E-Commerce
An interview by Jim Roberts, ABC. This interview discusses issues
relating to e-commerce. What is a portal? What are the principal
search engines and how do they work? and more.
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E-Commerce Made Easy
"There’s no doubt about it: People are buying stuff online.
And they could be buying from you." Tips from Mary Campbell,
who writes and edits for The University of Arizona College of
Business and Public Administration. From ABCnews.com, July 1999.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/
YourBusiness/sbb990721.html
Patently Absurd
This is an article by James Gleick that questions the legitimacy
of some cyberspace and ecommerce patents that have been granted.
It originally appeared in the NY Times, March 12, 2000.
http://www.around.com/patent.html
Internet Fraud: How to Avoid Internet Investment Scams
This report from the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission discusses financial swindles on the Internet.
http://www.sec.gov/consumer/cyberfr.htm
Fraud on the Net
Highlights the Internet as becoming a breeding ground for scams
of all kinds, and describes some of the more common types of scams
taking place online. http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_14/b3675038.htm
Study: Teen E-Shoppers Face Barriers
According to new research from PricewaterhouseCoopers, teens are
spending a considerable amount of time online, but rarely spend
it shopping.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000
/000602-3.shtml
Understanding the possibilities of Intranet websites
Like websites on the Internet, intranet websites present a number
of possibilities that can revolutionize the way you do business
http://intranetjournal.earthweb.com/design/understand.html
Shoppers: Take Charge!
Just a couple of years ago, everyone thought the Internet would
give buyers unsurpassed power over sellers. So far, the whole
idea is pretty much a bust.
http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_20/b3681124.htm
Tell Me a (Digital) Story
Companies build brand by allowing customers to share their product
tales online.
http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_20/b3681103.htm
'People issues' challenge e-companies
Companies trying to evolve all or parts of their businesses to
compete in today's fast-paced e-world are running into a traditional
problem: people.
http://ecommercebusinessdaily.com/news.asp#3
Go Global
Huge opportunities await companies that can understand and expand
into foreign markets. Here are six critical questions you must
answer before — not if — you go global.
http://www.business2.com/articles/2000/05
/content/cover-story.html
Fight for Net survival
Reports are mounting that Internet retailers are flaming out as
they burn through their cash-on-hand without earning a profit.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/etail02.html
Establishing Extranet ROI
Understanding internal business processes and drivers is the key
to success when deploying an extranet.
http://intranetjournal.earthweb.com/extranets
/strategy/extranet_roi_111199.html
The Strategic Challenges of Electronic Commerce
A critically acclaimed paper by Derek Miers, which investigates
payment systems, process support, and customer information and
the way they are affected by the emergence of electronic commerce.
http://www.enix.co.uk/electron.htm
I-Way Bumps
A case study of three e-tailers who have hit financial and management
difficulties.
http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_14/b3675038.htm
Strangers In The Night: eMarketplaces Fail to Support Buyers'
and Sellers' Core Business Functions
Research shows that the number of B2B exchanges are headed
for a downward tumble, as most of them are merely hype.
http://ecommerce.internet.com/solutions
/ebusiness/article/0,1467,7651_386451,00.html
Wanna-Be E-Biz Consultant
What are the prerequisites of being an e-commerce consultant?
http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs
/e-commerce/expert/PIT20000523S0048