CIS 3317 FINAL

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Forms of Collaboration

Collaborative resource planning, forecasting, and replenishment Demand chain visibility Marketing coordination and product design Can ensure products fulfill claims of marketing Feedback enables closed loop marketing

Private industrial networks objectives

Efficient purchasing and selling industry-wide Increasing supply chain visibility Closer buyer-supplier relationships Global scale operations Reducing industry risk by preventing imbalances of supply and demand

e-distributor

Electronic catalogs representing products of thousands of direct manufacturers Typically, independently owned intermediaries Offer industrial customers single source to purchase indirect goods on spot basis Typically, horizontal Usually, fixed price—discounts for large customers

online banking

Established brand-name national banks have taken substantial lead in market share Over 60% of U.S. adults use online banking Online banking provides significant savings for bank Early innovators in online brokerage (E*Trade) have been displaced by established brokerages (Fidelity, Schwab)

service industry categories:

Transaction brokers Hands-on service providers

Online TV providers

- Aero (lawsuit) ◼ Cable (Comcast, Spectrum...) ◼ AT&T U-Verse and acquiring TimeWarner

Online Communities: Morals

- Are their boundaries? - What happens to those who "Violate" the Moral Boundaries?

Pure online firms

- Cannot provide all services that require face-to-face interaction - tough sell but becoming more acceptable

traditional recruitment tools:

- Classified, print ads, career expos, on-campus recruitment, staffing firms, internal referral programs

financial portals

- Comparison shopping services, independent financial advice, financial planning - Revenues from advertising, referrals, subscriptions - Example: Yahoo! Finance, Quicken, M S N Money

Online Real Estate Services: major impact is influencing of purchases offline:

- Impossible to complete property transaction online - Main services are online property listings, loan calculators, research and reference material, with mobile apps increasing

service sector

- Largest and most rapidly expanding part of economies of advanced industrial nations ◼Concerned with performing tasks in and around households, business firms, and institutions and the SHARING economy - employs 4 out of 5 U.S workers

Business use of social networks

- Marketing and branding ◼ Reaching younger audience ◼ Listening tool, monitoring online reputation ◼ Collaboration tool ◼ Extension of your CRM system

online recruiting: a Win-Win

- More efficient, cost-effective, reduces total time-to-hire - Enables job hunters to more easily distribute resumes while conducting job searches - Ideally suited for Web due to information-intense nature of process - 87% use Social Recruiting (LinkedIn)

Travel an ideal service/product for Internet

- One of the MOST successful B2C segments - $190 billion + in 2017 and continues to increase - Intense Competition - Information-intensive product - Price competition is Difficult (SW: Transfarency) - Does not require inventory & physical offices - Suppliers are always looking for customers to fill excess capacity - Mobile Apps & Social Media "influence" - - FAKE Reviews!

account aggregation:

- Pulls together all of a customer's financial data at a personalized website - Privacy concerns: control of personal data, security

major trends in online retail

- Retail mobile e-commerce exploding ◼Social networks experiment with social e-commerce ◼Local e-commerce skyrockets to around $80 billion ◼Online retail still the fastest growing retail channel ◼Selection of goods increases, includes luxury goods ◼Specialty retail sites show rapid growth ◼New subscription based model for online retailing ◼ Big data used for predictive marketing

E-book market in US dominated by 3 players:

- amazon - apple - barnes and noble

Challenges of E-book Platform

- cannibalization - finding the right business model - pricing control: apple and Amazon

impact of cyberbullying

- crowd behavior - depression - isolation - suicide

affinity communities

- focused discussion and interaction with other people who share same affinity (self or group identification) -ads and revenue from sales of products - Ex. BlackPlanet (Black people dating site) and iVillage (for women who discussing love and sex, health and pregnancy information, celebrity gossip, food, style, community)

features of service industries

- knowledge and information intense - personalization and customization

just-in-time production

- method of inventory cost management, seeks to eliminate excess inventory to a bare minimum

Car radio media options:

- over the air (AM/FM) - streaming (your phone) - Sirius XM - In-Vehicle Pandora

online insurance geared more toward

- product information, search - price discovery - online quotes - influencing the offline purchasing decision

