IST 309 Chapter 7

_________ enables local professionals to come to the customer.

Thumbtack

Alipay is the third-party platform that links Alibaba's web portals.

True

Channel conflict and order fulfillment are the two most significant issues in e-tailing.

True

E-business is a broader concept than e-commerce.

True

Rakuten's narrow global presence is a barrier to growth given Japan's shrinking population and its poorly performing economy.

True

According to the textbook, _________ percent of Internet users in 2016 employed ad-blocking tools.

26

Alibaba started as a ________ company.

Chinese

__________ organizations have physical and online dimensions.

Clicks-and-mortar

___________ is a legal form of cybersquatting.

Domain tasting

With __________, transactions are conducted efficiently because buyers and sellers all meet in one place.

Electronic exchanges

Domain tasting is illegal and unethical.

False

It is more secure for a buyer to use the telephone or mail to arrange or send payments than to use a computer.

False

With ______, small buyers aggregate demand to create a large volume and then negotiate lower prices.

Group purchasing

Stripe's _______ places ads inside thousands of apps so customers can buy products within the ads themselves.

InMobi

________ materials are those items that are needed for MRO.

Indirect

Stripe's _______ is a set of software that makes the buying and selling process easier for merchants and shoppers by embedding "buy" buttons in apps and social networks.

Relay

________ is a limitation of e-commerce.

Security

____________ are similar to the B2C model.

Sell-side marketplaces

Thumbtack gets paid _________.

on a pay-per-lead basis

__________ are/is electronic billboards that promote a product or a vendor.

Banners