Exam 13: E-commerce, Social Networking, and Web 20

"Viral marketing" is the term used when

What is showrooming, and what is the danger of showrooming to retailers?

One friend sending a message to many friends who in turn send that message to more friends is a phenomenon known as ________.

Checking the weather on theweathernetwork.com or yahoo.ca is an example of ecommerce.

The Web 2.0 business model relies on software licensing to provide software as a service.

Under Web 2.0, information systems that deal with ________ still require some level of control.

________ companies take title to the goods they sell.

When a user modifies Google's My Maps, this is a Web 2.0 feature called mashups.

What specific benefits does IS and IT bring to social networking?

Disintermediation is the elimination of sales taxes when selling online.

________ ecommerce concerns sales between a supplier and a retail customer or consumer.

Generally speaking, merchant companies include B2C, B2B and B2G enterprises.

Business literature defines ________ types of capital.

When embarking on ecommerce, companies need not worry about customer security and privacy.

The number of companies engaged in B2B and B2G commerce far exceeds those engaging in ________ commerce.

What is a mashup? Give an example of a mashup.

Crowdsourcing combines ________, viral marketing, and open-source design.

AdSense and other similar services use the host organization's ________ to insert matching ads.

Online auctions are considered to be ________ ecommerce companies.

List five characteristics that differ between Web 2.0 and the "traditional" internet. Give your own definition of Web 2.0.