What is e-commerce? We hear so many "e" words today; e-mail,
e-book, e-trade and more. "E" stands for electronic.
E-commerce is conducted over the Internet, electronically.
This might refer to business to business transaction, or
purchases consumers make online. If you purchase goods from
a website, you are participating in e-commerce. If you sell
goods online, this is also e-commerce. E-commerce can also
apply to services that are sold or exchanged online.
You may pay for goods and services online with a credit
card, an electronic check or a previously established online
account such as Paypal. These are sometimes called
"cybercash" accounts. When using these cyber-accounts, the
money is transferred from your account to the other without
releasing or revealing any of your personal information such
as credit card numbers and bank accounts.
This added security led a lot of people to feel more secure
with e-commerce and "secured transactions". The Federal
Electronic Signatures Act in 2000 set standards for
contracts and forms that are signed electronically. The
internet had created a whole new world in which new laws
would have to be formed.
The new laws have diminished the problem of online purchase
and e-commerce. Retail sales were over 7 million dollars by
the end of 1990's. An advantage of e-commerce is that we can
purchase things and receive them without going to the store
and fighting crowds. There is no need for even dressing up.
Other online commerce includes trading of stocks, purchases
of airline tickets and groceries, and participation in
auctions. Everyone has heard of Ebay.com. Millions of people
every day participate in eBay auctions. People can do
research of the online markets and easily find the best deal
on their product without any legwork. In addition to
purchasing, people can set up their own e-commerce stores
easily. If you have a product, want to sell a hobby such as
needlework, or if you have a service to offer, you can reach
a much greater crowd by opening an online store.
E-mail, faxes, teleconferencing and telephone or online
banking are all forms of e-commerce also. These forms have
mostly been around longer but they are all still part of the
e-commerce industry. More and more people are taking
advantage and choosing to pay bills online, receive
statements and more.
Beside making our lives easier, it looks like E-commerce is here to stay!
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