Topic 1: E-Commerce in the News: Chapter 2 Topics and Terms

1) Choose a business model type OTHER THAN E-TAILER from B2C Business models and their Variations.

Portal (Either horizontal/general or vertical/specialized or search); Content Provider, Transaction Broker, Market Creator, Service Provider or Community Provider).

2) Find an article relating to the business model type you selected. Select two relevant points of the article to include as part of your post along with text concepts and your thoughts to explain your business model type, its relevance and examples. It’s okay for more than one team member to use the same business model BUT your points and reference materials may not be the same.

Eight Unique Features of E-commerce Technology

1) Select one of the eight unique features of e-commerce technology:

Ubiquity, Global Reach, Universal Standards, Richness, Interactivity, Personalization/Customization, Information Density Social Network Technologies.

NOTE: First to select a unique feature, may use it as their focus for this discussion topic! Check to make sure no one else in your team has already selected your choice of feature before your first post for this topic.

2) Find an article about a company that demonstrates your selected ‘unique feature’s impact on the business environment” and share your findings. As with all posts, tie text concepts, new material from your research and your thoughts.