Plunkett's E-Commerce & Internet Business Almanac 2012: E-Commerce & Internet Business Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies

• Publication date: February 2012
• Report size: 631 pages

PLUNKETT'S E-COMMERCE & INTERNET BUSINESS ALMANAC 2012 Key Features: • Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence • Market forecasts and Industry Statistics • Industry Associations and Professional Societies List • In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies • Industry Glossary • Buyer may register for access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online ...

PLUNKETT'S E-COMMERCE & INTERNET BUSINESS ALMANAC 2012

Key Features:

• Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
• Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
• Industry Associations and Professional Societies List
• In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
• Industry Glossary
• Buyer may register for access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online

Pages: 631
Statistical Tables Provided: 15
Companies Profiled: 442
Geographic Focus: Global

A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms. You will gain vital insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.
-How is the industry evolving?
-How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
-How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
-What is the size of the market now and in the future?
-What are the financial results of the leading companies?
-What are the names and titles of top executives?
-What are the top companies and what are their revenues?

Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:

Major Trends Affecting the E-Commerce & Internet Business
1) Introduction to the E-Commerce & Internet Business
2) Booking Travel Over the Internet Continues Sizzling Growth
3) Apple’s iPod Revitalizes the Music Industry/Amazon and MySpace Follow Suit
4) Tablet and Ultrabook Sales Soar
5) Internet Film and TV Content Grows/Netflix Evolves to Focus on Online Delivery
6) User Generated Content Drives Social Media and Generates Ad Revenues
7) Health Information Research Remains a Leading Use of the Internet
8) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges
9) Amazon Gains Market Share
10) Online Advertising Becomes More Targeted, Nears 20% of Total Advertising Market
11) Targeted Online Advertising and Social Network Advertising Boost Revenues
12) Banks See Rapid Growth in Online Banking
13) Insurance Direct Selling and E-Commerce Grows
14) Wi-Fi is Pervasive and Indispensable
15) Broadband Market Nears 1 Billion Users
16) Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction
17) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations
18) Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future
19) VOIP Use Soars and Threatens to Revolutionize Telecom
20) Telecommunications Move Online Including Unified Communications, Telepresence
21) Security Needs Flourish/Firefox and Google Chrome Grow
22) Carriers Eliminate Unlimited Access Plans for Smartphones and Landlines, Up Profit Potential
23) 3G Cellular Systems, Including EV-DO, Are Enhanced/HSPA+ Offers High Speed Competition to 4G
24) LTE Offers 4G High-Speed Platforms, Competes with WiMAX
25) Virtual Worlds Open Up New Revenue Sources
26) Social Media Privacy Concerns Plague the Industry
27) Groupon and Other Coupon Firms Compete Aggressively for Consumers’ Attention
28) HTML5 to Make Web Pages More Interactive
29) Chinese Consumers Go Online as the World’s Biggest Internet Market Soars

E-Commerce & Internet Business Statistics

1) E-Commerce & Internet Business Overview
2) Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2003-2nd Quarter 2011
3) E-Commerce Industry, U.S., Quarterly Revenue: 2010-2011
4) Internet Publishing & Broadcasting, Internet Service Providers & Web Search Portals: Estimated Revenue &
Expenses, U.S. 2007-2011
5) Internet Access Technologies Compared
6) Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2004-2011
7) Percent of Home Broadband Adoption Across Population Subgroups, U.S.: 2006-2010
8) Demographics of Internet Users by Sex, Age, Race, Community Type, Income & Education: May 2011
9) Common Internet Activities, U.S.
10) Common Daily Internet Activities, U.S.
11) Top 10 Websites, U.S.: January 2012
12) Top 10 Retail Industry E-Commerce Sites, U.S.: January 2012
13) Top 10 Social Networking Websites, U.S.: January 2012
14) Leading Search Engines, U.S.: January 2012
15) eBay Quarterly & Annual Statistics: 2007-2011