Steps in procurement process

- search - quality - negotiate - purchase order - invoicing - shipping - remittance payment

Firms use two methods to purchase

-Contract purchasing -Spot purchasing

multi-channel firms:

-Growing faster than pure online firms -Lower online customer acquisition costs

interest-based social networks

-Offer focused discussion groups based on shared interest in some specific subject -Usually advertising supported

Fair Labor Association (FLA)

a coalition of companies, universities, and nongovernmental organizations dedicated to improving labor conditions around the world

YouTubers earn money primarily from _________ associated with their videos.

advertising

◼Most social networks monetize audiences through

advertsiing

Which of the following is a community of members who self-identify with a demographic or geographic category? A. sponsored community B. affinity community C. practice network D. interest-based social network

affinity community

Music Modernization Act

aimed to modernize copyright-related issues for music and audio recordings due to new forms of technology like digital streaming.

When purchasing items on Etsy, you can bay by which of these methods: A. Credit (and debit) cards B. money order C. PayPal D. all the above

all of the above

Which features does eBay's Selling Manager Pro offer to business sellers? A. automates a variety of tasks like listing, re-listing and customer feedback B. generate profit and loss reports C. gauge the success rate of different products quickly D. all the above

all of the above

eBay's expenditures go towards which of the following? A. maintaining its e=commerce platform B. improving its ranking in google search C. improving their search tool to provide more granular categories (new items, best value...) D. All the above

all of the above

All of the following are examples of technology convergence except: A. the iPad. B. Apple TV. C. Amazon Books Publishing. D. smartphones.

amazon book publishing

Which of the following is not an example of a transaction broker? A. an employment agency B. a real estate agent C. an accountant D. a stockbroker

an accountant

◼ Four Internet titans compete for ownership of online content ecosystem:

apple, google, amazon, and facebook

Which of the following is not one of the three defining characteristics of a portal? A. content B. navigation of the Web C. commerce D. auctions

auctions

Omni-channel

bricks and clicks ex: Walmart, JCP, Macy's, Staples, Target, BestBuy

Virtual merchants face potentially large costs for all of the following except: A. building and maintaining physical stores. B. developing a brand name. C. building and maintaining a website. D. building an order fulfillment infrastructure.

building and maintaining physical stores

_________ __________ occurs when retailers of products must compete on price and currency of inventory directly against the manufacturer.

channel conflict

The Internet began as

communications medium for military/science/research

seller's lament

concern that one will never know how much the ultimate winner might have paid, or the true value to the final winner

implementation barriers

concerns about sharing of proprietary, sensitive data. Integration of private industrial networks into existing ERP systems and EDI networks difficult & expensive. Requires change in mindset and behavior of employees and suppliers. All participants lose some independence

quality

consistently producing what the customer wants while reducing errors before and after delivery to the customer

user-generated content

content created by the general public for distribution by digital media

content convergence

convergence in the design, production, and distribution of content. new tools for digital editing and processing

Firms purchase two types of goods

direct and indirect goods

Early Vision

disintermediation of a complex industry

Content convergence describes convergence in the design, production, and ________ of content.

distribution

service sector jobs

doctors, lawyers, accountants, business consultants,

Which of the following types of auctions is perfect for sellers that have many identical items to sell?

dutch internet auctions

most common type of net marketplace

e-distibutors

C2C auctions

eBay, CraigsList, LetGo, 5miles

Most important theme in online retailing is

effort to integrate online and offline operations

Contrary to predictions of analysts made during the early days of e-commerce, the Internet has led to both disintermediation and hypermediation on a widespread basis.

false

Online newspapers and magazines are the largest and fastest growing forms of online content.

false

Personal consumption of retail goods and services accounts for over 75% of total gross domestic product (GDP).

false

The ONLY reason eBay's excellent profit margins is that it charges a listing fee for every item listed.

false

LinkedIn

fees for prenium services

One partial solution to high monitoring costs is ________ pricing.

fixed

ESPN.com is an example of a:

focused content portal.

