Internet Statistics

The always-entertaining Pew Internet & American Life Project ran a survey, and the results show that 34 percent of Internet users have gone online with a Wi-Fi connection or one of those newly popular and overpriced cell-phone services. Two years ago, this number was 22 percent. Another factoid from the survey: 19 percent of all users have Wi-Fi in the home. This number was a mere 10 percent just one year ago. The last tidbit from the survey worth noting is that only 56 percent of the people who have PDAs that hook to the Internet have actually gone on the Net via their PDA. The same goes for the people who have cell phones with Internet capability; not much more than half have actually used it.

Dan Ross
http://BetterBizBooks.com

IPOD evolution since 2001....to 2006

When to look for a new job (great article)

Interesting article I came across as I begin to apply for various opportunities within Countrywide. I think it is spot on....

http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/millionaire/8551

Dan Ross
http://BetterBizBooks.com

Online Gambling Banned using credit cards

House OKs bill to rein in online gambling

By NANCY ZUCKERBROD, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The House passed legislation Tuesday that would prevent gamblers from using credit cards to bet online and could block access to gambling Web sites. The legislation would clarify and update current law to spell out that most gambling is illegal online. But there would be exceptions — for state-run lotteries and horse racing — and passage isn't a safe bet in the Senate, where Republican leaders have not considered the measure a high priority.

The House voted 317-93 for the bill, which would allow authorities to work with Internet providers to block access to gambling Web sites.

Critics argued that regulating the $12 billion industry would be better than outlawing it. Said Rep. Barney Frank (news, bio, voting record), D-Mass., "Prohibition didn't work for alcohol. It won't work for gambling."

The American Gaming Association, the industry's largest lobby, has opposed online gambling in the past but recently backed a study of the feasibility of regulating it.

The Internet gambling industry is headquartered almost entirely outside the United States, though about half its customers live in the U.S.

My take: Once they find a way to tax it and enable U.S. customers to partake in it via licensed, well known operators here in the U.S. it will happen.....This just buys time to BK the overleveraged foreign competition, cause massive chaos in the space and then, once they lose a few MAJOR WTO/international trade cases they will open it back up but, guess what, the major U.S. casino operators will be there linking online and offline gambling together, thereby keeping the bets with U.S. operators and the $$$ from flowing AWAY from U.S. coffers and INTO the U.S. as foreign gamblers will fall over themselves to win trips to Vegas and other places :)

Dan Ross
http://www.BetterBizIdeas.com

7 Ways to Start your New Job Right...

Given the slowing economy I dusted off an old article that many people might want to consider reading.

http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/leadership/3327

Dan Ross
http://www.betterbizbooks.com/

China / India Rise to Economic Powerhouses

Great article I stumbled across while trying to clean up the computer at home.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_34/b3948401.htm?campaign_id=spr_yahoo_china-india05

Dan Ross
http://www.BetterBizIdeas.com