Internet Research Sites Last Updated: 11/29/12

Internet Research Sites
Last Updated: 11/29/12
Industry Analysts
451 Research / www.451research.com / IT M&A
Aberdeen / www.aberdeen.com / IT market research, commissioned reports
Business Insights / www.business-insights.com / Technology, life sciences, consumer, energy, and chemicals industry research.
Dun & Bradstreet / www.dnb.com / Company background, leads
eMarketer / www.emarketer.com / Digital marketing, media and commerce
Forrester / www.forrester.com / IT market research and consulting
Gartner Group / www.gartner.com / Largest IT research and consulting firm
GovWin / www.govwin.com / Government markets
Hurwitz Group / www.hurwitz.com / Software market focus
Institute for the Future / www.iftf.org / Long-term trends and innovation
Intelliquest / www.intelliquest.com / Technology branding, product positioning, and advertising effectiveness
International Data Corporation (IDC) / www.idc.com / Quantitative IT research and analysis
ITSMA / www.itsma.com / B2B marketing effectiveness
NPD Group / www.npd.com / Tracks technology, video game, and other consumer goods sales through distribution in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Mexico.
Pyramid Research / www.pyr.com / Global telecomm markets
Veronis Suhler / http://www.vssforecast.com/ / Media/communications
Wall Street Journal Online / www.wsj.com / Briefing books/Dow Jones news search
Yankee Group / www.yankeegroup.com / IT market research and consulting firm

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Internet Research Sites
Last Updated: 11/29/12

FREE and Cheap Research Sites

All Things D / www.allthingsd.com / Tech news, reviews, and opinion
Clickz.com / www.clickz.com / Online stats and marketing resources
EDGAR Database of Corporate Information / www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm / SEC filing documents (S-1, 10-K, etc.)
Factiva / www.factiva.com / Business and market competitive info. Individual subscription is only $69.
Hoover’s / www.hoovers.com / Access to Dun & Bradstreet database by SIC code, geography, & co. size. Great for sizing markets.
Internet.com / www.internet.com / All things web…
Market Research.com / www.marketresearch.com / Good way to search for reports and analyst firms across many industries. The reports themselves are not free.
Network Solutions / www.networksolutions.com / Domain name lookup/registration
News Library Archives / www.newslibrary.com / Competitive research
Register.com / www.register.com / Domain name lookup and registration
San Jose Mercury News / www.mercurynews.com / Competitive research – Bay area
TechCrunch / www.techcrunch.com / Tech news and opinion
TechWeb / www.techweb.com / Competitive, product, category coverage
US Bureau of Labor Statistics / www.bls.gov / Good for possible user counts
US Patent & Trademark Office / www.uspto.gov / Great search tool
Your local library, online / Computer database/electronic Library (newswires)