Cater IS231 Ecommerce DB 1

Week 1

Business Models

Question A

Tell us about yourself so we can get to know you and so you can get to know others within the class. In your post, include what you believe to be your current knowledge level of this course topic and what you hope to learn before the course is over.

Question B

Choose one of the B2C business models: portal, e-tailer, content provider, transaction broker, market creator, service provider, or community provider. Describe your understanding of the model then seek out an example online (try to avoid examples listed in table 2a but use them as a guide). Discuss your example site and how it fits into the model. What characteristics of the model does it exemplify?