html Nielsen//NetRatings reports July 2007 data for the Top Sites by Parent Company and Top Brands. In addition, Nielsen//NetRatings reveals the Top Advertisers by Company for July 2007. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/50/1/Germans-Shop-Later-Online-Spend-Three-Times-More-than-the-French-and-Nearly-15-Times-More-than-the-UK-this-Holiday-Season/Page1.html Germans spent the most online during the holiday period — an estimated 5.4 billion EUR from 30 October - 31 December, 2006. U.K. consumers spent an estimated 4.0 billion EUR online during the same period, and the French spent an estimated 1.9 billion EUR. This compares to an estimated 18.8 billion EUR ($24.6 billion) spent in the U.S. during the holiday shopping period (1 November to 31 December). news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/46/1/Procrastinators-Fuel-Holiday-E-Commerce-Spending/Page1.html Estimates of consumer online non-travel (retail) spending at U.S. sites for the 2006 holiday season through Wednesday, December 20. During the first 50 days of the holiday season, total online retail spending reached $21.68 billion, marking a 26-percent increase versus the corresponding days in 2005. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/45/1/Holiday-Online-Spending-is-Growing-Fast/Page1.html comScore Networks released a report today on consumer online non-travel (retail) spending at U.S. sites for the 2006 holiday season, from November 1 through December 3, compared to the corresponding days last year.  Data revealed that online sales reached $12.42 billion during this period, an increase of 25 percent versus year ago. This gain is being driven by a 17 percent increase in the number of online buyers, coupled with a 7 percent increase in the average dollars spent per buyer. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/21/1/Total-Online-Consumer-Spending-on-Track-to-Reach-170-Billion-in-2006/Page1.html In the third quarter, online non-travel ("retail") spending increased to $23.1 billion (up 23 percent), while travel spending – despite a slowing growth rate – nonetheless reached $18.2 billion (up 9 percent).  Overall, total online spending by consumers reached $41.3 billion in the third quarter, representing a 16-percent increase versus the same period in 2005. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700