an arrangement made between two e-commerce sites that directs viewers from one site to the other.
Business to Business (B2B) e-commerce
when a business sells products and services to customers who are primarily other businesses
Business to Consumer (B2C) e-commerce
when a business sells products and services to customers who are primarily individuals
Business to Government (B2G) e-commerce
occurs when a business sells products and services to a government entity.
a count of the number of people who visit one site, click on an ad, and are taken to the site of the advertiser
Consumer to Business (C2B) e-commerce
when an individual sells products and services to a business
Consumer to Consumer (C2C) e-commerce
when an individual sells products and services to other individuals
Consumer to Government (C2G) e-commerce
when an individual sells products and services to a government entity
the percentage of potential customers who visit your site who actually buy something
the combining of purchase requests from multiple buyers into a single larger order, which justifies a discount from the business
generation of people ushered into this world in the midst of the digital revolution
both software and information- the software provides security for the transaction and the information includes payment information (for example the credit card information and the expiration date) and delivery information
materials that are used in production in a manufacturing company or are placed on the shelf for sale in a retail environment
electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP)
a system that sends bills (usually to end consumers) over the internet and provides easy-to-use mechanism (such as clicking a button) to pay them if the amount looks correct
a mechanism for sending money from your checking or savings account to another person or organization
electronic commerce (e-commerce)
commerce, but it is commerce accelerated and enhanced by IT, in particular to the internet.
electronic data interchange (EDI)
the direct computer-to-computer transfer of transaction information contained in standard business documents, such as invoices and purchase orders, in a standard format
electronic marketplace (e-marketplace)
an interactive business providing a central space where multiple buyers and sellers can engage in e-commerce and/or other e-commerce business activities
scrambles the contents of a file so that you can't read it without having the right decryption key.
an internet based company that makes it easy for one person to pay for another person or organization over the internet
financial EDI (financial electronic data interchange)
an electronic process used primarily within the business to business e-commerve model for the payment of purchases
government to business e-commerce (G2B)
when a government entity sells products and services to businesses
government to consumer e-commerce (G2C)
the electronic commerce activities performed between a government and its citizens or consumers including paying taxes, registering vehicles, and providing information and services
government to government e-commerce (G2G)
either (1) the electronic commerce activities performed within a single nation's government or (2) the electronic commerce activities performed between two or more nations' governments including providing foreign aid
an electronic marketplace that connects buyers and sellers across many industries, primarily for MRO materials commerce
horizontal government integration
the electronic integration of agencies, activities, and processes across a specific level of government
refers to the tail of a sales curve, as a way of explaining e-commerce profitability
m-commerce (wireless e-commerce)
the term used to describe electronic commerce conducted over a wireless device such as a cell phone, PDA, or notebook
maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) materials (index materials)
materials that are necessary for running a modern corporation, but do not relate to the company's primary business activities.
the set of marking tools that your organization will use to pursue its marketing objectives in reaching and attracting potential customers
the ability of an organization to give its customers the opportunity to tailor its product or service to the customers specifications
broad general term describing your ability to use technology to wireless connect to and use centrally located information and/or application software
small advertisement that appears on other sites
path-to-profitabilty (P2P)
a formal business plan that outlines key business issues such as customer targets, marketing strategies, operations strategies, and projected targets for income-statement and balance sheet items
a form of pop-up ad that you do not see until you close your current browser window.
smal web page containing an advertisement that appears on your screen outside the current web site loaded into your browser
public key encryption (PKE)
an encryption system that uses two keys: a public key that everyone can have and a private key for only the recipient
the process in which a buyer posts its interest in buying a certain quantity of items with notations concerning quality, specification, and delivery timing, and sellers compete for the business by submitting successively lower bids until there is only one seller left
the term applied to the current generation of young people because they spend so much time in front of a screen
secure electronic transaction (SET)
secure sockets layer (SSL)
vertical government integration