lecture 4 Flashcards
What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 is a loose collection of information technologies and applications, and the websites that use them
what is the diff between web 2.0 and web 1.0
Internet services that foster collaboration and information sharing; characteristics that distinctly set “Web 2.0” efforts apart from the static, transaction-oriented Web sites of “Web 1.0”
web 2.0 is often applied to what
Often applied to Web sites and Internet services that foster social media or other sorts of peer production
at is Web 2.0’s most powerful feature
Peer production
what is Peer production
When users collaboratively work to create content, products, and services
Peer-produced services have the ability to do what
save their sponsors the substantial cost of servers, storage, and bandwidth
Peer production is leveraged to do what
create much of the open source software that supports many of the Web 2.0 efforts
what is Crowdsourcing
a type of peer production where initially undefined groups of users band together to solve problems, create code, and develop services
what are Web-based efforts that foster peer production
Social media or user-generated content sites
what is Social media:
Content that is created, shared, and commented on by a broader community of users
Services that support the production and sharing of social media include blogs, wikis, video sites like YouTube, and most social networks
what are the social Media Properties
Reach
Accessibility Usability
Recency
Permanence
what is the acronym for Social Media Awareness and Response Team
S.M.A.R.T
what is included when you Set a Social Media Policy
Explicit guidelines (honesty, transparency, caution in representing firm, legal issues), Positive Examples, Case studies showing potentially damaging consequences
how to Monitor (external & internal) social media
Tools (Google Alerts, Twitter Clients, Facebook Insights), ORM Agencies (online rep. mgmt), Deputies (reveal dark web)
how to engage social media
Create points of contact w/trained staff; craft a compelling social media voice; liaison to internal communities
what re the parts of monitoring social media
Set a social media policy
Monitor
Engage
Establish First-Responders Network
how to Establish First-Responders Network
Train; ‘War-game’ scenarios; Escalation path to bring in experts (engineers, sr. executives, support specialists); Deeply involve customer service, PR, legal, tech staff.
what is E-Commerce
Focus on the transaction: adding revenue streams using the web or the Internet to build/enhance relationship with clients & partners
Buying & selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet
The marketing, buying, selling and support of products and services via computer networks including the Internet
what are the 2 types of ecommerce classifications
Based on degree of digitization involved
Based on type of provider and consumer involved
e-commerse classification: Based on degree of digitization involved (in the nature of product, and production and delivery process), firms can be classified as: (3 things)
– bricks-and-mortar
– clicks-and-mortar (or hybrid)
– pure-play (or pure-click, pure digital or virtual)
whats bricks-and-mortar
e.g., A traditional grocery store, or car repair shop
what is – clicks-and-mortar (or hybrid)
e.g., Amazon.com; Staples.com; Bestbuy.com
what is – pure-play (or pure-click, pure digital or virtual)
e.g., Buy.com, iTunes, ebay.com
ecommerce classificaton: based on type of provider and consumer involved: what are they
– B2C (business-to-consumer)
– B2B (business-to-business)
– C2C (consumer-to-consumer) – B2E (business-to-employee)
– G2B (government-to-business)
what is mCommerce
transactions are conducted using a mobile device (e.g., smartphone).
a new category go ecommerce
what is a Business Model
A business model is the method by which a company generates revenue to sustain itself.
eCommerce reinvents tried-and-true models and foster new what
kinds of business models
Internet popularized what business model
the auction model
how did Internet popularized the auction model
– broadened its applicability to a wide array of
goods/services
– provides an efficient infrastructure for conducting auctions
lower administrative costs
many more involved buyers and sellers
– Forward and Reverse Auctions
what are the internet business models
Online Sales Model Brokerage (market-makers) Infomediary Advertising Affiliate Subscription Utility
what is Online Sales Model
Click and Mortar; Pure play (or pure click)
what is Brokerage (market-makers)
– Auction Broker: ebay.com
– Payment or Transaction Broker: paypal.com
– Name-your-price (Demand Collection System): Priceline.com
– Virtual Marketplace: Alibaba
what is Infomediary:
Similar to Brokerage ; Deal with information: Edmunds.com
what is Advertising
(Content Publishers/Portals): Yahoo, NYT.com, Google Adwords
what is Affiliate
(Pay-per-click; Pay–per- action/sale): Amazon
what is Subscription:
FT.com, Netflix
what is Utility:
(Metered Usage): Digital Ocean, Amazon AWS
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what is B2C E-Commerce
Focusing on online sales business model
for B2C E-Commerce (Focusing on online sales business model), Based on the level of transactions related features available on seller’s website, a seller’s website can be classified as:
E-Brochure: Billboard/catalog; Up-to-Date Info
E-Promotion: Product Info; Consumer Services
E-Sales: Orders and Full Transactions
what are issues in B2C
Long Tail
Channel conflict –
Order fulfillment
what are types of Channel conflict –
Disintermediation – Cannibalization
what are types of Order fulfillment
– More difficult in B2C as compared to B2B
what is Disintermediation (conflict with channel partners)
– Manufacturers disintermediate their channel partners by selling their products directly to consumers
– Often replaces one intermediary (retailer) with another (FedEx or UPS)
what is Cannibalization (conflict within own distribution channels
– logistic services, pricing
– Separate offline and online businesses or adopt multichanneling strategy
what is Order fulfillment issues
More complicated in B2C e-commerce as compared to B2B commerce
– transactions are much smaller but are larger in number.
