The Online Computer Library Center's Web Characterization Project paints an interesting ongoing portrait. It uses frames, so you'll have to click Statistics at the top left. OCLC Researchers Measure the World Wide Web . Corporate America's obsession with research and technology is producing reams of data. Making sense of it all isn't easy - but it's key to survival.
Most retailers devour marketing and inventory data to try to boost sales and reduce costs.
Electronics giant Best Buy has gone a step further by reinventing itself around the flow of information. How analysts did forecasting online advertising and e-commerce. Behind the Crystal Ball by Genia Jones Forget about smoke and mirrors. Analysts construct estimates by crunching numbers, sifting research and making educated guesses. Check out predictions for 2005.