Week 1 and 2 Assignment 1 Questions (Use your words, no credits
if copy/paste directly from any resources):
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1-1 What is e-commerce? How does it differ from e-business? Where does it
intersect with e-business?
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1-2 Prepare a brief report on how companies are using Instagram or another
company of your choosing as a social e-commerce platform.
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1-3 Why is it difficult to categorize e-commerce business models?
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1-4 What are the major differences between virtual storefronts, and
bricks-and-clicks operations? What are the advantages and disadvantages of
each?
Project
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1 Search the Web for an example of SIX of the major
types of e-commerce (B2C, B2B, C2C, Social Ecommerce, M-commerce, and local
e-commerce). Create a written report describing each company (take a
screenshot of each, if possible), and explain why it fits into the category of
e-commerce.
Use outside sources as well.