Problems especially during the holiday season – late deliveries, – delivering wrong items, – high delivery cost, and – compensation to unhappy customers
B2B e-commerce is simply defined as what
e- commerce between companies (i.e., buyers and sellers are organizations).
what is Electronic data interchange (EDI)
the transfer of structured data, by agreed message standards, from one computer system to another
(used most in B2B)
what are EDI Advantage:
reduces the handling costs of manually processing of paper documents, reduces errors, reduces cycle times
what are EDI Disadvantage:
cost (dedicated point-to-point), inflexible, many standards, needs restructuring, long startup period
how to Use Internet for B2B commerce
Web-Based EDI
B2B e-Marketplaces
whats Web-Based EDI
– Allows processing of electronic documents using just a web browser instead of implementing a complex EDI infrastructure
what is B2B e-Marketplaces
– trading platform for conducting business among
many buyers, sellers and trading partners
– without complications or significant costs – the infrastructure of the Internet provides the platform
– allows real time transactions, allowing participants to communicate immediately, frequently and accurately
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what are the two types of E-MarketPlace
vertical and horizontal
what is Vertical E-MarketPlace
– Direct/Manufacturinginputs
– Connects buyers and sellers in a given industry
– Quality, specification and delivery are important
(winery example; instead of having different company for grapes, making, packaging, etc… they just do it all themselves or buy the places that do)
what is Horizontal e market place
– Maintenance/Repair/Opera tion (MRO) input – Connects buyers and sellers across many industries – Price, delivery and ease of ordering are primary considerations.
further explain Vertical E-Marketplace
Very specialized in terms of products,
Deep knowledge about the products and how
the industry operates
Using long-term contracts with written agreements; negotiated prices
further explain Horizontal E-Marketplace
Every business needs MRO inputs
Can be shipped through 3rd party logistics
providers
Simplify/streamline the purchase process for MRO products; reduce admin and product cost
Access to wide variety of products, large number of suppliers, as well as support for auction mechanisms to help larger buyers (or an aggregation of small buyers)
what are benefits of Public E-Marketplaces
Greater liquidity (ease, speed, and volume of transactions)
Reduces marketplace friction
what are Private E-Marketplaces
Formed by a single company to trade with its business partners (buyers and/or suppliers)
what are the 2 sides of private e marketplaces
buy-side
sell-side
what is buy-side of private e marketplaces
Key mechanism: reverse auctions, group
purchasing
what is sell-side of private e marketplaces
Key mechanisms: electronic catalogs and forward auctions
what are the Benefits to Consumers of private e market places
Much more choices, and in some cases, especially with digitized products, allows for quick delivery.
Enables customers to shop and do transactions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.
Allows customers to receive relevant and detailed information much faster
Enables consumers to get customized products/services.
what are the Benefits to Organizations for private e market places
Decreases cost of creating, processing, distributing, storing and retrieving paper- based information:
Allows reduced inventories and overhead: EC can minimize supply chain inefficiencies (excessive inventories or delivery delays).
Helps small businesses to compete with larger companies
Enables organizations to reach customers outside their immediate area at minimum cost.
what are the Benefits to Society for private e marketplaces
More individuals can work at home.
Some merchandise can be sold at lower prices, allowing less affluent people to buy more and increase their standard of living.
People in less developed countries and rural areas have access to products and services that otherwise are unavailable.
Public services can be delivered at a reduced cost and improved quality.
what are the Limitations for private e marketplaces
Technical
Lack of universally accepted security standards
Insufficient telecommunications bandwidth Expensive accessibility
Non-technical
Perception that EC is unsecure
Unresolved legal issues
Lacks a critical mass of sellers and buyers
Internet access is still expensive and inconvenient for many potential customers.
Psychological issues involved – touch/feel; face-to-face.
In many areas there is not enough critical mass for EC to be successful
in summary, private market places are really is a question of…
Credibility Accuracy Timeliness Reliability