List as many thought out ideas as you can. You'll get 10 points for Best Answer if yours are the Most Logical and have good statistics when researched.
2006-08-25 08:22:36 · 15 answers · asked by Answerer 7 in Social Science ➔ Economics
More than 627 million people have shopped online, including over 325 million within the last month, according to a study released today by ACNielsen, the world’s leading provider of consumer and marketplace information. Over 212 million online shoppers mention books as among the last 3 items they purchased online.
Across the globe, the most popular items purchased on the Internet are
Books (34%),
followed by Videos/DVDs/Games (22%),
Airline Tickets/Reservations(21%)
and Clothing/Accessories/Shoes (20%).
http://www2.acnielsen.com/news/20051019.shtml
Most Popular Grocery Category Purchased Online Percentage
Food 88
Health and beauty care 53
Vitamins, herbal remedies and beauty aids 43
Household cleaners 38
Pet supplies 35
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_9/kempiak/
2006-08-29 02:27:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Statistically porn is the most purchased thing on the Internet. Anonymity I guess. I think books would be a close second though. I know I have bought quite a few.
2006-08-25 15:30:05 · answer #2 · answered by Constant_Traveler 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In 2005, the leading items over the Internet in terms of sales are:
Mass merchant/department store = $18.267 billion in sales
Computers/electronics = $17.667 B
Office supplies = $10.323 B
Apparel/accessories = $7.061 B
Books/CDs/DVDs = $2.500 B
Housewares/home furnishings = $2.416 B
Specialty/non apparel = $2.325 B
Food/drug = $1.872 B
Health/beauty = $1.748 B
Flowers/gifts = $1.203 B
Sporting goods = $1.336 B
Hardware/home improvement = $0.851B
Toys/hobbies = $0.740 B
Jewelry = $0.615 B
2006-09-01 22:32:57 · answer #3 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definitely the #1 purchase on the Internet is porn. More dollar revenue is generated from Internet porn sales than even EBay and Internet gambling sites.
2006-08-25 15:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by Add Man 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Books which help you understand last book on how to understand Internet computers. Books
The song, video, game download of the week.Downloads.
Hard to find clothes shoes
Most often all the free stuff offered.
2006-09-01 23:55:41 · answer #5 · answered by Mister2-15-2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Porn .. no research needed. It is very much common knowledge.
2006-08-25 15:28:20 · answer #6 · answered by sam21462 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Books and other crap from Amazon.com and gambling.
2006-08-25 15:28:03 · answer #7 · answered by therego2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cable dsl
2006-08-31 12:53:07 · answer #8 · answered by jonathan s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe its exploiting our children in the world of pornography!
2006-08-25 21:16:44 · answer #9 · answered by birdofparadise 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i think its things on ebay and amazon and stuff
2006-08-25 15:27:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