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To: Sarkie who wrote (7579)	6/18/1999 1:13:00 AM
From: Susan G	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 28311

SarkieBug, I am a woman who hates shopping. Too busy working full time and trading full time. I hate malls with a passion. But yet I spend endless hours on the internet - buying clothes, computer equipment and software, books, coffee, cds, gifts all from the same merchants I buy from at the malls and in individual stores. I don't need to touch and feel first because I know what I want or research it online. And if I could get online grocery service in my area, like Peapod, I'd use it in a second. And the net certainly takes me away - through links and more links. And more fantastic sites along the way. And when I can't find the product I'm searching for I search the name on Metacrawler and usually find it immediately. Just another opinion from a women with no time to shop.

To: Sarkie who wrote (7579)	6/18/1999 1:35:00 AM
From: Zephyr	Respond to of 28311

>>to women shopping is a form of escape, a way to get away from things, everyday things. Shopping on the internet does not take you away<< Howard Shultz, Starbucks CEO, recently said that "the Internet is the death of distance." IMO it will only take creative, imaginative measures to bring more women shoppers online. Seems to me that there is a huge contingent of women using the Home Shopping Network. Online shopping could take you to a Paris fashion show or a Dutch bulb and seed distributor. Two way cable modems will allow interaction with far away places. Women may also discover that shopping for a car online is a more satisfactory way to purchase. No condescending salesmen, no pressure. The gist for GNET is to find ways to attract this market segment through existing and future emerchandise venues. I know little about women, but I know they use shopping as a form of entertainment; and the world of entertainment is just emerging on the web. Oh, and PA believes in ENTERTAINMENT!

To: Sarkie who wrote (7579)	6/18/1999 9:11:00 AM
From: WallStreetTips	Respond to of 28311

GNET > NET POPULATION SWELLS > "Must Read" report from Wired News Detailed article found at >> icyspicy.com Net Population Swells to 92 Mil Wired News Report 3:00 a.m. 18.Jun.99.PDT There are many millions more adults on the Internet in Canada and the United States than there are people in the nation of Germany, a new report reveals. Some 92 million Canadians and Americans age 16 and older surf the Net, according to Internet Demographics, a survey conducted by CommerceNet and Nielsen Media Research. That figure represents a 16 percent jump since 79 million were found online in the last study, conducted nine months ago. According to a 1996 United Nations population survey, there are just over 82 million people in Germany. Mexico has just over 96 million people. "More than two of every five people in North America are now Internet users, and the Web is becoming an integral part of daily life," said CommerceNet executive vice president Mark Resch. Those already online are doing more shopping, the researchers found. The number of online consumers jumped 40 percent to 28 million during the same period. Further, more women are making more purchases online. Female shoppers increased 80 percent in nine months and passed the 10-million mark with this survey. CommerceNet and Nielsen noted that the proportion of women among Internet buyers had been stagnant for nearly two years, but that a critical mass had been reached in recent months. The study also showed that women are spending most heavily on books and clothing, making up 45 and 53 percent, respectively, of these markets' consumers. Men, on the other hand, prefer shopping for cars, cart parts, and computers.