A business model that uses advertising revenue to provide some content for free, combined with an option to obtain additional content for a price is called a(n)

freemium model

Instagram is an example of a(n):

general community/social network

two general types of portals

general purpose and vertical market portals

Flexibility

growing emphasis on rapid-response and optimal supply chains

E-book sales initially exploded but

have flattened recently

________ is the tendency to gravitate toward, and bid for, auction listings with one or more existing bids.

herd behavior

All of the following are examples of the challenges that traditional manufacturers experience when using the Internet to sell directly to the consumer except: A. moving to a demand-pull model. B. high cost structures. C. developing a fast-response online order and fulfillment system. D. channel conflict.

high cost structures

Online consumers ARE willing to pay for

high quality content

examples of online recruitment solutions:

indeed, monster, linkedin, glassdoor.com, career builder

e-procurement Net marketplace

independently owned intermediary that connects hundreds of online suppliers offering millions of maintenance and repair parts to business firms who pay fees to join the market

Exchanges

independently owned third-party Net marketplaces that connect thousands of suppliers and buyers for spot purchasing

Industry Consortia

industry-owned vertical marketplaces that serve specific industries

On which of the following do users spent the least amount of time per day? A. LinkedIn B. Pinterest C. Tumblr D. Snapchat

linkedIn

Catalog merchant

mail-order to order. ex: Lands' Ebd, L.L. Bean, Lilian Vernon, Cabela's

industry convergence

merger of media enterprises into synergistic combinations that create and cross-market content on different platforms

moto sector

most similar to online retail sector ◼Sophisticated order entry, delivery, inventory control systems ALREDY in Place

most disrupted on content industries

music

who is the largest consumer of bandwidth?

netflix

general communities

offer members opportunities to interact with a general audience organized into general topics

channel retailers are firms that sell products through a variety of channels and integrate their physical stores with their Web sites and mobile platform.

omni

multi-channel versus. pure online financial service firms

online consumers prefer multi-channel firms with physical presence

E-zines

online magazines

Most troubled segment of publishing industry

online newspapers

Which of the following is not one of the methods used by traditional retailers to develop omni-channel integration?

online supply-push

Facebook users

over 35% are 44+

today social networks:

photo/video sharing, blogs have created new era of online socializing

Most frequently visited sites on Web

portals

________ occurs when sellers agree informally or formally to set floor prices below which they will not sell on auction items.

price matching

ways to classify net marketplaces

pricing mechanism, nature of market served, ownership

most prevalent form of e-commerce

private industrial networks

social networks

provide personal connections that help with SCM decisions

Dutch Internet auction

public ascending price, multiple unit auction. Final price is lowest successful bid, which sets price for all higher bidders

Which of the following is not a current trend in online content? A. Readership of newspapers in print form continues to exceed online readership. B. E-book sales growth slows. C. Explosive growth of the mobile platform accelerates the transition to digital content. D. Americans continue to spend more on streaming music than downloaded music.

readership of newspapers in print form continues to exceed online readership

reduce centralization

reduce risks caused by relying on single suppliers who are subject to local instability

demand pull

relating to or denoting inflation caused by an excess of demand over supply

purchasing manager

responsible for raw material purchase prices

_______________ advertising still generates more revenue than advertising on social networks though!

search engine

Original portals were

search engines

Lean production

set of production methods and tools, focuses on elimination of waste throughout customer value chain, not just inventory

English auction

single item up for sale to single seller; highest bidder wins

manufacturer-direct

single- or multi-channel manufacturers who sell directly online to consumers without the intervention of retailers. ex: Dell, Apple, Sony with Channel Conflicts

Technological Convergence

specific types of media, such as print, audio, and video, all converging into a digital media form

Twitter

struggling to make profit

Freemium

subscriptions that provide some content for free but require a monthly subscription to take advantage of all the site has to offer

RM refers to a combination of ________ for protecting digital content.

technical and legal means

________ convergence describes the development of hybrid devices that can combine the functionality of two or more existing media platforms into a single device.

technological

B2B e-commerce

that portion of B2B commerce that is enabled by the Internet

drop shippers

Businesses that own the goods they sell but do not physically handle the products.

