Ebusiness (Chapter 14)

Ebusiness Model 

Is a plan that details how a company crates, delivers, and generates revenues.

Ebusiness Model fall into one of the four categories :

•       Business-to-Business
•       Business-to-consumer
•       Consumer-to-Business
•       Consumer-to-Consumer

Business-to-Business

   Applies to businesses buying from and selling to each other over the Internet .

Business-to-Consumer

-          Applies to any business that sells its products or services directly to consumers online .

Consumer-to-Business

-          Applies to any consumer who sells a product or service to a business on the Internet .

Consumer-to-Consumer

-          Applies to consumer offering goods and services to each other on the Internet .

E-Business forms and revenue-generating strategies

Google is an ebusiness that did not figure out way to generate profits until many years after its launch . Google determines a prices and a search the same terms . Pricing for keywords can range form 5 cents to 10$ a click .

Ebusiness Tools for Connecting and Communicating

•            Email

S    Short  for electronic mail , digital messages .

•     Instant Messaging

-          A service that enables instant or real-time communication between people .

•       Podcasting

-          Convert an audio broadcasting to a digital music player .

4)      Videoconferencing

-          Allows people at two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio .

5)      Web Conferencing

-          Allow the user to deliver a presentation over the web to a group of geographically .

6)      Content management systems

-          Helps companies manage the creation, storage, editing, and publication of their website .

The Challenges of Ebusiness

1)Identifying limited market segment

2) Managing Consumer Trust

3) Ensuring Consumer Protection

4) Adhering to taxation rules