Time For More Multimedia

[MisterX]

It's known that the number of broadband users is on constant rise, but the fact that almost 3/4 of U.S. homes now have broadband connection should definitely make you think about adding more useful multimedia content to your sites before most of your competition does.

Your thoughts ?!

Almost three in four Web users in the United States connected at home via broadband in May, a market research firm said.

The number of broadband-connected homes increased 15 percent over the same month a year ago, when 57 percent of U.S. homes had high-speed connections, Nielsen/NetRatings said.

"Although we are not seeing the explosive month-over-month growth we once were, the market for broadband Internet connection has not yet reached saturation," Jon Gibs, senior director of media for Nielsen, said in a statement. "We're past the point where decreasing prices and increasing availability will move the needle for providers; the remaining consumers will be pushed to broadband as the Internet continues to move beyond text-based information to a comprehensive source for video."

source: informationweek.com

 

[Dave]

I usually design for adsl/cable users, dial up is very rare from where i live, and my sites usually only interest the tech-saavy or regular computer users anyways, so i'm assumin that have broadband.

 

[Payton]

It's definitely headed to a more bandwidth hungry internet, just look at the popularity of youtube and google video

Probably depends on your site though. Sometimes I think people are just looking for information without any frills, other times people want to be entertained