The Belton Blog

Canadian online shopping continues to grow

As a follow up to the previous story, Canadian are doing more online shopping this Christmas than ever before. With over $15 billion spent in 2008, the trend is predicted to grow further, with 2012 seeing over $22 billion worth of business-to-consumer sales online. 

Canadians still purchase less large-ticket items like home furnishings and home electronics online when compared to other countries, and the need for Canadian online retailers to charge tax to customers is another chilling effect on online sales numbers. For the full story, click here.

Look Who's Blogging Now

Some interesting figures on who's blogging. Apparently the average blogger is 37.6 years old, with a 69.7% chance that they're white.

Age is also a factor of whether or not you're reading a blog. 55% of U.S. internet users between 18-24 read blogs, 42% of users aged 25-41, and the figures plummet pretty fast from there.

I wonder what percentage are Nissan owners?

Baby Boomers Are Buying On-Line

It seems daily I hear that “older people aren't on-line.” Well how about some data that’s sure to raise a few eyebrows? The Gang at eMarketer have a great post discussing the impact Boomers are having on-line.