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Technology : How far can e-businesses go?
This past week in class, we focused a lot on some videos that show great advannces in technolgy. For instance, there was a screen in the sleeve of a shirt, that could be used for numerous things. Talking to people, GPS, etc... That was one of many examples. Like the doctor that can perform surgery over the internet. All of these things sound really cool and make it look like the world will work much easier, but I do not think we need that.
I am the type of person that thinks everything is fine the way it is.People have lived generations without cell phones and computers, but we seem to rely on them all to much. E-business like yahoo, and all of the other types are taking over. For some resaon everyone wants to do their daily activities from home. Maybe that is why 40 percent of people on this earth are considered overwieght. BY making all ov these things easier, I believe it just makes people rely on not doing things themselves even more, it makes the world a lazier place. I do not think it is hard to go to the store and buy something. Or order my pet medicine over the phone, then go and pick it up. When I saw the example of the doctor doing surgery in his car, I kind of felt disgusted. Doctors make so much money, and if they cant take the time to look at people in person I dont think they deserve clients. The only plus I saw from that example wpould be if there was a complete emergency and a doctor had no choioce but to exam over the net.
Communication has come along way. Cell phones, and GPS are much more effective than they were ten years ago. But how far does the world need to go? We are working fine together right now. Technology has brought us a long way, but I think it has taken us far enough.
We used groove this past week to communicate over the internet and do a project. People think that this is the easy way to do things, and very convienent. I could not disagree more. Ithink it was much more uneffective than meeting in person. People can not voice their true opinions, because words are not heard. When in person, it is just easier to see how people feel, and read their emotions.
EBAY : Is it really consumer to consumer E-business
EBAY is one of the largest and most popular online markets today. Kids in elementary school can use EBAY just as long as their parents are crazy enough to give them a credit card. EBAY is a perfect description of an e-business. An e-business is described as the process of buying and selling goods and services, and also servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, conducting e-learning, and conducting electronic transactions with an organization. EBAY does all of these actions. It is a site where products are bought and sold. Transactions are made by credit cards, and people can search and even bid like an auction to get lower prices. It is almost like being at a car lot and making a deal with a salesman. EBAY is very easy to use and all that is really needed is the internet and a credit card. Once a person has that, numerous transactions can be made, whether it’s buying or selling.
One point that I would like to make about EBAY is to touch upon the type of e-commerce transactions being made over the site. Many would say that it is strictly consumer to consumer. Since it is a regular person trying to sell a product to a regular person trying to buy a product. The only argument that I have is that I would also consider it a business to consumer, and even consumer to business as well. This is a very brave thing to say, considering Professor Avital already described a site like this as being consumer to consumer, but I disagree. I know there are businesses out there that strictly buy and sell things on EBAY. Although they are still looking to buy, which makes them a consumer, they are an established business: So how are they not a business buying from a consumer? I don’t understand what automatically makes a business that buys things just to sell on EBAY consumers, they are, but they are still a business. Also, if these companies are businesses, then when they sell products that should be described as business to consumer. Although they are going to buy again, they are an established business selling to consumers.
In conclusion, I guess one could say that I am very confused on what to consider EBAY. It is one of the most popular online markets in the world, and many people use it. The one thing that really frustrates me, is just knowing what type of e-commerce business transactions EBAY is making. My argument is still to say that it makes business to consumer, consumer to business, and consumer to consumer transactions. This sounds wild, but I just don’t understand why a business is still a consumer. IF anyone has any comments and would like to help me out on that please write them.