E-Commerce: Mechanisms, Infrastructures, and Tools
E-Commerce: Mechanisms, Infrastructures, and Tools
E-Commerce: Mechanisms, Infrastructures, and Tools
disintermediation
Elimination of intermediaries between sellers and
buyers
Webstore (storefront)
A single company’s website where products or services
are sold; usually has an online shopping cart
associated with it
search engine
A computer program that can access databases of
Internet resources, search for specific information or key
words, and report the results
wiki (wikilog)
A blog that allows everyone to participate as a peer;
anyone may add, delete, or change content
virtual community
A group of people with similar interests who interact
with one another using the Internet