E-commerce Industry in the United States

Table of Contents
PLUNKETT’S E-COMMERCE & INTERNET
BUSINESS ALMANAC 2012
CONTENTS
A Short E-Commerce & Internet Business Glossary x
Introduction 1
How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the E-Commerce & Internet Business 7
1) Introduction to the E-Commerce & Internet Business 8
2) Booking Travel Over the Internet Continues Sizzling Growth 10
3) Apple’s iPod Revitalizes the Music Industry/Amazon and MySpace Follow Suit 12
4) Tablet and Ultrabook Sales Soar 14
5) Internet Film and TV Content Grows/Netflix Evolves to Focus on Online Delivery 14
6) User Generated Content Drives Social Media and Generates Ad Revenues 17
7) Health Information Research Remains a Leading Use of the Internet 18
8) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges 19
9) Amazon Gains Market Share 20
10) Online Advertising Becomes More Targeted, Nears 20% of Total Advertising Market 21
11) Targeted Online Advertising and Social Network Advertising Boost Revenues 23
12) Banks See Rapid Growth in Online Banking 23
13) Insurance Direct Selling and E-Commerce Grows 24
14) Wi-Fi is Pervasive and Indispensable 26
15) Broadband Market Nears 1 Billion Users 27
16) Fiber-to-the-Home Gains Traction 28
17) U.S. Broadband Connections Rank Behind Other Nations 29
18) Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future 30
19) VOIP Use Soars and Threatens to Revolutionize Telecom 31
20) Telecommunications Move Online Including Unified Communications, Telepresence 33
21) Security Needs Flourish/Firefox and Google Chrome Grow 34
22) Carriers Eliminate Unlimited Access Plans for Smartphones and Landlines, Up Profit
Potential 36
23) 3G Cellular Systems, Including EV-DO, Are Enhanced/HSPA+ Offers High Speed
Competition to 4G 37
24) LTE Offers 4G High-Speed Platforms, Competes with WiMAX 38
25) Virtual Worlds Open Up New Revenue Sources 39
26) Social Media Privacy Concerns Plague the Industry 39
27) Groupon and Other Coupon Firms Compete Aggressively for Consumers’ Attention 40
28) HTML5 to Make Web Pages More Interactive 40
29) Chinese Consumers Go Online as the World’s Biggest Internet Market Soars 41
Chapter 2: E-Commerce & Internet Business Statistics 42
E-Commerce & Internet Business Overview 43
Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2003-2nd Quarter 2011 44
E-Commerce Industry, U.S., Quarterly Revenue: 2010-2011 45
Internet Publishing & Broadcasting, Internet Service Providers & Web Search Portals:
Estimated Revenue & Expenses, U.S. 2007-2011 46
Internet Access Technologies Compared 47
Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2004-2011 48
Percent of Home Broadband Adoption Across Population Subgroups, U.S.: 2006-2010 49
Demographics of Internet Users by Sex, Age, Race, Community Type, Income & Education:
May 2011 50
Common Internet Activities, U.S. 51
Common Daily Internet Activities, U.S. 52
Top 10 Websites, U.S.: January 2012 53
Top 10 Retail Industry E-Commerce Sites, U.S.: January 2012 54
Top 10 Social Networking Websites, U.S.: January 2012 55
Leading Search Engines, U.S.: January 2012 56
eBay Quarterly & Annual Statistics: 2007-2011 57
Chapter 3: Important E-Commerce & Internet Business Contacts 58
(Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
Chapter 4: THE E-COMMERCE 450
Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 86
Industry List, With Codes 87
Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 89
Alphabetical Index 100
Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 104
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 108
Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 109
Index of Firms with International Operations 119
Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE E-COMMERCE 450 124
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 568
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 570
Companies Mentioned
1-800 Contacts Inc
1-800-Flowers.Com Inc
