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Chapter 8: The Internet and Electronic Commerce



Web Links
web links

Real Word Case 1: GeoCities Inc.: Finding business Success on the Internet
  1. http://www.geocities.com/ This is the home page of GeoCities. Compare it with the home page of MSNBC. You may take the GeoCities tour and get acquainted with everything it offers. And also you can get your own free home pages and e-mail address.

  2. http://msnbc.com
    This is the home page of MSNBC.
Real Word Case 2: AMP Inc.: The Business Value of a Secure Electronic Commerce Server
  1. http://www.software.ibm.com/commerce/net.commerce/ This page contains the information related to Net Commerce on the IBM web site.

  2. http://connect.amp.com This is the home page of AMP Connect. Be sure to get a new account to enter the web site and see how to connect your business with electronic commerce.

  3. http://www.ampemerce.com/
    This is the home page of AMPeMerce.
Real Word Case 3: Great American Knitting Mills and Others: Outsourcing EDI on the Internet
  1. http://www.wpc-edi.com/Insider/ Volumes of articles and cases on EDI are provided on this web site.

  2. http://www.dynamicweb.ca/hosting/
    This is the home page of Dynamic Web Internet Service an outsourcing company.
Real World Problem 1: Sony Online Ventures: Show Business and E-Commerce on the Web
  1. http://www.sony.com/ This is the home page of Sony Company.

  2. http://www.station.sony.com/
    This is the web page for Sony's online games including Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.
Real World Problem 2: General Motors Corporation: Benefits and Limitations of Electronic Commerce
  1. http://www.gm.com/ This is the home page of General Motors.

  2. http://www.gmbuypower.com/
    This is a web site provided by GM for E-Commerce.
Real World Problem 3: Wal-Mart FedEx and Spiegel: Providing Customer Support on the Web
  1. http://www.wlmart.com
  2. http://www.fedex.com/
  3. http://www.spiegel.com/spiegel/
    These are home pages of Wal-Mart FedEx and Spiegel. See the different ways customers can contact with these companies.
Real World Problem 4: E-Toys Barnes & Noble and Others: Paying for Success in E-Commerce
  1. http://www.NetPromote.com/ This page contains articles about Internet traffic promotion.

  2. http://www.hitstosales.com/
    This site contains articles and success stories on Internet business and promotion.
Real World Problem 5: GeoCities Inc. : Electronic Commerce in Virtual Communities
  1. http://www.geocities.com/
    This is the home page of GeoCities. You may take the GeoCities tour and get acquainted with everything it offers. And also you can get your own free home page and e-mail address.
  1. http://www.cobb.com/eca/ This is an online magazine focusing on Electronic Commerce.

  2. http://www.ecrc.ctc.com/
    This is the Electronic Commerce Resource Center funded by the government to provide resources for the small to medium sized enterprise to implement EC in their organization. Most of the services are free.


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