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VOIP Market Reaches $2.5 Billion in 2005
The next generation voice equipment market has reached $2.5 billion in 2005, according to Infonetics Research. Infonetics predicts that the market will increase 175% and reach $6.2 billion by 2009. [Read more] [Read more]
Google Launches Google Page Creator Beta
Google has launched Google Page Creator in beta. Google Page Creator allows Google account holders to create web pages and publish them to the web. [Read more] [Read more]
Skype Offers Online Payment Methods
Skype is offering online payment methods to its customers. Skype customers can now pay online through GlobalCollect International Payment Services and Click&Buy LLC. Customers can also approve payments through Paypal. [Read more] [Read more]
Google Beta Tests Gmail for Domain
Google is beta testing gmail for domains. Gmail for domains will be hosted by Google. Organizations can offer this webmail service to all their employees and each one will have 2 gigabytes of storage and search tools. [Read more] [Read more]
Google Appoints Dr. Larry Brilliant
Google has appointed Dr. Larry Brilliant as Executive Director of Google.org. Dr. Brilliant has worked in the fields of international health and he will work for Google’s philanthropic activities. [Read more] [Read more]
10% of Marketing Budgets to Shift to Word-of-Mouth
10% of traditional marketing budgets will be shifted to word-of-mouth, buzz marketing, and viral marketing. Companies allocated 31% to traditional advertising, but this number will fall to 22% in 2006, according to Blackfriars Communications. [Read more] [Read more]
Cyber Mondays and Holiday Season Peaks for 2005 and 2006
Cyber Mondays 1, 2, 3 and 4, referring to each of the Mondays between Thanksgiving and Christmas, generated major ecommerce sales peaks in 2005 Holiday Season. Similar Monday peaks are predicted for 2006 Holiday Season by DoubleClick Performics. [Read more] [Read more]
Pluck to Launch BlogBurst
Pluck is going to launch BlogBurst, a service that takes topical content from pre-approved blogs and provides it to publishers such as online newspapers for republication. BlogBurst charges publishers for this service and does not share revenue with bloggers. [Read more] [Read more]
55% of US House Holds to Subscribe for Bundled Services by 2010
55% of broadband households will subscribe to a triple-play or quadruple-play bundled service by the end of 2010. Annual revenue from bundled services in the U.S. will reach $119.5 billion by 2010, according to Parks Associates. [Read more] [Read more]
MSN Search Powers Microsoft Site
Microsoft has made changes to the search facility and now Microsoft Search is powered by MSN Search. Microsoft has shipped this in 58 markets and 31 languages. [Read more] [Read more]
Online Merchants Offering Limited Time Offers Increase from 9% to 22%
Online merchants offering ‘controlled promotional offerings’ or limited-hour sales has increased from 9% to 22%. Sites offering product comparisons has risen from 21 to 27% and use of ratings/review features have increased from 24 to 32%, according to etailing group study. [Read more] [Read more]
Pay-Per-Call to Reach $3.7 Billion By 2010
The pay-per-call market will reach $3.7 billion by 2010. It will more than double each year for the next five years, according to the Kelsey Group forecast. [Read more] [Read more]