24/7 Real Media Inc
3 Suisses
360buy.com
A B Watley Group Inc
About Inc
AboveNet Inc
Accenture plc
Active Media Services Inc
Acxiom Corp
Acxiom Digital Inc
Adobe Systems Inc
AdStar Inc
ADTRAN Inc
Advanced Book Exchange Inc (AbeBooks)
Aegis Ltd
Affiliated Computer Services Inc
AG Interactive Inc
Airbnb Inc
Akamai Technologies Inc
AKQA Inc
Alcatel-Lucent
Alibaba.com Ltd
Alibris Inc
Alloy Inc
Alpheus Communications
Amadeus IT Group SA
Amazon.com Inc
America Movil SAB de CV
American Greetings Corp
Ancestry.com Inc
Angie's List Inc
AOL Inc
Apollo Group Inc
Apple Inc
Ariba Inc
Arista Networks Inc
ARTISTdirect Inc
Ask.com
ASOS plc
AT&T Inc
Atos Origin SA
Attachmate Corporation
Audible Inc
Authorize.Net Holdings Inc
Autobytel Inc
Automatic Data Processing Inc
Autonomy Corp plc
Avaya Government Solutions Inc
Avaya Inc
Axway Inc
B2W-Companhia Global Do Varejo
BackCountry.com
Baidu.com Inc
Band Digital Inc
Bankrate Inc
BarnesAndNoble.com Inc
Bidz.com Inc
Blackboard Inc
Blockbuster LLC
Bloomberg LP
Blue Coat Systems Inc
Blue Dingo Digital
Blue Nile Inc
Bluefly Inc
BMC Software Inc
Boingo Wireless Inc
Borland Software Corporation
Bottomline Technologies Inc
Boursorama
Box.net Inc
Bridgepoint Education Inc
Brightcove Inc
BroadVision Inc
Buy.com Inc
CA Inc (CA Technologies)
Cableuropa SAU
Cablevision Systems Corp
CareerBuilder Inc
CBS Interactive Inc
CDC Corporation
CDNow Inc
Cellco Partnership (Verizon Wireless)
CenturyLink Inc
Charles Schwab Corp (The)
Charter Communications Inc
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd
China Mobile Communications Corporation
China Mobile Limited
ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd
ChoiceStream Inc
Ciena Corp
Cincinnati Bell Inc
Cisco Systems Inc
Clearwire Corp
Cobalt Group (The)
Cogent Communications
Comcast Corp
Coremetrics Inc
Corey McPherson Nash
Corning Inc
Cortal Consors SA
CoStar Group Inc
Cotendo Inc
Coupons Inc
Cox Communications Inc
Crackle Inc
Craigslist Inc
Critical Mass Inc
Crowdcast Inc
Ctrip.com International Ltd
CURRENT Group LLC
Cyber Communications Inc
CyberSource Corp
Dell Inc
Deltathree Inc
Demand Media Inc
DeNa Co Ltd
Dialog
Digg Inc
Digital River Inc
Digital Sky Technologies (DST)
Digitas Inc
DIRECTV
Dow Jones & Co Inc
Dropbox
Drugstore.com Inc
Dun & Bradstreet Corp (The, D&B)
E*Trade Financial Corporation
EarthLink Inc
EasyAsk Inc
easyGroup
EasyLink Services International Corporation
eBay Inc
ECI Telecom Ltd
ECollege.com
EDGAR Online Inc
eHarmony Inc
EHealth Inc
Elavon Inc
Electronic Arts Inc
E-LOAN Inc
E-machitown Co Ltd
Embarcadero Technologies Inc
EMC Corp
eMusic.com Inc
Enterasys Networks Inc
Entrust Inc
ePals Inc
Epocrates Inc
Equinix Inc
Etsy Inc
Evernote Corporation
Everyday Health Inc
Expedia Inc
Experian Americas
Experian Cheetahmail Inc
F5 Networks Inc
Facebook Inc
FactSet Research Systems Inc
Fandango Inc
Fibertech Networks LLC
Fireclick Inc
First Data Corp
Fiserv Inc
ForeSee Results Inc
Forrester Research Inc
FreshDirect LLC
Friendster Inc
Frontier Communications Corporation
Fry's Electronics Inc
Fundtech Ltd
Gartner Inc
Genex
Glam Media Inc
Global Crossing Ltd
Global Payments Inc
Go Daddy Group Inc
Goingon Networks Inc
Google Inc
Grand Canyon Education Inc
Gree Inc
Groupon Inc
GSI Commerce Inc
Hackett Group Inc (The)
Hallmark Cards Inc
Harmonic Inc
HealthStream Inc
HomeAway Inc
Hoover's Inc
Hotels.com LP
Hotwire Inc
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Hulu LLC
IAC/InterActiveCorp
IBM Global Business Services (GBS)
ICrossing Inc
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InfoGROUP Inc
InfoSpace Inc
Infosys Technologies Ltd
ING DIRECT Investing Inc
Interactive Data Corporation
Internap Network Services Corp
International Business Machines Corp (IBM)
Internet America Inc
Internet Brands Inc
Internet Capital Group Inc
Internet Initiative Japan Inc
IntraLinks Holdings Inc
Intuit Financial Services
Intuit Inc
iPayment Inc
iVillage Inc
j2 Global Inc
JDA Software Group Inc