Sponsored communities

Created by government, nonprofit, or for-profit organizations for purpose of pursuing organizational goals

Hollywood still controls movie:

DVD's, Subscription, OnDemand

Digital movie challenges:

Digital format < physical format $ ◼Strength of Netflix and others ◼Pirated content

Agency Model

Distributor as agent must charge publisher's retail price

Cannibalization vs. complementary

Does time on Internet reduce time spent with other media?

DRM hardware and software

ENCRYPTS content making it difficult to copy or walls it off (authentication required)

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning

supply chain

Firms that purchase goods, their suppliers, and their suppliers' suppliers, relationships and processes involved

legacy computer systems

Generally, older mainframe and minicomputer systems used to manage key business processes within firm.

online social network

Group of people ◼ Shared social interaction ◼ Common ties ◼ Sharing an area for period of time ◼ REMOVES geographic and time limitations of traditional offline (F2F) social networks

enterprise portals

Help employees find important organizational content (benefits, organization chart, resources...)

direct goods

Integrally involved in production process

onmi/multi-channel integration

Integrating web operations with physical store operations

Early years of online content:

Internet audience expected free content but willing to accept advertising ◼ Early content was low quality

Amazon Kindle

Linked to Amazon store and cloud storage

B2C auctions

Liquidation.Com, Priceline, eBay

contract purchasing

Long-term written agreements to purchase specified products, with agreed-upon terms and quality

MOTO

Mail order/telephone order

MRP

Material Requirements Planning

Which of the following statements about the online newspaper audience is not true? A. Online newspapers reach over 75% of individuals in households earning more than $100,000 a year. B. Social networks have become a major source of readers for newspaper articles. C. The online newspaper is one of the most successful of all online media in terms of audience size. D. Most newspaper readers read the news using a combination of the Web, print and mobile.

Most newspaper readers read the news using a combination of the Web, print and mobile.

sustainable supply chain

Taking social and ecological interests into account ◼ e.g., water usage, air pollution ◼ Using most efficient environment — regarding means of production, distribution, logistics

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Technical and legal means to protect digital content from unlimited reproduction and distribution

Portal Business Models

◼ General advertising revenue ◼ Tenancy deals ◼ Fixed charge for number of impressions, exclusive partnerships, "sole providers" ◼ Commissions on sales ◼ Subscription fees ◼ Charging for premium content ◼ Applications and games

online training

◼ Internet Classes ◼ Webinars/Training by ◼ Excel Pivot Table Tutorial?

Benefits of Auctions

◼ Liquidity ◼ Price discovery ◼ Price transparency ◼ Market efficiency ◼ Lower transaction costs ◼ Consumer aggregation ◼ Network effects (herd behavior)

Benefits of B2B E-commerce

◼ Lower administrative costs all facilitated by EDI! ◼ Lower search costs for buyers ◼ Reduced inventory costs ◼ Increasing competition among suppliers ◼ Reducing inventory carried ◼ Lower transaction costs: ◼ Automation, eliminating paperwork ◼ Increased production flexibility by ensuring just-in-time parts delivery

Internet is transforming industry:

◼ Mobile devices ◼ Social networks featuring video streaming ◼ Download and streaming services ◼ Growth in broadband access ◼ Closed streaming platforms reduce need for DRM

trends in online content:

◼ Mobile platform accelerating growth ◼ Tech companies key players (Netflix, HBO...) create shows/content emphasizing STREAMING Content ◼ Online viewing challenges TV, cable, DVD rentals ("Cut the Cord" - by Shinedown!) ◼ E-book sales growth is slowing ◼ Digital music sales top physical sales but now declining (free streaming svcs) ◼ Console games stagnate as online, social, casual games soar

penny auction

◼ Must purchase bids ahead of time ◼ Items owned by the site ◼ Timed auction; last and highest bidder wins

portals today provide:

◼ Navigation of the Web ◼ Commerce ◼ Content (owned and other's content)

Labor conditions in low-wage, under - developed producer countries are acceptable to consumers:

◼ Slave/forced & child labor ◼ Routine exposure to toxic substances ◼ More than 48 hours/week ◼ Harassment, abuse & sexual exploitation ◼ Adequate compensation

Online content delivery revenue models

◼ Subscription ◼ A la carte ◼ Advertising supported (free/freemium)

eBay makes money from every stage in auction cycle and DOMINATES!

