Mohan: One of E-Loan's key strategic investors and alliance partners is clearly Yahoo -- a firm that continues to lead in the Portal space. Yet, here is an article that talks about how they still continue to GROW faster than some of the rivals (like AOL). E-Loan needs access to A LOT of eyeballs and their partnerships are helping to provide those. Check out this update...
<<Portal site traffic numbers mixed
By Bloomberg News
Special to CNET News.com
July 16, 1999, 5:35 p.m. PT
Portal sites turned in mixed traffic numbers last month, according to a research report.
The number of U.S. residents with Internet access at home rose 4.3 percent to 105.3 million in June, according to a report by Nielsen Media Research and NetRatings. But while the overall audience rose, some Internet directories saw the number of individual users increase only slightly in June, and some had decreases.
Web sites run by No. 1 online service America Online attracted 34.7 million users, a 2 percent increase, while Yahoo's number of users rose 15 percent to 29.9 million. Yahoo's June results included its acquisition of Geocities, which offers free Web pages and other services, while May's results didn't.
Microsoft's MSN network of Web sites drew 22.4 million users, a 1.5 percent rise.
Among other top sites, Lycos' users fell 1.4 percent to 19.1 million. Users of the Go Network, owned by Walt Disney and Infoseek, rose 1 percent to 14.8 million. Excite@Home drew 12.2 million users, an 8.1 percent decrease.
The modest increases and decreases are linked in part to the rising popularity of Web sites that focus on specific topics, such as finance, a NetRatings spokeswoman said. Internet users also log on less frequently during the summer, she said.
The top ten Web destinations continue to attract about 90 percent of users, the study said.
The monthly report is based on the behavior of 15,000 Internet users. Nielsen and NetRatings compete with Media Metrix, among others.>>
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