As the Penetration of Broadband Grows, the Number of Users Visiting Online Gambling Sites Will Continue to Rise.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31367) has announced the addition of the eMarketer report: The UK Online Report to their offering The tourist images of the British Isles British Isles: see Great Britain; Ireland. may still be somewhat stodgy stodg·y adj. stodg·i·er, stodg·i·est 1. a. Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace. b. Prim or pompous; stuffy: and traditional, raising a pint in a cheery pub, the chiming of Big Ben and the Queen's Guards, but there is nothing old fashioned n. 1. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry. Noun 1. old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices about the way the nation has taken to the Internet. Savvy Brits with fast connections are doing more of everything online, especially shopping. Attention: Advertising Agencies, Marketers, Financial Forecasters, Telecoms, Online Retailers and Content, Software, Hardware and Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . The UK Online report tracks the many changes Internet adoption has brought about in the social and commercial life of Britain. Already, beyond buying groceries and downloading television shows, the UK citizenry now registers to vote, pays traffic tickets and soon will be able to fill prescriptions online. Based on input from a wide array of researchers, the report looks ahead to project the next stage of Internet evolution and the impact it will have on the Queen's subjects--as well as many of Britain's leading businesses. Key questions the "UK Online" report answers: How many people will be online next year? How has increased broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a changed usage? What do UK Internet users do that differs from other markets? What are advertisers spending online? And many more... Topics Covered - Impetus - UK: Key Indicators, 2005-2010 - Issues & Questions - A. Macroeconomic mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors. Overview - B. Internet Access See how to access the Internet. - C. Usage - D. Demographic and Other User Characteristics - E. Online Advertising and Marketing - Related Information and Links Extract - Usage: So what are UK citizens doing with all this bandwidth? The simple answer is "more of everything." This includes activities that always have been popular on the Internet like e-mail and general surfing, which are used in roughly the same numbers regardless of user connection speed. It also includes broadband-dependent applications like downloading, video clip A short video presentation. viewing, and listening to digital radio that are prohibitively slow on narrowband. The Oxford Internet Survey noted the following usage levels for Internet users, regardless of connection speed: Yet broadband Internet See broadband. users do not just do more of what dial-up Internet users do; an always-on, high-speed Internet See broadband. connection fundamentally changes behavior. The extra speed greatly enhances information gathering, online shopping, communication and entertainment, and opens up new tools and applications such as telephony, streaming media and file transfers that are not possible with dial-up. Downloading and digital radio usage are roughly two and three times more common among broadband users, respectively, than by narrowband users. Although video gaming frequently is mentioned as a broadband-dependent activity, it is online gambling that is getting particular attention right now. The UK recently set up legislation to make online gambling legal there, although many companies still choose to base themselves overseas for favorable tax reasons. This budding legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. accounts for healthy activity in this category. Data from Nielsen//NetRatings shows that over three million UK Internet users visited gambling or sweepstakes websites in February 2005. In Europe, 14 million Internet users visited gambling/sweepstake sites overall, with Germany recording the largest number of users. As a percentage of Internet users, however, France and Sweden top the list. There also is a strong correlation between broadband and online gambling, so as broadband penetration grows the market for online gambling will continue to grow. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31367 |
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