Description
E-Commerce
Task:
In this unit you read about E-Commerce. E-Commerce is short for electronic commerce, refers to business transactions on an electronic network such as the Internet. If you have bought or sold products such as clothing, electronics, music, tickets, hotel reservations, or gift certificates, you have engaged in e-commerce. Being knowledgeable on the different types of E-Commerce sites is a very important to entering the workforce in todays world. In this assignment you will dig deeper into the topic of E-Commerce.
Resources:
Begin this assignment by doing some research on the topic of E-Commerce. Below are a few sites going over the definition and dynamics of each of the three types we will cover in this assignment. Read the definitions and review the following sites for different perspectives on this topic. In addition, feel free to do a Google search for different articles and videos on each one of the E-Commerce types (B2C, C2C and B2B) for further knowledge on each one.
B2C: E-commerce model in which businesses provide goods and services to consumers; the most widespread example is online shopping.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/btoc.aspLinks to an external site.
C2C: E-commerce model in which consumers provide goods and services to other consumers; the most widespread example of this is online auctions.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/ctoc.aspLinks to an external site.
B2B: E-commerce model in which businesses provide goods and services to consumers; the most widespread example is online shopping.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/btob.aspLinks to an external site.
Details:
After researching the resources above search for three sites that meet the definition of each of the E-Commerce type, B2C, C2C and B2B. A total of three sites, one for each type. You will create a paper displaying the following items for each of the E-Commerce types B2C, C2C and B2B.
E-Commerce type, name and URL of the site.
A screenshot of the home page of the site.
A one paragraph describing why you believe the site is a B2C, C2C or B2B.
One paragraph in this course will be at least 3 to 4 sentences.
Each sentence contains at least 10 to 15 words.
