Internet advertising continues to take two forms.
There is niche advertising for products and services for specialist
sites, with a community with demonstrable potential interest in the
products and services provided by the advertiser. Secondly transaction
related advertising continues to grow. Greater access combined with
penetration of ownership of access devices has helped. Transaction
security has improved exponentially encouraging and increasing
confidence in the integrity of on line transactions. Increased
availability of product and services and the immediacy of price
discovery and transparency have encouraged the growth of consumer
advertising where a spontaneous and immediate decision is likely.