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What is Electronic/Mobile Commerce?
"the process of Electronically conducting business over the Internet- or networks using internet protocols -- with particular reference to innovative marketing, order and payment systems and administrative integration."
- Imagic Communications
alternatively,
E-Commerce "is the facilitation of commerce and all associated processes involved through current electronic technologies such as networks and the internet = (telecommunications)."
- Tariq Aslam
The Generic Business Models
B2B (Business to Business)
B2C (Business to Consumer)
C2C (Consumer to Consumer)
Others
The Different types of online presence
Transactional sites
Services Orientated sites
Brand Building Sites
Portal Sites
Business Models
An architecture for the product; service; and information flows, including description of the various business actors, their roles and potential benefits and a description of the sources of revenue... Paul Timmers
Examples
E-Shop
E-mall
E-Auctions
Virtual Communities
Value chain service providers
Collaboration platform
Information brokerages
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Originally created by CheGriffin 17:07, 2 May 2007 (BST)
