INTERNET FACTS AND FIGURES
25 million people spent $7 billion while shopping online for the holidays. 90% of the online shoppers reported that they were satisfied with their experience. Four percent of the survey respondents indicated they would decrease their online spending in 2000 while 35% reported they were encouraged by their experience and were likely to increase their online spending. (Survey conducted by Juniper Communications. Source: InternetWeek, 1/24/2000).

The top ten online retailers in January, 2000:
1. amazon.com. 1,009,000 unique buyers; 14,189,000 unique visitors
2. americangreetings.com. 848,000 unique buyers; 5,814,000 unique visitors
3. cdnow.com. 698,000 unique buyers; 6,451,000 unique visitors
4. barnes&noble.com. 377,000 unique buyers; 6,354,000 unique visitors
5. egghead.com. 368,000 unique buyers; 2,220,000 unique visitors
6. ticketmaster.com. 298,000 unique buyers, 2,866,000 unique visitors
7. more.com. 296,000 unique buyers, 1,383,000 unique visitors
8. iprint.com. 247,000 unique buyers, 3,381,000 unique visitors
9. buy.com. 219,000 unique buyers, 2,378,000 unique visitors
10. drugstore.com. 200,000 unique buyers, 1,657,000 unique visitors
(Source: PC Data Online survey reported in InternetWeek, 2/21/2000).

Internet traffic was heaviest on Saturday's in a study of 100,000 web sites conducted by WebSideStory from January 30 to February 5, 2000. The days of the week, in order from the most to least traffic:
1. Saturday -- 15.5%
2. Friday -- 15.4%
3. Thursday -- 14.4%
4. Sunday -- 14.0%
5. Monday -- 13.7%
6. Tuesday -- 13.6%
7. Wednesday -- 13.4%
(Source: InfoWorld, 2/21/2000).

LAST MONTH'S RIDDLE
What is the pattern in these numbers? 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 3, 2, 0. Answer: The numbers are listed in alphabetical order.

WEB SITE OF THE MONTH
If you were a dog, what breed would you be? Go to emode.com and be prepared to be surprised. You may want to set aside some extra time to spend at this site as there are over 60 different personality, intelligence and aptitude tests available to you.
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Technology Tidbits is published monthly by Jerry Price, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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