1st In Video - Music World, Inc.

Here’s the latest numbers of broadband subscribers in the world:

• DSL: 238.1 million
• Cable: 79.6 million
• Fiber: 16.7 million

Read More: More choosing fiber-optic Internet service worldwide over cable - USATODAY.com

• As of January 2008, the US accounted for 21% (173 million) of the 824 million Internet users worldwide, according to comScore. This figure does not include users accessing the Internet from public computers or mobile phones.
• Google is the dominant search brand in most countries
• The number of worldwide visitors to social networking sites has grown 34 percent in the past year to 530 million, representing approximately 2 out of every 3 Internet users. MySpace and Facebook are in a tight battle for the global leadership position, each attracting more than 100 million visitors per month.
• Online video has become the dominant online entertainment format, led by the global popularity of YouTube with more than 250 million visitors in January.
• The Internet has become an important source of news for most Web users.

Read More: comScore “Digital World: State Of The Internet” Report Highlights Growth in Emerging Internet Markets

E-commerce sales in 2007 grew 19% to $136.4 billion, up from $114.62 billion in 2006 according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.  U.S. Retail sales only grew 4%.

Source: Internet Retailer Magazine - March 2008

 African Americans and Hispanics still lag the general population, while Asian Americans are more heavily represented.

Percentage of Shoppers vs 2002:

• 40.6% of African Americans (up from 25.1%)
• 41.8% of Hispanics (up from 27.7%)
• 70% of Asian Americans (up from 55.8%)
• 55% of Adults Overall (up from 44%)

Read More: More Minorities Shopping Online - eMarketer

• $59.35 Billion in sales ($52.57 in 2006 - 13.1% increase)

• 610 Million Listings (42% fixed-price listings - up from 38% in 2006)
• 83.2 Million active users (81.8 million in 2006)
• 532,000 Stores
• Paypal’s net total payment volume in 2007 Q4 was $14 billion (Up 35% from 2006 Q4)
• 57.3 million active registered PayPal accounts (up 5% from 2006)

Source: eBay’s 2007 merchandise sales grow 13.1% to $59.3 billion - Internet Retailer

• Almost 2/3’s of the US population is online
• The aveage US Interet User spent 15.3 hours per week online in 2007
• “The US Internet population differs from the general population in age, race/ethnicity, income and education levels.”

Source/Read More: Now US Is Online, And How! - eMarketer

Quincy, IL 2/1/2007 - Due to the companies fast growth online, 1st in Video - Music World, Inc. is expanding into a 30,000 square foot state-of-the-art distribution center located at 1400 N 30^th Street, Quincy, IL. The company will continue to operate its retail stores of Your Electronic Warehouse, Discount Golf World and Quincy’s Discount Travel of their current retail locations in the 2800 block of Broadway. Read the rest of this entry »

Quincy, IL, 12/10/2007 - Your Electronic Warehouse has been named to the 2008 Internet Retailer Hot 100 Best Retail Web Sites. The Hot 100 list is featured in the December 2007 issue of Internet Retailer Magazine and consists of online retail sites that reflect the best of what retailers can do online. This marks the first time Your Electronic Warehouse has been selected to the Internet Retailer Hot 100 list but has been included in Internet Retailer’s Top 500 list the previous two years. Read the rest of this entry »

Quincy, IL/November 19, 2007 – In the past several months, DiscountGolfWorld.com has been selected as an Internet Authorized Dealer for Nike Golf, Callaway Golf, Taylor Made, Adidas, Cleveland Golf, Ben Hogan, Odyssey, Top-Flite, and Maxfli. Read the rest of this entry »

This case study compares the search engine rankings for the top ten search terms of two premium manufacturers. One manufacturer, Company A, is a multinational cable and audio company that does a very good job of linking to its Internet authorized dealers. The other manufacturer, Company B, is a multinational audio company that does not link to its Internet authorized dealers. This study shows how a manufacturer can minimize negative PR online and gain more control over its search engine results by properly linking to its Internet authorized dealers. Read the rest of this entry »