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__ Gender and the Web __
The Internet has traditionally been dominated by males, but this is changing. As more studies of the Net are conducted and research methodologies improve, female users continue to account for greater percentages of the online community. These results should provide valuable fodder for online commerce.
Sources: CommerceNet/Nielsen Internet Demographics Survey; FIND/SVP; Georgia Tech Graphics, Visualization & Usability Center Third and Fourth WWW User Surveys, O'Reilly & Associates Inc.; SRI Consulting
__ Movie Screens __
Since the 1980s, the number of indoor movie screens has exploded as movie houses slice up their theaters to run more films and seat more patrons. But it took a few years of leeching away customers before these multiplexes began killing off drive-ins. Soon, outdoor movie palaces may go the way of roller rinks and tail fins. The silver screen will never be the same.
Source: Motion Picture Association of America
__ US Adoption of Media __
While cyberspace fever continues to work its way through society, online households represent only about 7 percent of the whole. But a look at the rates at which new enabling technologies have been adopted in the US reveals that the Internet probably has yet to see its heyday. That means more hype, and hopefully more powerful network technologies, in the future.
Source: US Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics, and Statistical Abstract 1990
__ Biorhythm of the Web __
Our Sagittarian Web (born December 1990 when Tim Berners-Lee released his Web software on the Net) should be full of fun this month as its emotional cycle peaks. Later, as the intellectual cycle rises, we'll see renewed vigor in the fight against online censorship. Other famous Sagittarians include Agnes Moorehead, Frank Sinatra, World War II, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Source: Web-O-Rhythm (www.qns.com/html/weborhythm)
