Print readership continues to decline

The Internet was supposed to draw revenues away from print magazines, but during its early days, Net did exactly opposite. The dot com boom created a binge of ad buying. Those days are sadly, and suddenly, over for most magazines. And now readership decline is on, complicating a dearth of ad sales. Lyra Research found that 24 percent of Internet users in U.S. have canceled subscriptions to general news magazines since they began using Internet. A hearty 19 percent of Internet users claim they have significantly decreased their magazine reading, while only 2 percent say they have significantly increased their magazine reading since using Net.

Consumers are using Internet more

Has dot com downturn affected amount of time Internet users spend online? In a study conducted in February and March of 2001, Pew Internet and American Life Project found that more than one half of Internet users in U.S. are using Internet same amount of time as they were six months ago. The study found that 29 percent of users actually increased their usage, while only 17 percent decreased time spent online. Newcomers and Net veterans alike indicated that more than 60 percent of their Internet time was just for fun.

So those are facts. As we try to gain some understanding of how Internet is developing, it helps to get a well-defined view. The ongoing development of Internet commerce has been beleaguered by hyped-up bubbles and tales of complete decimation. In reality, e-business continues to grow.

#Hyperlink-- Also known as links. Links are urls or other text that you can click on to bring you to another webpage or website. These links are coded in HTML.

#Search Engine-- A search engine is like card catalog at library. When you want to find a website about a particular subject, type your keywords in search box and search engine will find and list related sites and pages.

#Spam-- Spam is junk mail of internet. When you send a sales pitch or advertisement via email to someone without their consent, this is Spam.

#Virus-- This is a program that latches onto other programs and travels from computer to computer, possibly causing lots of damage by destroying files and information.

# Modem-- A modem is part of your computer that enables you to get hooked up to internet. Your phone line is hooked up to modem and through your modem you can be connected to internet.

#Shareware-- Shareware is software that you can download and try out before buying. If you decide to keep on using software, you will have to pay a registration fee.

I hope this article has helped you understand these words a little better. You can find these words and many more at these sites:

http://www.netlingo.com/ http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/index.html http://www.pcwebopedia.com/ http://coverage.cnet.com/Resources/Info/Glossary/ http://www.whatis.com/

There are so many new terms to learn that it may seem overwhelming, but with a little time and effort you can be speaking a whole new language!