JDS Uniphase Corporation
Joost
Juniper Networks Inc
KAYAK Software Corporation
KDDI Corp
KDDI Corp
Kewill Systems plc
Keynote Systems Inc
KIT digital Inc
Ladders (The)
LastMinute.com
LBi International NV
LendingTree LLC
Level 3 Communications Inc
Liberty Global Inc
Liberty Interactive Corp
Life Quotes Inc
LifeLock Inc
Linden Lab
LinkedIn Corp
LinkShare Corporation
Lionbridge Technologies Inc
Liquidnet Holdings Inc
LivePerson Inc
LiveWorld Inc
LivingSocial Inc
LookSmart Ltd
Loopt Inc
Lyris Inc
Macquarium Intelligent Communications
MakeMyTrip Limited
Manhattan Associates Inc
MapQuest.com Inc
Marchex Inc
MarketLive Inc
MarketWatch Inc
McAfee Inc
MEC
MediaPlatform Inc
Microsoft Corp
MICROS-Retail
Mixi Inc
Mktg Inc
Mobile Telesystems OJSC
ModusLink Global Solutions Inc
Monster Worldwide Inc
MoreVisibility.com Inc
Move Inc
MovieTickets.com Inc
MP3.com Inc
MySpace
Napster Inc
NaviSite Inc
NBC Universal LLC
Net2Phone Inc
Net-A-Porter LLC
NetApp Inc
NetEase Inc
Netflix Inc
Netrics Inc
NetScout Systems Inc
NetSuite Inc
NeuLion Inc
NeuStar Inc
New York Times Co (The)
Newegg Inc
News Corp
NHN Corp
NIC Inc
Novell Inc
NTT DoCoMo Inc
Ocado Ltd
Oclaro Inc
OneSource Information Services Inc
Online Resources Corp
Onstream Media Corporation
Open Text Corp
OpenTable Inc
Openwave Systems Inc
Oracle Corp
Orbitz Worldwide Inc
Overstock.com Inc
Ozon.ru
PayPal Inc
Peapod LLC
Pegasus Solutions Inc
Perficient Inc
Performics Inc
Photobucket Corp
Pinterest
Priceline.com Inc
Primus Telecommunications Group Inc
Progress Software Corp
Provide Commerce Inc
Q Interactive Inc
Quest Software Inc
Rackspace Hosting Inc
Radware Ltd
Rakuten Inc
RealNetworks Inc
RealPage Inc
Red Hat Inc
RedEnvelope Inc
Reed Elsevier Group plc
Register.com Inc
Renren Inc
Responsys Inc
Retail Decisions plc
Return Path Inc
RightNow Technologies Inc
Rogers Communications Inc
Rogue Wave Software Inc
RSA Security Inc
Rue21 Inc
S1 Corporation
Sabre Holdings Corp
Sabre Travel Network
SalesForce.com Inc
Salon Media Group Inc
SAP AG
Sapient Corporation
SAVVIS Inc
Scene7 Inc
SciQuest Inc
Scottrade Inc
Scripps Networks Interactive
Selectica Inc
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited
Shaw Communications Inc
Shopping.com Ltd
Shutterfly Inc
Siemens AG
SINA Corporation
SK Telecom Co Ltd
Skype Technologies SA
Sohu.com Inc
SonicWALL Inc
Sopra Group SA
Spotify Ltd
Sprint Nextel Corp
Stamps.com Inc
Student Advantage LLC
SugarCRM
Support.com Inc
SurveyMonkey Inc
Sycamore Networks Inc
Symantec Corp
Symphony Technology Group
Systemax Inc
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
Tech Data Corp
Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico Inc
Telefonica Europe plc
Telenor ASA
Telephone and Data Systems Inc (TDS)
Tellabs Inc
Tencent Holdings Ltd
Teracent
Teradata Corporation
Terra Networks Group
Terremark Worldwide Inc
TerreStar Corp
TheStreet.com Inc
Thomson Reuters
TIBCO Software Inc
Time Warner Cable Inc
T-Mobile International
T-Mobile USA Inc
Tocquigny
Total System Services Inc (TSYS)
Track Data Corp
TradeStation Group Inc
Travelocity.com LP
Travelport Limited
Travelzoo Inc
Trend Micro Inc
TripAdvisor Inc
TRX Inc
Tucows Inc
Twitter Inc
United Internet AG
United Online Inc
University of Phoenix Inc (The)
US Interactive Inc
Ushahidi Inc
UTStarcom Inc
ValueClick Inc
VASCO Data Security International Inc
VeriFone Systems Inc
Verio Inc
VeriSign Inc
Verizon Communications Inc
VerticalResponse Inc
Vibrant Media Inc
Vimeo LLC
VimpelCom Ltd
VitaCost.com Inc
Vodafone Group plc
Vonage Holdings Corp
Walt Disney Company (The)
WatchGuard Technologies Inc
Web.com Group Inc
WebEx Communications Inc
Webloyalty.com Inc
WebMD Health Corp
WebMedia Brands Inc
Westell Technologies Inc
WhitePages Inc
Wikimedia Foundation
Windstream Corporation
Wine.com Inc
Wipro Ltd
Workday Inc
XO Group Inc
XO Holdings Inc
Yahoo! Inc
Yandex NV
Yelp Inc
YesMail.com Inc
YOOX SpA
Youku.com Inc
YouTube LLC
Zappos.com Inc
Zillow Inc
Zuora Inc
Zynga Inc