Electronic commerce, also known as e-commerce, has developed rapidly in the last few years. In this paper, I will talk about the advantages along with the disadvantages of e-commerce. E-commerce consists of many things. People today are aware of the common phrase \'e-commerce\', but there is a lo...

The World of E-CommerceE-Commerce today is a shape-shifter whose mission is various and evolving, one moment as small and personal as finding a local restaurant, the next as big and corporate as locating a pasta wholesaler for your chain of noodle shops. Thanks to new technologies and rapidly increa...

Defining Usability Testing According to renowned usability scholar Dr. Jakob Neilsen (2003) defines the usability of a software application, personal device or appliance as a quality attribute that is comprised of five specific components including the learnability, efficiency, memorability, error...

Potential E-Commerce ideas for Kichler Lighting Throughout the research of Kichler Lighting's web site the observation has been made that Kichler has many inadequacies in its e-commerce marketing strategy. These inadequacies include higher prices online than in brick and mortar stores, no on...

Remember the time when there was no Internet? Where advances in telecommunications and computing largely occurred side-by-side in the past, today, they converge in the Internet. Timesharing, the concept of linking a large numbers of users to a single computer via remote terminals, was developed ...

Demand for e-services rising to $65B by 2003.(Statistical Data Included)Author/s: Powell SlaughterIssue: Feb, 2000The explosive growth of the Internet might make e-commerce the retailing buzzword of the year, but behind the headlines lies another burgeoning industry called "e-services."Look at all t...

IntroductionAs millions and millions of people embrace the World Wide Web as a part oftheir daily life, particularly at work and in the business world,significant changes took place in the diverse aspects of man's life. Fromthe previous decades' paper-based form of communication into today'selectro...

Internet privacy policy is a very important issue and I am glad our Government is ready to take on the challenging job of regulating Internet commerce. E-commerce has take on a whole new empire of selling personal information collected by business. These businesses, such as CVS, DoubbleClik.com, and...

Money was originally any physical substance that was desired by others, such as gold, silver, or even cattle. Today when someone mentions money you think of bills or coins, but in reality you should be thinking e-money or electronic money, the future of all commerce. With the digital age approaching...

The Survival of the E-BusinessStarting out as a government and research network, the Internet became available to the public in the early 1990's attracting millions of users. Since then, the Internet has become the largest and most important network. In 1998, the Internet had 100 million users; tha...

One of the main aspects of e-commerce study is to learn how to actually build and host an e-commerce web site. There are many choices for building a web site, ranging from complete in-housed development to complete outsourcing. In-house development means that you need to have staffs, hardware and so...

What is the most important issue and why? Amazon.com has a leading edge in the e-commerce world. It has a strong customer base, name recognition, quality assurance, and immense inventory. However, as with many online retailers, there are certain aspects of conducting business over the web tha...

In the past ten to twenty years the internet has opened up a world one could have never have imagined. It has made the inconvenience of everyday life convenient. People can do just about anything one the internet today, one thing in particular is arranging travel. There are many issues associate...

K-Mart Web Site: During my visit at www.kmart.com, I found that Kmart website is an elegant site that offers a complete picture of various productsalong with their specifications that Kmart sells through its web site. Byclicking through different products shown on the web site, I found thatthat Km...

America OnlineAmerica Online is a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the S&P 500. Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Virginia, is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies, and e-commerce services. America Online, Inc. ope...

The Internet is a new revolution to all of mankind. People are using computers for tasks unimaginable ten years ago. This paper will share with you ideas on computer use and the Internet in the twenty-first century. The Internet, introduced to consumers in 1996, has grown immensely over the past ...

Internet Business and E-Retail: A New Medium for a New Millennium?The Internet is no longer the sole domain of the nerd and the physics professor. Increasing use of the Internet in schools and the integration of Internet protocols into existing hardware (i.e. TV, mobile phones, and fridges) has wid...

Executive Summary The explosion of the Web has strongly impacted all of us. It has become a critical tool for businesses and consumers to exchange information, conduct commerce and more importantly to develop and maintain communication. With Web traffic increasing at an exponential rate, and sites...

Comparing and Contrasting the Internet to Print The differences between the Internet and Print Journalism are clear immediately upon glancing at either of the two. However, to truly understand the differences you must study each carefully. I will briefly explore the differences between News...

Abstract With the turn of a new century accountants see the need to get involved in the ever-evolving world of computer technology and the Internet. The AICPA saw the need for assurance in electronic commerce, and they found a way for them to benefit from it. It is the WebTrust seal of assurance...

Marketing/Management 422Strategic Case StudyCircuit City And Its Use Of the InternetAs a Business StrategyPrepared byJose C. GonzalezSubmitted04/19/2001CIRCUIT CITYINTERNET BUSINESS STRATEGYIntroductionIn the fifty years since Circuit City opened its first store, the company has become one of the be...

Uses of Internet! Following the principle the more man gates the more avarice and greedy he becomes, vowing for the positive side of this, the human brain has been constantly striving for the fulfillment of its needs and is directed towards the betterment of its race. With the ...

In the past few decades, people all over the world have been all too eager to embrace the technological revolution. One in every 4 Australian homes now owns a least one computer. But few people have stopped to realize that in accepting these changes so readily, we have opened a virtual Pandora's box...

Effects of the Web on Business The Internet will greatly alter the structure and operation of all industries. For the management of any existing business the central question is not whether the Internet will be relevant to your business, but rather what will we need to do to profit from that chan...

The Introduction of Intellectual property Before we begin to discuss the issues of intellectual property, it is necessary for us to have the clear understanding of it. Intellectual property, often known as IP, allows people to own their creativity and innovation in the same way that they can own ph...