Electronic Commerce

Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………2 History of E-commerce……………………………………………………..4 Economic Impact……………………………………………………………5 Advantages of E-commerce…………………………………………………5 Disadvantages of E-commerce……………………………………………...7 The Future of E-commerce………………………………………………….9 Summary…………………………………………………………………...11 References………………………………………………………………….12 Electronic Commerce Electronic commerce, or e-commerce has developed very rapidly in the last few years and has left some people wondering what it is all about. "Most people think e-commerce is just about buying and selling things over the Internet" (Wareham, 2000). E-commerce is a broad term describing the electronic exchange of business data between …

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