Comments on: Canadians shopping online in record numbers http://www.fusedlogic.com/canadians-shopping-online-in-record-numbers-652/ Social Media Strategy & Education Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dirk Trojan http://www.fusedlogic.com/canadians-shopping-online-in-record-numbers-652/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Dirk Trojan Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:45:59 +0000 http://www.fusedlogic.com/?p=652#comment-306 Many predictors of household internet use (not to mention the 'retail spending' part of the equation) are tipped in Alberta's favour. Off the cuff: - household composition (no. of teens, no. and age of adults) - education (13% of Albertans' degrees are in Eng.!) - income (91% of top quintile households) - age, gender (most of those Newfie commuters are young and male) - urbanization (low avail. of rural broadband) - immigration (immigrants are now more likely to have been internet users in country of origin than average Canadian; Alberta attracts high proportion of highly-educated immigrants, incl. from other Prov.) Lots more at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/080612/dq080612b-eng.htm But a 'Black Swan' may be at play, as well: Shaw Cable happens to be in Calgary. They have consistently played their (admittedly loaded) hand well, even against a strong telecom monopoly incumbant. ISP's get plenty of chances to fumble, given the rate of technological and market evolution; Shaw hasn't dropped the ball once that I can think of. I don't think there's been a time in the past 15 years that Calgary hasn't had the highest residential broadband penetration in N. America. Of course, Alberta's promenance in telecom history goes back a lot farther than that... Many predictors of household internet use (not to mention the ‘retail spending’ part of the equation) are tipped in Alberta’s favour. Off the cuff:
- household composition (no. of teens, no. and age of adults)
- education (13% of Albertans’ degrees are in Eng.!)
- income (91% of top quintile households)
- age, gender (most of those Newfie commuters are young and male)
- urbanization (low avail. of rural broadband)
- immigration (immigrants are now more likely to have been internet users in country of origin than average Canadian; Alberta attracts high proportion of highly-educated immigrants, incl. from other Prov.)
Lots more at:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/080612/dq080612b-eng.htm

But a ‘Black Swan’ may be at play, as well: Shaw Cable happens to be in Calgary. They have consistently played their (admittedly loaded) hand well, even against a strong telecom monopoly incumbant. ISP’s get plenty of chances to fumble, given the rate of technological and market evolution; Shaw hasn’t dropped the ball once that I can think of.

I don’t think there’s been a time in the past 15 years that Calgary hasn’t had the highest residential broadband penetration in N. America.

Of course, Alberta’s promenance in telecom history goes back a lot farther than that…

]]> By: Dirk Trojan http://www.fusedlogic.com/canadians-shopping-online-in-record-numbers-652/comment-page-1/#comment-3244 Dirk Trojan Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.fusedlogic.com/?p=652#comment-3244 Many predictors of household internet use (not to mention the 'retail spending' part of the equation) are tipped in Alberta's favour. Off the cuff: - household composition (no. of teens, no. and age of adults) - education (13% of Albertans' degrees are in Eng.!) - income (91% of top quintile households) - age, gender (most of those Newfie commuters are young and male) - urbanization (low avail. of rural broadband) - immigration (immigrants are now more likely to have been internet users in country of origin than average Canadian; Alberta attracts high proportion of highly-educated immigrants, incl. from other Prov.) Lots more at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/080612/dq080612b-eng.htm But a 'Black Swan' may be at play, as well: Shaw Cable happens to be in Calgary. They have consistently played their (admittedly loaded) hand well, even against a strong telecom monopoly incumbant. ISP's get plenty of chances to fumble, given the rate of technological and market evolution; Shaw hasn't dropped the ball once that I can think of. I don't think there's been a time in the past 15 years that Calgary hasn't had the highest residential broadband penetration in N. America. Of course, Alberta's promenance in telecom history goes back a lot farther than that... Many predictors of household internet use (not to mention the ‘retail spending’ part of the equation) are tipped in Alberta’s favour. Off the cuff:
- household composition (no. of teens, no. and age of adults)
- education (13% of Albertans’ degrees are in Eng.!)
- income (91% of top quintile households)
- age, gender (most of those Newfie commuters are young and male)
- urbanization (low avail. of rural broadband)
- immigration (immigrants are now more likely to have been internet users in country of origin than average Canadian; Alberta attracts high proportion of highly-educated immigrants, incl. from other Prov.)
Lots more at:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/080612/dq080612b-eng.htm

But a ‘Black Swan’ may be at play, as well: Shaw Cable happens to be in Calgary. They have consistently played their (admittedly loaded) hand well, even against a strong telecom monopoly incumbant. ISP’s get plenty of chances to fumble, given the rate of technological and market evolution; Shaw hasn’t dropped the ball once that I can think of.

I don’t think there’s been a time in the past 15 years that Calgary hasn’t had the highest residential broadband penetration in N. America.

Of course, Alberta’s promenance in telecom history goes back a lot farther than that…

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