>75% of US Consumers Now Have High Speed Internet Enabling Higher Bandwidth Website Content

>One of the historic limitations of online marketing has been bandwidth or lack thereof.  Until recently nearly 1/2 of the Internet Users were locked into dial-up or slow Internet connections incapable of online video, many FLASH animations or other high bandwidth activities.

A recent study shows three out of  four connected US consumers already have high-speed Internet, and another 5% will definitely or probably purchase it, according to new data from the Nielsen Company. The recently completed “State of the Media 2010″ indicates HDTVs are the next most commonly owned emerging technology device, with 46% of connected consumers owning one and 10% saying they will definitely or probably purchase one.

Other emerging technology devices with a relatively high rate of ownership among connected consumers include digital video recorders (35%) and handheld multimedia devices (20%).

Websites are typically developed with the ‘lowest common denominator’ in mind to ensure that a potential visitor or buyer on a website with low speed Internet, an older computer or even a smaller monitor will still be able to access, view and navigate the website without difficulty.

With the continued drop in technology costs most connected consumers now have the ability to see and enjoy high bandwidth content such as videos, virtual tours, online video chat and animations.  This will permit website developers and online marketers to take advantage of advancing technologies and reach a wider audience than ever before.

Robert ‘Dot Com’ Jackson
Internet Builder Consulting – Building BETTER Websites & Social Marketing since 1995
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