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Chapter 8: Electronic and Mobile Commerce
Principles of Information Systems by Ralph Stair & George Reynolds
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Undergraduate 3
04/16/2011

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electronic commerce
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conducting business activities electronically over computer networks such as the Internet, extranets, and corporate networks
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Example of B2B e-commerce company
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Covisint
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Example of B2C e-commerce
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Amazon, Dell uses same model
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Example of C2C e-commerce
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Ebay, Craigslist, Bidzcom, Tradus
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e-Government
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the use of information and communications technology to simplify the sharing of information, speed formerly paper-based processes, and improve the relationship between citizens and government
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identity theft
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someone using your personally identifying information without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes
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electronic retailing (e-tailing)
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the direct sale from business to consumer through electronic storefronts, typically designed around an electronic catalog and shopping cart model
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cybermall
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a single Web site that offers many products and services at one Internet location
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electronic exchange
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an electronic forum where manufacturers, suppliers, and competitors buy and sell goods, trade market information, and run back-office operations
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market segmentation
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the identification of specific markets to target them with advertising messages
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technology-enabled relationship management
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occurs when a firm obtains detailed information about a customer's behavior, preferences, needs, and buying patterns and uses that information to set prices, negotiate terms, tailor promotions, add product features, and otherwise customize its entire relationship with that customer
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electronic bill presentment
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a method of billing whereby a vendor posts an image of your statement on the Internet and alerts you by e-mail that your bill has arrived
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Examples of online real estate services
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loanexa, redfin, terabitz, trulia, zillow, fha anonymous
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advantages of electronic and mobile commerce
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  1. reduce costs
  2. speed the flow of goods and information
  3. increase accuracy
  4. improve customer service

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global challenges for e- and m-commerce
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  • cultural challenges
  • language challenges
  • time and distance challenges
  • infrastructure challenges
  • currency
  • product and service
  • state, regional, and national laws

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intellectual property
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includes works of the mind such as books, films, music, processes, and software, which are distinct somehow and are owned and/or created by a single entity
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digital rights management (DRM)
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refers to the use of any of several technologies to enforce policies for controlling access to digital media such as movies, music and software
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phishing
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a practice that entail sending bogus messages purportedly from a legitimate institution to pry personal information from customers by convincing them to go to a "spoofed" website
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click fraud
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a problem arising in a pay-per-click online advertising environment where additional clicks are generated beyond those that come from actual, legitimate users
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clickstream data
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the data gathered based on the Web sites you visit and the items you click
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storefront broker
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a company that acts as an intermediary between your Web site and online merchants who have the products and retail expertise
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meta tag
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a special html tag, invisible to the user, that contains keywords representing your site's content, which search engines to use to build indexes pointing to your Web site
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Web services
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software modules supporting specific business processes that users can interact with over a network [such as the Internet] on an as-needed basis
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