Electronic Commerce

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Electronic Commerce

Often referred to as simply e-commerce, business that is conducted over the Internet using any of the applications that rely on the Internet, such as e-mail, instant messaging, shopping carts, Web services, UDDI, FTP, and EDI, among others. Electronic commerce can be between two businesses transmitting funds, goods, services and/or data or between a business and a customer.

Comprehensive Sites

Business Reference : E-Commerce and Computer Industry
BizWeb Business Guide to the Web
Center for Electronic Commerce
Doing Business On The Internet
E-Business Research Center (CIO)
E-Commerce: Business-to-Business
Electronic Commerce Guide
Electronic Commerce Primer
Electronic Commerce Research Room
Google Product Search (Froogle)
EMarketer - Where business begins online
Guide to E-Commerce
Internet Advertising Resource Guide
Small Business Resources
Stats Toolbox - The Big Picture
Webmonkey: E-business collection
Webopedia

Creating E-Commerce Websites

Web.com
ECommerce Guidebook
LinkPopularity.com
Marketleap
Snap Names
TRUSTe

E-Commerce Discussion and Newsgroups

EMarketing Digest

          Newsgroups

alt.ecommerce
alt.internet.commerce
alt.www.marketing

E-Commerce Journals

Business 2.0
ClickZ Network  - The Ultimate Resource for Doing Business Online
E-Service Quarterly
Free Pint - Newsletter

E-Commerce Resources

About.com: Electronic Commerce
About.com: Online Shopping
CIO.com: E-Business Research Center
CommerceNet
E-Commerce Advisor - Free newsletter/e-zine about Internet Marketing
The eCommerce Information Center
The eCommerce Learning Center
Edward Lowe PeerSpectives
Electronic Commerce Centers and Resource Sites
Electronic Commerce Interest Group
Federal Trade Commission: E-Commerce and Internet
FreeWebSubmission
Internet Fraud
Internet Resources: E-Commerce
Learn the Net
Perkins Coie LLP - Electronic Commerce and Internet Law Resource Center
PubList.com - Choose the advanced search option and type "electronic commerce" in the description field.
TechWeb TechSearch
The Internet Society
Top7Business
Topica
Web Marketing and E-Commerce
Web Marketing Information Center
Web Snapshot - Internet research, news, trends, tools, traffic, and historical data
Wilson Internet Sources - E-Commerce Resources
WTO: Electronic Commerce Gateway

Government and Industry Organizations

Center for Research in Electronic Commerce
Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Federal Electronic Commerce Program Office
Manufacturing Information Resource Locator - Electronic Commerce
W3C - The World Wide Web Consortium

International E-Commerce

econsumer.gov
Electronic Commerce in Canada
UK Electronic Commerce Association

News

Business to Business Magazine
Business Week - Ebiz
CNET News.com - Perspectives Index
DavidHardesty.com
E-Commerce Times
Forbes ASAP Online
InternetNews.com: Business News
InternetNews.com: E-Commerce News
News.com (cnet)
NewsFactor
The Standard - Intelligence for the Internet Economy
Yahoo! Electronic Commerce
ZDNet: Business & Tech: E-Business

Statistics/Trends

Alexa Internet
ClickZ stats - Internet Statistics and Market Research for Web Marketers (Formerly CyberAtlas)
College Students Embrace the Web
Global Internet Statistics - By Language
Google (Zeitgeist)
GVU Center's WWW User Surveys
Internet and E-Commerce Statistics: What They Mean and Where to Find Them on the Web
Nua Internet Surveys
Pew Internet & American Life Project
   -The Internet Goes to College: How Students are Living in the Future with Today's Technology
SearchEngineWatch.com
Omniture (StatMarket) - accurate internet statistics and user trends in real time
U.S. Department of Commerce - Economics and Statistics Administration

Working Papers and Research on E-Commerce

Electronic Commerce Research Center
Project 2000 (Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanerbilt University)
Web Commerce Today Research Room on Electronic Commerce

Books

Building Your Business With Google for Dummies, Hill, Brad, 2004. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .H55 2004

Case book to accompany E-commerce : business, technology, society, second edition, Laudon, Kenneth C. and Carol Guercio Traver, 2005. Available at UMD Library HF5548.32 .L383 2004

Constructing Usable Shopping Carts: Designing and Building Great E-Commerce Applications, Evans, Clifton, 2004. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .E82 2004

Creating Web Pages All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies, Vander Veer, Emily A., 2004. Available at UMD Library - TK 5105.888 .C75 2004

Designing Systems for Internet Commerce, Treese, G. Winfield, 2003. Available at UMD Library - QA 76.9 .S88 T74 2003

The Dot-com Debacle and the Return of Reason, Nevaer, Louis E.V., 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .N48 2002

Dot.con: How America Lost Its Mind and Money in the Internet Era, Cassidy, John, 2003. Available at UMD Library - HD 9696.8 .U62 C37 2003

E-business strategy, sourcing, and governance [electronic resource], Gottschalk, Petter, 2005. UMD Library Online Resource

E-commerce marketing, Kleindl, Brad and James L. Burrow, 2005. Available at UMD Library - HF5415.1265 .K57 2005

