Photo industry changes focus to Internet
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More digital camera users are putting their pictures online, threatening traditional film developing services. Bricks-and-mortar photofinishers, however, are starting to offer hybrid approaches, including online services and in-store printing labs and digital kiosks, to serve the digital photography market. Most users of digital cameras currently print their pictures at home, but this is expected to change when they realize that service providers can provide cheaper results for better quality prints. Digital technology has increased photography use among businesses. In the US, 90% of households have film cameras, while 10% have digital cameras. Among US Internet users, 15% have used photo service Web sites to place photos online, and 35% have viewed other people's photos online. According to graphs, digital camera usage is expected to increase from 9.7 bil images in 2001 to 44.9 bil images in 2005. Online photofinishing is to account for 13% of digital camera printing in 2001 and 47% in 2005.
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2001
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Yahoo set to buy broadcaster
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Yahoo! Inc will acquire Dallas, TX-based Broadcast.com Inc for approximately $5.7 bil in stock, in an effort to expand its World Wide Web site. Yahoo chose Broadcast.com, which has exclusive deals for sports broadcasts, because it has been regarded as among the leading destinations for video and audio streaming on the Web. Around 2/3 of the Dallas firm's revenue is attributed to business services that include hosting a video conference of a firm's sales meeting over the Internet.
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 1999
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Seven new Web suffixes picked
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has selected 7 new suffixes for Internet addresses. The new suffixes are Web site designations called "info," "biz," "name," "pro," "coop," museum" and "aero."
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2000
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