What Is E-Commerce?
E-commerce is the online transaction of business, featuring linked computer
systems of the vendor, host, and buyer. Electronic transactions involve the transfer
of ownership or rights to use a good or service. Most people are familiar with
business-to-consumer electronic business (B2C). Common illustrations include
Amazon.com, llbean.com, CompUSA.com, travelocity.com, and hotels.com.
E-commerce can be divided into:
- E-tailing or "virtual storefronts" on Web sites with online catalogs, sometimes
gathered into a "virtual mall"
- The gathering and use of demographic data through Web contacts
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), the business-to-business exchange of
data
e-mail and fax and their use as media for reaching prospects
and established customers (for example, with newsletters)
- Business-to-business buying and selling (B2B)
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