E-Mail Business Strategies: & Dozens of Other Great Ways to Take Advantage of the Internet, Gurian, Phil, 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5415.1265 .G875 2002

Future Prospect: Envisioning E-Business in 2020, Jayachandra, Y., 2003. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .F873 2003

Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook, Baker, Deborah J., 2003. Available at UMD Library - REF HF 5548.32 .G35 2003

Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, Malonis, Jane A., 2002. Available at UMD Library - REF HF 5548.32 .G35 2002

Global electronic business research: opportunities and directions [electronic resource], Al-Qirim, Nabeel, ed., 2005. UMD Library Online Resource

How to Get Your Business on the Web: A Legal Guide to Commerce, Steingold, Fred, 2002. Available at UMD Library - KF 390.5.C6 S74 2002

Implementing E-Commerce Strategies: A Guide to Corporate Success After the Dot.com Bust, Epstein, Mark J., 2004. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .E67 2004

Inside the Communication Revolution: Evolving Patterns of Social and Technical Interaction, Mansell, Robin, 2002. HE 7621 .I468 2002

Internet Business Magic: Using Disney's Magic Strategy in Your Own Online Business, Hamilton, Rich, 2004. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .E82 2004

The Legal Guide to E-Business, Klosek, Jacqueline, 2003. Available at UMD Library - REF KF 390.5 .C6 K59 2003

A Legal Guide to the Internet, Minnesota Dept. of Trade and Economic Development (4th ed.) Available at UMD Library - REF KF 390.5 .C6 L443 2002

Legal Landmines in E-Commerce, Canton, David R., 2003. Available at UMD Library - KF 889 .C365 2003

Marketing the E-Business, Harris, Lisa, 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5415.1265 .H374 2002

Multiple Streams of Internet Incomes, Allen, Robert G., 2001. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .A45 2001

Net Words: Creating High-Impact Online Copy, Usborne, Nick, 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5825 .U83 2002

The Online Copywriter's Handbook: Everything You Need To Know To Write Electronic Copy That Sells, Bly, Robert W., 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5415.1265 .B59 2002.

Planning, Developing, and Marketing Successful Web Sites, Miletsky, Jason I., 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5429. 12 .M55 2002

The Privacy Payoff: How Successful Businesses Build Customer Trust, Cavoukian, Ann, 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .C38 2002

Re-Thinking the Network Economy: The True Forces That Drive the Digital Marketplace, Liebowitz, S.J., 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .L534 2002

Search Engine Advertising: Buying Your Way to the Top to Increase Sales, Seda, Catherine, 2004. Available at UMD Library - HF 5415.1265 .S395 2004

Search Engine Optimization for Dummies, Kent, Peter, 2004. Available at UMD Library - TK 5105.884 .K468 2004

Starting an eBay Business for Dummies, Collier, Marsha, 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5478 .C65 2002

Supernetworks: Decision-Making for the Information Age, Nagurney, Anna, 2002. Available at UMD Library - HD 30.213 .S86 2002

Trust and Loyalty In Electronic Commerce: An Agency Theory Perspective, Karake-Shalhoub, Zeinab, 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .K37 2002

Web Business Bootcamp: Hands-On Internet Lessons For Managers, Entrepreneurs, and Professionals, Seltzer, Richard, 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .S458 2002

Web of Deception: Misinformation on the Internet, Mintz, Anne P., 2002. Available at UMD Library - ZA 4201 .W43 2002

Web Metrics: Proven Methods for Measuring Web Site Success, Sterne, Jim, 2002. Available at UMD Library - TK 5105.888 .S743 2002

Why They Don't Buy: The Science of Selling Online, McKeown, Max, 2002. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .M45 2002

Wireless Internet and Mobile Business: How to Program, Deitel, Harvey M., 2002. Available at UMD Library - TK 5103.4885 .W57 2002

Worlds of E-Commerce: Economic, Geographical, and Social Dimensions, Leinbach, Thomas R., 2001. Available at UMD Library - HF 5548.32 .W67 2001

Videos

"Best Practices for Your Website. Doing the Deal" with Jon Hart, 2003 - Multimedia VC 4719 One Week Loan

"Best Practices for Your Website. Driving Traffic to Your Website" by Ulla McGee, 2003 - Multimedia VC 4669 One Week Loan

"Best Practices for Your Website. eNewsletters, a Primer" by Loren McDonald, 2003 - Multimedia VC 4721 One Week Loan

"Best Practices for Your Website. Getting the Basics Right: Navigation, Usability, and Content Management Techniques" by Brian Sullivan, 2003 - Multimedia VC 4718 One Week Loan

"Best Practices for Your Website. Making Your Website Work for Your User" by Michael Gold, 2003 - Multimedia VC 4668 One Week Loan

"Best Practices for Your Website. Search Engine Optimization" by Bruce McCurdy, 2003 - Multimedia VC 4670 One Week Loan

"Best Practices for Your Website. Staying Out of Legal Trouble" with Jon Hart, 2003 - Multimedia VC 4720 One Week Loan

"Dotcoms Gone Bust" with Jennifer Byrne, 2001 - Multimedia VC 4519 One Week Loan

Last Update: February 27, 2009

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