E-Commerce

The distribution of goods and services by means of the Internet.

Sub-headings:

Online Shopping

Information about purchasing goods and services from online retailers.

Resources in this category:

About.Com: Electronic Commerce
http://onlinebusiness.about.com/

An Internet consumer guide to electronic commerce, with feature articles, Website guides, and discussion forums. Topics covered include building a Web store, B2B Resources, distributors, banner advertising, security & privacy issues, and more.

Center for Research in Electronic Commerce
http://cism.mccombs.utexas.edu/

The Center for Research in Electronic Commerce (CREC) is an organization which collaborates with business and industry leaders in the area of e-commerce. The site also provides links to e-commerce journals and online publishing resources.

CommerceNet
http://www.commerce.net/

CommerceNet was formed in 1994 to help create a unified e-commerce movement, by bringing innovative thinkers from the world's great universities and successful corporations together with the entrepreneurs and dreamers from e-commerce start-ups.

DavidHardesty.com
http://davidhardesty.com/

DavidHardesty.com provides current news as well as consulting services for taxation of e-commerce and technology companies. Additionally, the site offeres services in accounting, corporate governance, audit committee operation, and Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404. Books on the above subjects authored by Hardesty can be purchased on the site.

The eCommerce Information Center
http://www.ecominfocenter.com/

A web portal focused exclusively upon eCommerce and the various strategies, software, hardware, business processes and products associated with eCommerce.

The eCommerce Learning Center
http://ecommerce.ncsu.edu/

The E-Commerce Learning Center @ NC State University is a portal to web-based educational materials and scholarly research related to electronic commerce.

Ecommerce-Guide.com
http://ecommerce.internet.com/

The goal of the Ecommerce-Guide.com is to provide the single best source of independent, up-to-date information about electronic commerce. Their editorial content is 100% e-commerce-including daily news, feature articles, product guides, case studies, an e-commerce events calendar, and e-commerce-focused discussion forums.

Electronic Commerce in Canada
http://e-com.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inecic-ceac.nsf/en/home

This site outlines the various initiatives which are helping make Canada a world leader in the adoption and use of electronic commerce.

Electronic Commerce Interest Group
http://www.w3.org/ECommerce/

The role of the Electronic Commerce Interest Group is to focus on core infrastructure technologies for eCommerce. The Electronic Commerce Interest Group operates as a forum designed to allow the members to share information concerning eCommerce.

Federal Trade Commission: E-Commerce & Internet
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/tech.shtm

The Federal Trade Commission offers consumer and business information related to e-commerce and the Internet on subjects including automobiles, online shopping, spam email, web scams, credit reporting, privacy, health, education, energy, ID theft, investments and telemarketing.

Gomez
http://www.gomez.com/

Rates online merchants, auction sites, brokers and travel agents and provides information on online commerce. "The mission of Gomez Advisors is to be the single best source of insight for consumers when selecting e-commerce services."

Internetnews.com
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news

Internetnews.com provides E-commerce news for IT managers.

The Iowa Electronic Markets
http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/

The Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) is an online prediction site "operated by University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business faculty as an educational and research project." It is well known that IEM is "a better predictor of presidential election outcomes than public opinion polls." Visitors can also browse predictions of other social events including Federal Reserve Monetary Policy.

News.com
http://news.cnet.com/

Constantly updated news briefs from the world of computers and the Internet. Part of c|net.

Tech Blogs on ZDNet
http://blogs.zdnet.com/

Longtime technology watchdog and publisher Ziff-Davis's portal for blog-formatted commentary by ZDNet's impressive array of tech gurus.

TopStartups.com
http://www.topstartups.com/

This web site contains job postings for startups and ecommerce companies. It also offers access to a network of IT consultants and business professionals.

Web Marketing Today Information Center
http://www.wilsonweb.com/research/

This website links to thousands of on-line articles about effective Web marketing and to on-line resources for business.

Where Can I Buy a Car Online?
http://www.where-can-i-buy-a-car-online.com/

Applicable for citizens of the US, UK and Canada, this website offers reviews and links to sites, classifieds, and dealers that sell cars online. The authors review each site, have scorecards for easy comparison, and provide helpful articles about purchasing a car.

WTO: Electronic Commerce Gateway
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/ecom_e/ecom_e.htm

This site is provided by World Trade Organization. The council for trade in services examined issues related to electronic commerce.