IT Facts
Alex Moskalyuk
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European music sales down 8.3% in 2008
Despite global digital sales growing 24.1 % to $3.78 bln and performance income by 16.2% in 2008, European music sales finished down 8.3% at $18.4 bln after a 15.4% collapse in physical sales. -
391.8 mln mobile subscribers in India in March 2009
Indian mobile operators added a record 15.64 mln customers in March 2009, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said. The mobile subscriber base in India rose by 50%, or more than 130 mln, to 391.8 mln. -
US venture investments down 61% in Q1 2009
US venture capital investments sank 61% in Q1 2009, dropping to the lowest level in 12 years. VC investments totaled $3 bln in Q1 2009, according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters. In Q1 2008, investments totaled $7.74 bln. This is the lowest quarterly level of venture investments since Q1 1997, [...] -
10.5 mln BluRay players in the US in Q1 2009
About 9 mln high-definition units sold in the US in Q1 2009, up from the 4.8 mln that sold during Q1 2008, according to Adams Media Research. There are now 10.5 mln Blu-ray households, encompassing owners of both Blu-ray set-tops and Blu-ray-enabled PlayStation 3s. -
US newspaper ads to decline 22% in 2009
Barclays Capital projects US newspaper advertising will decline 22% in 2009 and another 10% in 2010. -
Infrastructure sharing to save companies $60 bln by 2014
ABI Research finds that the worldwide combined OPEX and CAPEX savings from active infrastructure sharing could amount to as much as $60 bln over the next five year period. The study finds that operators could enjoy at least 40% cost savings in addition to those available from passive site sharing. -
$94 bln spent on home network-enabled devices in 2010
Total revenues for network connected devices will rise from about $74 bln in 2009 to over $94 bln in 2010, ABI Research reported. -
IEEE 802.15.4 semiconductors to grow 79.6% by 2014
The market for IEEE 802.15.4 semiconductors, in both consumer electronics and commercial markets, is set for significant growth over the next five years as the standard becomes the foundation for a host of applications and systems. That growth will see 802.15.4 chipset shipments grow from nearly 15 mln in 2008 to nearly 499 mln in [...] -
Game play among parents and non-parents
Do you ever use any of the following to play games whether or not you personally have one? Parents Non- Parents Desktop or laptop 45% 35% Game console 41 22 Cell phone, Blackberry, or other handheld organizer 25 16 Portable gaming device 21 10 Source: Pew Internet Project -
Demographics of Social Network Users
The percentage of online Americans in each demographic category who have a profile on a social network website: All adults 35% Sex Men 35 Women 35 Age 18-24 75 25-34 57 35-44 30 45-54 19 55-64 10 65+ 7 Race White, non-Hispanic 31 Black, non-Hispanic 43 Hispanic 48 Annual Household Income Less than $30,000 45 $30,000 - $49,999 38 $50,000 - $74,999 30 $75,000 + 31 Education Less than HS 43 HS grad 31 Some college 41 College grad 33 Locale Urban 34 Suburban 26 Rural 23 Source: Pew Internet Project -
What TV shows Americans watched online in December 2008
Program Network Unique Viewers (000) Lost ABC.com 1,425 Saturday Night Live NBC.com 1,111 Grey’s Anatomy ABC.com 879 Desperate Housewives ABC.com 723 Heroes NBC.com 685 Ugly Betty ABC.com 631 Samantha Who? ABC.com 560 Scrubs ABC.com 519 Survivor CBS Television 496 True Beauty ABC.com 462 Source: Nielsen -
Top video sites in Germany in December 2008
Property Videos (000) Share of Videos (%) Videos per Viewer Total Audience 3,388,086 100.0% 118.8 Google Sites 1,711,577 50.5% 88.3 ProSiebenSat1 Sites 62,827 1.9% 9.7 Universal Music Group 55,950 1.7% 6.5 RTL Group Sites 34,414 1.0% 8.4 Megavideo.com 31,154 0.9% 15.1 Microsoft Sites 14,641 0.4% 5.9 Yahoo! Sites 12,169 0.4% 8.0 Sport1 online 11,963 0.4% 33.6 Dailymotion.com 10,500 0.3% 8.6 Viacom Digital 8,426 0.2% 7.0 Source: comScore -
Videogame revenues to reach $41.9 bln in 2009
IbisWorld said videogame industry revenue is set to reach $41.9 bln in 2009, having risen from $27.2 bln in 2004, with over 37 mln consoles sold in the United States alone in 2008. -
Enterprise software to grow 0.3% in 2009
Worldwide enterprise software revenue is forecast to total $222.6 bln in 2009, reflecting a flat 0.3% growth rate from 2008 revenue of $221.9 bln, according to Gartner. -
Fastest-growing sites in Gemany in January 2009
Property Jan-2008 Jan-2009 % Change Total Internet : Total Audience 33,904 37,646 11% Yasni.de 323 2,037 530% Facebook.com 556 3,143 465% Pennergame.de 697 1,793 157% Quoka Verlag 1,118 1,977 77% The Mozilla Organization 4,205 7,219 72% Deutsche Post AG Sites 2,752 4,033 47% Preisroboter.de 1,184 1,674 41% United Online, Inc 2,222 3,018 36% Gameforge Sites 1,805 2,442 35% ZDF Sites 1,824 2,342 28% Source: comScore -
Top-visited Web brands in February 2009
Brand Audience, 000 Time Per Person 1. Google 127,142 1:27:40 2. Yahoo! 113,564 3:27:12 3. MSN/Windows Live 102,069 2:21:40 4. Microsoft 98,360 0:42:13 5. YouTube 83,429 0:50:49 6. AOL Media Network 83,083 3:45:59 7. Facebook 65,704 2:59:54 8. Fox Interactive Media 64,288 1:24:46 9. Wikipedia 57,561 0:17:08 10. Apple 52,037 1:13:35 Source: Nielsen -
$400 mln spent on delivering video via CDNs in 2008
In 2008 an estimated $400 mln was spent on delivering video via CDNs, according to Frost & Sullivan. That number is expected to grow to more than $1.4 bln by 2012. -
Top search engines in Japan in February 2009
Jan-08 Jan-09 % Change Total Internet 6,219 6,795 9 Yahoo! Sites 3,096 3,489 13 Google Sites 2,481 2,596 5 Rakuten Inc 111 153 38 Microsoft Sites 119 113 -5 NTT Group 93 103 11 Amazon Sites 80 69 -14 Excite Japan 11 52 362 NEC Corporation 58 44 -25 MIXI 40 23 -42 Nifty Corporation 19 22 14 Source: comScore -
37% of US adults visit SNS sites daily
How often do you visit your primary online social network profile? % Profile owners Every day 37% Every few days 23 Once a week 15 Less often 23 Source: Pew Internet Project -
US Internet ad revenues reached $6.1 bln in Q4 2008
US Internet advertising revenues remain strong, topping $23 bln, according to Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). Full-year 2008 revenues totaled a record $23.4 bln, exceeding 2007’s performance, itself the former record of $21.2 bln, by $2.2 bln or 10.6%. Q4 2008 revenues of $6.1 bln mark the first time the interactive advertising [...]