◼ Transaction fees ◼ Listing fees ◼ Financial services fees ◼ Advertising or placement fees ◼ AND dominates the online auction market space

Mobile devices increasingly important in all aspects of B2B e-commerce

◼ Used in all phases of purchase process ◼ Users increasingly expect B2B e-commerce sites to be accessible from mobile devices

Name your own price auction

◼ Users state what they are willing to pay ◼ Sellers unload unsold/excess capacity!

unintended results of participating in auctions:

◼ Winner's regret ◼ Seller's lament ◼ Loser's lament

u.s. retail market

◼$19.25 trillion U.S. economy ◼Personal consumption of goods and services accounts for $13.3 trillion (about 69%) of total gross domestic product (G D P

Cloud platform owner provides

◼Computing/telecommunications capabilities ◼ Software ◼ Connectivity ◼ Data cleansing and quality - file storage

Online newspaper industry Challenges:

◼Digital ad revenue ◼Finding a revenue model ◼Growth of pure digital competitors ◼Can newspapers survive digital disruption?

Online newspaper industry strengths:

◼Newspaper audience size and growth ◼Content is KING!

online auctions can be used to:

◼Sell goods and services ◼Allocate resources ◼Allocate and bundle resources

auction fraud types:

◼ Bid rigging, price matching, shill feedback, feedback extortion, shill bidding, bid siphoning

Types of online gamers

◼ Casual ◼ Social ◼ Mobile—fastest growing market ◼ Massively multiplayer online ◼ Console

Enterprise Systems

◼ Corporate-wide ◼ Support/control all aspects of production: ◼ Procurement ◼ Finance ◼ Human resources

economic viability

Ability of firms to survive as profitable business firms during specified period

indirect goods

All goods not directly involved in production process (MRO goods)

B2B commerce

All types of computer enabled inter-firm trade.

Creating regional or product-based supply chains

Allowing production to be moved to temporary safe harbors in case of local manufacturing disruptions

orginal movie streaming production

Amazon, HBO, Netflix

two types of digital music services

◼ Digital download (90% of music revenue) ◼ Streaming subscription services (growing)

risks and costs of auctions

-delayed consumption costs: internet auctions requires your time to monitor bidding -monitoring costs: (time, emails) participation in auctions requires your time to monitor bidding. --->possible solutions: fixed pricing, watch lists, proxy bidding -equipment costs: internet auctions require you to purchase a computer system and pay for internet access -trust risks: online auctions are a significant source of internet fraud. Using auctions increases the risk of experiencing a loss ----> possible solutions: rating systems fulfillment costs: typically, the buyer pays fulfillment costs of packing, shipping, and insurance, whereas at a physical store these costs are included in the retail price ---nonpayment, false bids, bid raging

Two dominant players in each distribution market:

1. AT&T's proposed merger with Time Warner 2. Verizon's purchase of AOL and Yahoo

Balance Sheet

1. Asset 2. Current assets 3. Liabilities 4. Current liabilities 5. Long-term debt 6. Working capital

When GOOGLE initially acquired YouTube - they were LOSING up to $1.65M a Day on:

1. Bandwidth (in and out) $1million / day 2. Content Acquisition 3. Revenue Sharing 4. Data Center (Storage, power, HW & SW....) 5. Overhead to run it as a business

key industry strategic factors

1. Barriers to entry 2. Power of suppliers 3. Power of customers 4. Existence of substitute products 5. Industry value chain 6. Nature of intra-industry competition

four main type of net marketplaces

1. E-distributors 2. E-procurement 3. Exchanges 4. Industry consortia

9 major online service industry groups

1. Finance/Financial Services 2. Insurance 3. Real Estate 4. Travel (Lesson 3) 5. Professional services: legal, accounting 6. Business services: Consulting, advertising, marketing, and so on 7. Health services (Devices, Monitoring, Info) 8. Educational services (Lesson 12: Online Content) 9. On-Demand Services/Sharing Economy (F2F)

firm-specific factors:

1. Firm value chain 2. core competencies 3. Synergies 4. Technology 5. Social/legal challenges

Four factors required to charge for online content:

