an extension of traditional advertising media, such as radio and television. Directories such as Yahoo! provide content (similar to radio and TV) to users for free. By creating more traffic with this free content, they can charge companies for placing banner ads or leasing spots on their sites.
What is advertising model
100
brings sellers and buyers together on the Web and collects commissions on transactions between these parties.
What is brokerage model
100
e-commerce involves electronic transactions between businesses.
What is Business-to-business (B2B)
100
companies sell directly to consumers.
What is Business-to-consumer (B2C)
100
a buyer, or a group of buyers, opens an electronic marketplace and invites sellers to bid on announced products or make a request for quotation (RFQ). Using this model, buyers can manage the procurement process more efficiently, lower administrative costs, and implement uniform pricing.
What is buyer-side marketplace
200
mixes traditional commerce and e-commerce. It capitalizes on the advantages of online interaction with customers yet retains the benefits of having a physical store location.
What is click-and-brick e-commerce
200
e-commerce involves people selling products or services to businesses, such as when a consumer creates online surveys for a company to use.
What is Consumer-to-business (C2B)
200
e-commerce involves business transactions between users, such as consumers selling to other consumers via the Internet.
What is Consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
200
encompasses all the activities a company performs in selling and buying products and services using computers and communication technologies.
What is E-business
200
a secure and convenient alternative to bills and coins, complements credit, debit, and charge cards and adds convenience and control to everyday cash transactions.
What is E-cash
300
the electronic version of a paper check, offers security, speed, and convenience for online transactions.
What is e-check
300
buying and selling goods and services over the Internet.
What is E-commerce
300
applications can include government-to-citizen, government-to-business, government-to-government, and government-to-employee transactions. Services include tax filing, online voter registration, disaster assistance, and e-training for government employees.
What is e-government
300
enables employees in an organization to order and receive supplies and services directly from suppliers.
What is e-procurement
300
available for most handheld devices, offer a secure, convenient, and portable tool for online shopping. They store personal and financial information, such as credit card numbers, passwords, and PINs.
What is E-wallets (virtual wallets)
400
refers to money or script that is exchanged electronically. It usually involves use of the Internet, other computer networks, and digitally stored value systems. It includes credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, and smart cards.
What is electronic payment
400
concentrates on a specific function or business process and automates this function or process for different industries.
What is horizontal market
400
e-commerce sites collect information on consumers and businesses and then sell this information to other companies for marketing purposes.
What is informediary model
400
transfers the old retail model to the e-commerce world by using the medium of the Internet.
What is merchant model
400
transactions on the Web involving very small amounts of money. They began as a method for advertisers to pay for cost per view or cost per click.
What is Micropayments
500
generating revenue from more than one source.
What is mixed model
500
using handheld devices, such as smartphones or PDAs, to conduct business transactions.
What is Mobile commerce (m-commerce)
500
involves e-commerce activities that take place inside an organization, typically via the organization's intranet. These activities can include the exchange of goods, services, or information among employees.
What is Organizational (intrabusiness e-commerce)
500
a popular online payment system used for many online transactions. Users with valid e-mail addresses can set up accounts and make secure payments for online transactions using their credit cards or bank accounts.
What is PayPal
500
a method for improving the volume or quality of traffic to a Web site. A higher ranking in search results should generate more revenue for a Web site.