eCommerce

ALSO CALLED: e-Commerce, e Commerce, Buying and Selling Online, Internet Commerce, eTransactions, Electronic Commerce, i-Commerce, eSales, Online Sales, Internet Sales, iCommerce, eTrade, Internet Selling, Web Commerce
DEFINITION: E-commerce (electronic commerce or EC) is the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet. In practice, this term and e-business are often used interchangeably. For online retail selling, the term e-tailing is sometimes used.Aspects of e-commerce include:E-tailing or "virtual storefronts" on websites with online catalogs.The gathering and use of demographic data through Web contacts.Electronic  … 
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ECOMMERCE DEFINITION (continued): …  Data Interchange (EDI), the business-to-business exchange of data.email, <term>instant messaging</term> and <term>social networking</term> as media for reaching prospects and established customers.Business-to-business buying and selling.The security of business transactions.E-tailing or The Virtual Storefront and the Virtual MallAs a place for direct retail shopping, with its 24-hour availability, a global reach, the ability to interact and provide custom information and ordering, and multimedia prospects, the Web is a multi-billion dollar source of revenue for … 
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