Other resources for research - (Back to the top)- ISWorld
A
great page, main standpoint of the academic IS community. If you are into IS academia, the
ISWorld mailing list constitutes an absolute must
- e-Commerce
Research Forum at the MIT
A
fantastic source for the latest research and working papers in e-Commerce
- NUA
How Many Online?
Nice
source for statistics on the Internet. It compiles several sources for each country or
region
- Managing the Digital
Enterprise - Michael Rappa
One
of best pages about e-whatever I've ever seen
- ISWorld Net e-Business Course Section
Filled
with good resources for IS academics and educators
- US Goverment Department of Commerce
Homepage
They
probably have something to say...
- FBI
Yes,
the FBI, take care, cyberpunks... but seriously, very good and updated studies on hacking,
piracy and security
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology
Nice
page on the development of standards for applied technology, measurements, etc.
- Secretaría de Estado de
Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información
The
page of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology devoted to the development
Information Society
- MIT
Internet Stats
A
good data source when it comes to back up papers, etc.
- Webopedia
Good
online encyclopedia for Internet and e-Commerce related terms
- Yannis Bakos' homepage
Research
on electronic markets, e-commerce, economics of information goods, IT and organizations
- Erik Brynjolfsson's homepage
Research
on IT and business value, Internet commerce, IT and organizations
- Kevin Crownston's homepage
Research
on information technology and new organizational forms
- Hal Varian's homepage
Research
on the economics of information goods
- Gartner
They
squeeze a profit from coining new buzzwords and selling them to the industry. They have no
real value whatsoever as research, but is good to know what are they coming up with this
time...
- Forrester
Never
ever trust one of their reports. But they claim they have the crystal ball
- Jupiter
Pretty
much like Forrester, same terrible methodology, and equally trustworthy predictions
- Datamonitor
Same
business as the previous two... ask a bunch of friends, disregard sample bias, and come up
with a very expensive report. They would never be able to publish anything at all in any
serious journal
- IDC
Another
source for data, predictions, etc.
- SEDISI
The
Spanish association of IT suppliers, the offer's perspective. Data about Spain and Spanish
firms
- ANIEL
Spanish
association of firms in the electronic and telecommunications industry
- ComScore
They
derive conclusions from a large panel of users. Their methodology has been largely
critiziced
- Nielsen/NetRatings
Internet
audience measurement and analysis, by moving the Nielsen methodology to the Web. Their
methodology has been under criticism too
- NetValue
According
the themselves, the global reference in Internet intelligence
- CyberAtlas
Internet
trends, statistics, news, compilation of resources, etc.
- Pew Internet & American Life
A
not-for-profit initiative to conduct research about the Internet in the US. A good source
for perspectives, statistics and market information
- Taylor Nelson Sofres
Internet
market research, with an emphasys in the word "market"
- Consumer WebWatch
They
investigate, inform and try to improve the credibility of information published on the
Web. The page on Consumer Reports is particularly good
- The Business Software Alliance (BSA)
For
information and reports about software piracy worldwide
- The Interactive Advertising Bureau
Very
interesting quarterly report on the evolution of online advertising
- Asociación Española de Comercio Electrónico
(AECE)
The
Spanish Association for Electronic Commerce. News and studies about the Spanish market.
- Asociación para la Investigación de Medios de Comunicación
The
AIMC page hosts, among other valuable resources, the EGM (Estudio General de Medios,
General Media Study), a fundamental tool to understand media dynamics in Spain, published
quarterly
- Fundación Auna
They
sponsor descriptive market research in Spain
- Fundación
Telefonica
Research
about the Information Society, the telecom industry, white papers, etc. in Spain
- The World Economic Forum
Of
course, the World Economic Forum... good source for analysis and trends
- OECD
The
organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Great reports, easy-to-cite in
academic research
- European
Commission: e-Commerce, e-Working, Eurobarometer
Good
source for e-commerce, telecommuting and public opinion analyses
- Comisión
del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT)
The
page of the Spanish regulator for the telecommunications industry. Yearly industry reports
- Oftel
The
page of the UK regulator for the telecommunications industry
