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Live Auction Industry Exceeds $270 Billion in 2007

added: 29-01-2008

In 2007 the gross revenue from goods and services sold at live auction grew 5.3% to $270.7 billion. In 2006, the auction industry sold $257.2 billion in goods and services at auction, an increase of 7.1% from 2005.

What Were China's 600 Million Mobile Users 'Searching' For Last Year?

added: 29-01-2008

mInfo(R) Inc., released some key search statistics that shed light on real user behavior and the state of the sector in the world's largest wireless phone market. With the popularization of wireless search in the last couple of years, China's wireless search market has developed rapidly starting from 2006.

Industrial Real Estate Markets Lose Steam in Q4 2007

added: 28-01-2008

The U.S. warehouse market decelerated considerably in the fourth quarter of 2007, suggesting 2008 might be a comparatively subdued year, according to the Q4 Industrial report issued today by Colliers International, a global real estate services firm.

Venture Capital Performance Positive in All Horizons Ending Q3 2007

added: 28-01-2008

Venture capital performance showed positive returns across all investment horizons ending September 30, 2007, according to Thomson Financial and the National Venture Capital Association.

OECD Countries Agree Sustainable Lending Principles for Official Export Credit

added: 28-01-2008

OECD Member Countries have agreed to adopt a set of principles and guidelines designed to ensure that loans supported by their Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) are in line with sustainable development objectives.

The Number of Internet Shoppers Up 40% in Two Years

added: 28-01-2008

More than 85 percent of the world's online population has used the Internet to make a purchase - increasing the market for online shopping by 40 percent in the past two years - according to the latest Nielsen Global Online Survey on Internet shopping habits. Globally, more than half of Internet users have made at least one purchase online in the past month, according to Nielsen.

Ineffective Marketing

added: 28-01-2008

The effectiveness of marketing has reached an all-time low, according to a survey of 3,000 global marketers conducted by The Fournaise Marketing Group as cited by the World Advertising Research Center.

IDC Finds Slower Growth in the Mobile Phone Market in 2007

added: 28-01-2008

The worldwide mobile phone market passed a new milestone in shipments by recording over 300 million devices shipped during the fourth quarter, while experiencing slower year-over-year growth for 2007. According to IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, the 334.0 million handsets shipped during the holiday quarter was a new record for the industry, and was up 15.3% over last quarter.

Mobile Entertainment Is Moving On Up

added: 28-01-2008

Mobile entertainment revenues will reach $64 billion worldwide by 2012, from just over $20 billion in 2007, according to Juniper Research's "Mobile Entertainment Markets: Opportunities & Forecasts 2007-2012" report.

Record Year For Online Newspapers

added: 28-01-2008

Online newspaper readership reached an all-time high in 2007, according to a Nielsen Online report for the Newspaper Association of America.

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