Using the Internet and intranets to purchase, sell, transport, or trade data, goods, or services.

• E-Commerce

• E-Market

• E-business

• E-Government

refers to a broader definition of EC, not just the buying and selling of goods and services, but conducting all kinds of business online such as servicing customers, collaborating with business partners, delivering e-learning, and conducting electronic transactions within an organization.

• E-business
• Electronic commerce
• Digital business
• Online business

an online location where buyers and sellers conduct commercial transaction such as selling goods, services, or information

• E-Marketplace

• E-Market

• E-Commerce

• E-business

Electronic markets are connected to sellers and buyers via the

• Web
• Virtual channels
• Internet
• Digital networks

an internal corporate or government network that uses Internet tools, such as Web browsers, and Internet protocols

• Internet
• Extranet
• Enterprise network
• Intranet

a network that uses Internet technology to link intranets of several organizations in a secure manner.

• Extranet
• VPN
• Internet
• Intranet

refers to transactions between and among organizations

• Business-to-consumer (B2C) EC
• Business-to-business (B2B) EC
• Business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) EC
• Consumer-to-business (C2B)

includes retail transactions of products or services from businesses to individual shoppers

• Business-to-business (B2B) EC
• Business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) EC
• Business-to-consumer (B2C) EC
• Consumer-to-business (C2B)

a business (B1) sells a product to another business (B2). B2 then sells, or gives away, the product to individuals who may be B2’s own customers or employees.

• Business-to-business (B2B) EC
• Business-to-consumer (B2C) EC
• Consumer-to-business (C2B)
• Business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) EC

people use the Internet to sell products or services to individuals and organizations. Alternatively, individuals use C2B to bid on products or services.

• Consumer-to-business (C2B)
• Business-to-business (B2B) EC
• Business-to-consumer (B2C) EC
• Business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) EC