IT 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Google Checkout, Market Manipulation, Packet Analyzer
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E-commerce: is about buyers and sellers of products and services performing. Has been growing at a steady pace. ~ lower order-taking costs and customer service costs. ~ not being able to feel or touch the goods. Business to business (b2b): inter-company transactions, including wholesale trade and business purchases or resources, manufactured parts, services and capital resources. Customer to customer (c2c): internet supported form of commerce conducted between two cuonsumers. Business to consumer (b2c): products or services are sold from a business to a consumer. ~ types of direct sellers: e-tailers and manufacturers government sponsored websites. Business to government (b2g): obtain information and perform useful transactions on. ~ store electronic documents or images of paper documents. Challenges and impediments to success in e-commerce. Product suitability: certain products and services are more suitable for online sales and. Suitable: some are more suitable for offline sales. ~ products that have a limited shelf life.