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