Information Technology Week One Short Paper

This assignment needs to be completed and returned by tomorrow evening (Sunday, 12 January 2014):

In a short paper, consider the concept of e-commerce and the current trends surrounding the e-market today. Address the following questions in your paper:

-What types of challenges are major concerns for e-commerce businesses in recent times?

-What types of actions are businesses taking to stay current and competitive under current market conditions? Also, based on what you know and what you have seen regarding e-commerce today, project how the two aforementioned concerns of e-commerce businesses might be handled in the next 5-10 years? How about the next 15-20 years?

Finally, provide a synopsis of a few advancements in technology that are expected and the effect these will have on e-commerce as we know it today.  This short paper needs to be 3 pages, double spaced with at least two appropriate references.