Well over three-quarters of our 215,000+ members are now connected to the Internet. They join well over a billion people who use the Internet worldwide. In the UK, something like 70% of the adult population are classed as "Internet users" and this percentage continues to grow.

With online sales for 2007 beating the predicted £40bn by some way, understanding the Internet and related communication technology provides important opportunities for business.

Web 2.0 is having a profound effect on website development - according to the BBC, 50% of under-30s users expect to walk into work and use such technologies to interact with business colleagues - and customers - yet many businesses are run by people who don't understand the benefits and look only at the downside. If you're one of the latter, I strongly recommend listening to this BBC broadcast. Also, if your interested in IT trends, read this report

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