Online Photo Services Build Momentum Despite Continued Challenges, According to Latest End User Study from InfoTrends Research Group.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2002 Online photo services are gaining ground, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study of 1,850 U.S. Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f conducted by InfoTrends Research Group, Inc. The study shows that 17% of Internet users have posted a photo to a photo service Web site, up from 15% a year earlier. Similarly, the percent of Internet users who have visited photo Web sites is also on the rise. The survey underscored the ongoing difficulties facing the online photo space. Users are posting a growing number of photos, leading to increased storage costs for service providers. With low print volume per member and few users willing to pay for storage or subscription memberships, financial success has been elusive for many players in this market. However, the industry may be starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. "Over the past year, many online photo service providers have made profitability priority number one," said Lia Schubert, research analyst, InfoTrends Research Group. "The survey results reflect these efforts - a growing number of users are ordering prints and merchandise while the percent of prints received for free has declined dramatically." The new report, "Online Photo Services End User Survey," available immediately, details Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the users' awareness and usage of online photo sites for storage, sharing, and prints. Coverage includes user acceptance of new services and fee structures, satisfaction with online printing vs. home printing, and average print volume, all segmented by user demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. . Results of a separate study, "Digital Camera End User Survey," will also be released shortly. Both studies provide detailed information on both users and non-users. About InfoTrends Research Group InfoTrends Research Group, Inc. (www.infotrends-rgi.com) is the leading market research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a for digital imaging technologies and markets. InfoTrends helps its worldwide clientele improve the effectiveness of their strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. by providing valuable tools for intelligent decision-making, including forecasts, end user research, product analysis, and market trend tracking. Research is available through standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. reports, custom consulting and through the following subscription advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal : Digital Photography Trends(TM), Image Scanning Trends(TM), and Internet Imaging Trends(TM), available in online format. |
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