Boston Consulting Group

Report: Internet Economy Set to Nearly Double to $4.2T by 2016

Liz Gannes in News on January 27 at 4:45 am PT

The Internet economy of G-20 nations will nearly double in value to $4.2 trillion by 2016, according to a new projection by the Boston Consulting Group.

Never Mind the iPhone 5. Where’s My Windows iPad?

Peter Kafka in Mobile on October 5, 2011 at 8:19 am PT

Sure, lots of folks wanted something new and sexy from Apple yesterday. But if you start asking people what kind of gadgets they really want, you’ll get some interesting answers.

Who’s Going to Pay for Online Content? A) A Few of You B) Barely Anyone C) You’re Already Paying

Peter Kafka in Media on November 16, 2009 at 7:05 am PT

The new conventional wisdom is that sooner or later, consumers will have to start paying for some of the stuff they currently get for free on the Web. But will they actually pay up? Here, the conventional wisdom is not so helpful. Nor are studies predicting consumer behavior.