1. Focused market 2. Specialized content 3. Sole source monopoly 4. High perceived net value

4 main factors causing the decline of online newspapers"

1. Growth of Web, mobile devices as alternative medium 2. Alternative digital sources for news 3. Failure to develop suitable new business models 4. Rise of social media and role of directing traffic to newspaper content

major trends in scm

1. Just-in-time and lean production 2. supply chain Simplification 3. Adaptive, Accountable, Sustainable 4. SCM Systems & EDI

three segments of online publishing:

1. Online newspapers 2. E-books 3. Online magazines

E-commerce Retail: The Vision

1. Reduced search and transaction costs; customers able to find lowest prices 2. Lowered market entry costs, lower operating costs, higher efficiency 3. Traditional physical store merchants forced out of business 4. Some industries would be disintermediated (sell direct)

Statement of Operations

1. Revenues 2. Cost of sales 3. Gross margin 4. Operating expenses 5. Operating margin 6. Net margin

Most online consumer use financial services sites:

1. check balances 2. pay bills

Three segments of media

1. print 2. movies 3. music

two dimensions of user-generated content

1. user focus 2. user control

Etsy follows the tradition of open craft fairs, giving sellers personal storefronts where they list their goods for a fee of only _______ cents per item

20

Magazine circulation plummets after

2001

____ % of global internet traffic is stolen material

24+

E-Book sales are ____ % of ALL consumer book sales

30

Average American adult spends ______________ consuming various media

4,400 hrs/yr

Average online content consumption is ____ hrs per day

5.8

Over ___% of the U.S. population watches TV online

50

YouTube partners earn ____ percent of the ad revenue generated by their videos.

55

Music digital revenues

78%+

In the United States, the service sector accounts for approximately ________ % of the United States GDP.

80

Top 10 social networks account for over ___% social networking activity

90

auction seller profit:

Arrival rate, auction length, and number of units at auction

Sniping software

Auction software that observes auction progress until the last second or two of the auction clock, and then places a bid high enough to win the auction.

SCM (Supply Chain Management)

Systems that can help a firm manage aspects of its value chain, from the flow of raw materials into the firm, through delivery of finished products and services at the point-of-consumption.

Which of the following best explains why the service sector is a natural avenue for e-commerce?It is not; services are difficult to translate to e-commerce because they rely on face-to-face communication and barter. B. The service sector is less geographically reliant and more globally oriented. C. Much of the value in services is based on the collection, storage, and exchange of information. D. The service sector has historically been more technology-reliant.

Much of the value in services is based on the collection, storage, and exchange of information.

Apple IPad

Multipurpose tablet, linked to Apple store

Practice networks

Offer focused discussion groups, help, and knowledge related to area of shared practice

Online term life insurance

One of few online insurance with lowered search costs, increased price comparison, lower prices (commodity)

virtual merchant

Online only ex: amazon, eBay, Newegg, Overstock, Wayfair...

online "traditional" entertainment

Online video has largest audiences, followed by music, games

Which of the following statements about Millennials is not true? A. Millennials watch 100 to 130 hours of regular cable TV per month, about the same as older adults. B. Millennials are more likely to have read a book in the past 12 months than older adults. C. Millennials are nearly twice as likely as older adults to use streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. D. Only about 33% of Millennials read news stories every day.

Only about 33% of Millennials read news stories every day.

tight coupling

Precise delivery of ordered parts at specific times

spot purchasing

Purchase of goods based on immediate needs in larger marketplaces that involve many suppliers

auction fraud prevention solutions:

Rating systems, watch lists, proxy bidding ◼ Investigation units

Wholesale Model

Retailers pay wholesale price and establish retail price

Supply push

Sales people push on resellers to buy more product in anticipation of demand and they push product down via channels.

Cloud-based B2B system

Shifts much of the expense of B2B systems from the firm to a B2B network provider, sometimes called a data hub or B2B platform

Who was the first major fiction writer to create an e-book-only volume of a new work?

Stephen king

Procurement Process

The way firms purchase the goods they need to produce goods for consumers.

