E-Commerce
IS231 Wk 1 “E-Commerce in Your Life”
Select ONE option from below to write up a SHORT presentation or summary of one page or less answering the questions or topic.
Option 1:
Think of the indirect use of e-commerce in you life. Are you a gamer with a gaming system? Can you think of additional services available through that system that could be considered an e-commerce application?
Do you watch network TV through web sites such as Criminal Minds at
http://www.cbs.com/shows/
The use of the online ads being the revenue supporting the network broadcast just as when you watch on a TV the ads support the broadcasting company. In the case of HBO, your TV content service provider subscription pays for you to view online.
Does every form of e-commerce involve funds? What about the trade of services or bartering systems?
What other examples of e-commerce are part of your every day life?
Write up a SHORT presentation or summary of one page or less answering the above questions about your life and e-commerce. The main point is to tell the class your usage of the Internet that supports e-commerce activities.
Option 2:
What factors have contributed to the development of e-commerce such as technology, the economy and customer trends? Write up a SHORT presentation or summary of one page or less to express your feelings of the changes allowing the application e-commerce
to grow.
Option 3:
Social Media such as FaceBook, Google Apps and Second life is now used for e-commerce type of activities. Select a Social Media site to investigate what the site offers. You will have the opportunity to use this site with the marketplace in future assignment options. Post a short summary of your findings.
Here’s some links to help you get started:
FaceBook marketplace
• http://apps.facebook.com/
Google Apps Marketplace
• https://www.google.com/
• http://onlinebusiness.about.
Second Life
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
• http://marketplace.secondlife.
| Grading Criteria Assignments | Maximum Points |
| Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria | 40 |
| Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts | 20 |
| Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts | 30 |
| Uses proper mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
Answer Preview
Despite Face Book being a social networking site, it has become popular in the e-commerce industry. There are over million users of face book. It is for this reason that Face Book has become a powerhouse for the purpose of advertising and marketing by different businesses. Face Book offers virtual goods to its users. Information concerning goods and services is also shared and communicated to friends. Face Book offers a service known as Buy button. The Buy button appears on ads and also Page Posts that are collaborative posts by businesses (Ljungmark, & Bernhardsson, 2011). ..
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