Consumer Online Spending Grows 14 Percent, Associated Press, 10 Mar 2005

“Consumer spending on online content such as music, dating sites and business and investment information grew 14 percent last year to $1.8 billion, an organization of online publishers reported Thursday. “One of the trends we're tracking is how the Web is migrating from being an information medium to an entertainment medium," Michael Zimbalist, president of the Online Publishers Association, said. "The kinds of genres that are really taking off in the paid space are entertainment-related, such as music and video, interactive games and fantasy sports games."�

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