Reducing size of supply chain

Working with strategic group of suppliers to reduce product and administrative costs and improving quality

All of the following statements about the online real estate services market are true except: A. the Internet and e-commerce have created a revolution in the real estate value chain. B. most people use the Internet to search for a home, but still use the services of a real estate agent to complete the purchase. C. the primary service offered by real estate sites is a listing of houses available. D. real estate differs from other types of online financial services because it is impossible to complete a property transaction online.

the Internet and e-commerce have created a revolution in the real estate value chain.

All of the following statements about the MOTO sector are true except: A. MOTO was the last technological revolution that preceded e-commerce. B. the MOTO sector is also referred to as the specialty store sector. C. compared to general merchandisers, the transition to e-commerce has been easier for MOTO firms. D. distribution of catalogs is one of MOTO retailers' biggest expenses.

the MOTO sector is also referred to as the specialty store sector.

loser's lament

the feeling of having been too cheap in bidding and failing to win

Which of the following is not part of an effort by Internet distributors to ensure the survival of legitimate news sites? A. the New Media Alliance B. Google's AMP tool C. Amazon's Spark network D. Facebook Journalism Project

the new media alliance

winner's regret

the winner's feeling after an auction that he or she paid too much for an item

Which of the following is not an advantage that pure digital news sites have over print newspapers? A. They offer higher quality journalism. B. They have a lower cost structure. C. They can take advantage of newer technologies for producing the news. D. They can create new work flows and business processes that are more timely and efficient.

they offer higher quality journalism

National Consumers League

this organization was concerned with improving the working and living conditions of women in the workplace.

__________ topics pertain to more recent events in the news or are currently experiencing a major spike in user interest.

trending

A community site created by a corporation is called a sponsored community site.

true

Auction prices are often higher than prices in fixed priced markets.

true

Big data plays an important role in predictive marketing.

true

Community is extremely important at Etsy, both for promoting the sales process, for soliciting new ideas, and for bringing the company closer to its sellers and the public.

true

Consumers in auctions are not driven solely by value maximization.

true

Etsy has ben described as a "crafty cross between Amazon and eBay".

true

Etsy is an online marketplace for handmade items and art and craft supplies.

true

In 2017, almost 60% of the adult U.S. population was expected to use online banking.

true

Priceline's auctions utilize fixed pricing.

true

Targeting at the series level involves taking a particular subset or series within a larger channel and focus on an audience specifically for that series.

true

The a la carte revenue model allows users to pay only for what they use.

true

The average American adult spends twice as much time-consuming media than time spent at work.

true

The existence of substitute products is a key industry strategic factor.

true

The value of portals to advertisers and content owners is primarily a function of the size of the audience the portal reaches, and the length of time visitors stay on the site.

true

When creating a YouTube channel, creators need to target their intended audience right off the bat.

true

YouTube content different from traditional TV and movie content in its interactivity with the audience made possible by the platform itself.

true

eBay facilitated the low-season slump for their Canadian based bike shop by opening an eBay storefront and selling year-around to the U.S.

true

A ________ permits the consumer to monitor specific auctions of interest, requiring the consumer to pay close attention only in the last few minutes of bidding.

watch list

portals

web window to the world

Digital Leakage

where paid for and downloaded content is redistributed via e-mail or posted for few viewing on a Web site

________ refers to the feeling that one has paid too high a price for an item won at auction.

winner's regret

social networks community

your support network ex: cancer survivors, LGBT

Challenges of multi-tier supple chains

• Supply chain visibility • Demand forecasting • Production scheduling • Order management • Logistics management

elements of collaborative commerce system

• Use digital technologies to design, produce, and manage products through life cycles • Focus: Relationships over Transactions • Interactive • Share documents • Videoconferences...

Types of Auctions

•English auction •Dutch auction •penny auction •name your own price

Online mortgage and lending services market is slowly growing, dominated by:

▪ Established online banks, brokerages, and lending organizations ▪ Traditional mortgage vendors ▪ Pure online mortgage firms

Digital Replica Magazines

◼ Ad revenue growing ◼ Total audience size increasing ◼ Popular websites drive traffic to online magazines ◼ The New Yorker Today app ◼ iPad Subscription Service ◼ Magazine aggregators


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