Sections
Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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COVER | 1 | 4 |
PLUNKETT S E-COMMERCE &INTERNET BUSINESS ALMANAC 2013 | 5 | 4 |
CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
INTRODUCTION | 11 | 2 |
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 13 | 3 |
Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE E-COMMERCE &INTERNET BUSINESS | 16 | 36 |
1) Introduction to the E-Commerce &Internet Business | 17 | 2 |
2) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges | 19 | 1 |
3) Amazon Gains Market Share | 20 | 1 |
4) Online Advertising Becomes More Targeted, Exceeds 24% of Total Advertising Market | 21 | 2 |
5) Wi-Fi Enables Wireless Traffic Growth | 23 | 1 |
6) Global Broadband Market Hits 2 Billion Subscribers, Fixed and Wireless | 24 | 2 |
7) Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction | 26 | 1 |
8) Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future | 26 | 2 |
9) Security Needs Flourish/Firefox and Google Chrome Grow | 28 | 1 |
10) HTML5 to Make Web Pages More Interactive | 29 | 1 |
11) Chinese Consumers Go Online as the World s Biggest Internet Market Soars | 30 | 1 |
12) VOIP Use Soars and Threatens to Revolutionize Telecom | 30 | 1 |
13) Telecommunications Move Online Including Unified Communications, Telepresence | 31 | 2 |
14) Carriers Eliminate Unlimited Access Plans for Smartphones and Landlines, Up Profit Potential | 33 | 1 |
15) 3G Cellular Systems, Including EV-DO, Are Enhanced/HSPA+ Offers High Speed Competition to 4G | 34 | 1 |
16) LTE Offers 4G High-Speed Wireless Networks | 35 | 1 |
17) Social Media Privacy Concerns Plague the Industry | 36 | 1 |
18) User Generated Content Drives Social Media and Generates Ad Revenues | 37 | 1 |
19) Booking Travel Over the Internet Becomes the Norm | 38 | 1 |
20) Apple s iPod and iTunes Set the Standard in the Music Industry/Pandora and Spotify Grow | 39 | 2 |
21) Kindle, Tablets and Smartphones Download Entertainment/eBook Sales Soar | 41 | 2 |
22) Internet Film and TV Content Grows/Netflix Evolves to Focus on Online Delivery | 43 | 2 |
23) Health Information Research Remains a Leading Use of the Internet | 45 | 2 |
24) Targeted Advertising Boosts Social Network Revenues | 47 | 1 |
25) Rapid Growth in Online and Mobile Banking | 48 | 1 |
26) Insurance Direct Selling and E-Commerce Grows | 49 | 1 |
27) Groupon and Other Coupon Firms Compete Aggressively for Consumers Attention | 50 | 2 |
Chapter 2 E-COMMERCE &INTERNET BUSINESS STATISTICS | 52 | 17 |
E-Commerce &Internet Business Overview | 53 | 1 |
Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total &E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2004-4th Quarter 201 | 54 | 1 |
E-Commerce Industry Quarterly Revenue, U.S.: 2011-2012 | 55 | 1 |
U.S. Retail Trade Sales 1, Total &E-commerce: 2007-2010 | 56 | 1 |
Total &E-commerce Sales for Electronic Shopping &Mail-Order Houses, by Merchandise Line, U.S.: 2007-2010 | 57 | 1 |
Internet Publishing &Broadcasting, Internet Service Providers &Web Search Portals: Estimated Revenue &Expenses, U.S. 2007-2012 | 58 | 1 |
Internet Access Technologies Compared | 59 | 1 |
Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2008-2012 | 60 | 1 |
Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, by Speed, U.S.: 2009-2011 | 61 | 1 |
Home Broadband Adoption Demographics, U.S.: 2012 | 62 | 1 |
Demographics of Internet Users by Sex, Age, Race, Income &Education, U.S.: September 2012 | 63 | 1 |
Common Internet Activities, U.S. | 64 | 1 |
Common Daily Internet Activities, U.S. | 65 | 1 |
Amazon.com, Inc. Annual Sales &Income: 2008-2012 | 66 | 1 |
eBay Quarterly &Annual Statistics: 2008-2012 | 67 | 1 |
Employment in E-commerce &Internet-related Fields, U.S.: 1997-2012 | 68 | 1 |
Chapter 3 IMPORTANT E-COMMERCE &INTERNET BUSINESS CONTACTS | 69 | 27 |
Chapter 4 THE E-COMMERCE 450: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 96 | 480 |
INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 97 | 2 |
INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 99 | 11 |
ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 110 | 4 |
INDEX OF HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY U.S. STATE | 114 | 4 |
INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 118 | 2 |
Individual Profiles On Each Of THE E-COMMERCE 450 | 120 | 456 |
ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 576 | 26 |
INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 577 | 2 |
INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 579 | 23 |
A Short E-Commerce &Internet Business Glossary | 602 | 28 |