e commerce

E-commerce is the promotion and sale of goods and services through electronic means. This usually involves the Internet, with transactions conducted through websites.

As the Internet marketplace grows, almost anything is available for purchase online. Online shopping for physical goods (usually for later delivery), purchasing instantly downloadable files of digital information, subscribing to repeated deliveries of information or goods, paying for access to membership-based website communities, bidding on goods or services through online auctions, donating to charities, and almost any other sort of product ordering or transaction imaginable is increasingly being conducted via e-commerce.

E-commerce offers impressive business opportunities for entrepreneurs, startups, and established companies worldwide. The vast reach of the World Wide Web, combined with increasing usage rates and ever more powerful (and inexpensive) e-commerce website tools continue to take market share from traditional bricks and mortar businesses due to the convenience, wide selection, and often competitive pricing offered by online merchants.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “e commerce”

• in Business
  Amazon Reports Sales of $21bn in 4th Quarter
  Amazon reveal 4th quarter figures below analyst expectations.
  by cmimanagers / on Jan 30, 2013
• in Business
  US Online Spending Up This Christmas
  New figures from comScore reveal how much America spent online over the holiday period.
  by cmimanagers / on Jan 4, 2013
• in Technology
  Did You Shop on Christmas Day?
  New data shows that more of us went shopping on Christmas day than ever before.
  by cmimanagers / on Dec 28, 2012

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• Foodpanda Slips Into ‘Picky’ App, Makes It Easier to Order Food Online in Singapore

  
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• Silvertree Capital Invests in 2 Nigerian e-Commerce Platforms

  
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  Venture capital investors and South African firm, Silvertree Capital, has announced it has made an undisclosed investment into two of Nigeria’s leading e-commerce sites, Sunglasses.com.ng and Glamour.com.ng. An enthusiatic Founding Partner at Silvertree Capital, Manuel Koser, disclosed that the decision to invest ...
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• Seven Steps To Ebay Selling Success

  
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• Banking on Coupons for E-Shoppers, Flipit Expands From Europe to India

  
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  Having launched in six countries across Europe, the first Asian destination for couponing site Flipit is India . The basic idea is that Flipit partners with online retailers to offer substantial e-shopping discounts. In India, Flipit has already buddied up with the likes of MakeMyTrip, Yebhi, and chains such as ...
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• Google introduces ‘Product Listing Ads’ in India

  
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• Netflix Keeps Driving For Original Content, Inks Largest Deal Yet For DreamWorks Characters

  
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• How is ecommerce likely to evolve? Five key trends

  
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• Four ways to automate your social marketing

  
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• BookMyShow & Others Questioned By Bombay HC For Charging Internet Handling Fees For Movie Tickets

  
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• Price comparison site Telunjuk gets funding from Venture Republic

  
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• Build an E-Commerce Website by hardiluo

  
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• iMENA Holdings Invests In Desado.com

  
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