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E-commerce

E-commerce (electronic commerce) refers to commercial activities including the electronic buying or selling products and services which are conducted on online platforms or over the Internet. E-commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing…

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Defining e-commerce

Forms

Governmental regulation

Global trends

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E-commerce

Nodes190
Edges189
Triples315
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010526
Components1

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E-commerce

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related to Timeline · 133
E-commerce → AKA Karen Bean, Alibaba, Alibaba Group, Amazon, AOL, April, ATG Stores, AuctionWeb, Australia, B2B, B2C, BHIM UPI, Book Stacks Unlimited, Bulletin, Business, Buyers, California, California State Assembly, California's Electronic Commerce Act, Canada
has impact · 41
E-commerce → Accelerated, Alibaba, Also, Amazon, Asia, Bazaarvoice, Brick, Chinabrands, Consumers, Customers, Doba, Dropshipping, Europe, For, Global Market Insights, However, In, It, Many, Moreover
related to China · 28
E-commerce → AIDC, Alibaba, Alibaba Group, Alibaba's International Digital Commerce, Among, B2B, BABA, China, China's, China's B2B, Chinese, GlobalSources, Group, Hong Kong, In, Internet, IPO, It, Made-in-China, March
related to Arab states · 22
E-commerce → Activist, Arab, Arabic-language, As, CPG, Egypt, Europe, GCC, Geisler, However, In, Middle East, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Secondly, Similar, Specifically, The, The Gulf Cooperation Council, These
related to Governmental regulation · 20
E-commerce → Act, As, California, California Privacy Rights Act, California's Electronic Commerce Act, Controlled Substances Act, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, FTC Act, In, Legislature, Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, Section, The CAN-SPAM Act, The Federal Trade Commission, The Ryan Haight Online, These, United States, US, Using
related to Defining e-commerce · 13
E-commerce → Amazon, California State Assembly's Utilities, California's Electronic Commerce Act, Commerce Committee, Committee Chairwoman Gwen Moore, D-L, Internet, Principal Consultant, Robert Jacobson, Store, The, There, Typical
related to Europe · 6
E-commerce → Almost, As, Czech Republic, European, In, United Kingdom
related to Global trends · 6
E-commerce → Commerce, Cross-border, However, In, It, SMEs
related to Business application · 5
E-commerce → B2B, B2C, Conversational, Some, WalletDocument
related to E-commerce during COVID-19 · 5
E-commerce → In March, Later, Meanwhile, UK, United States

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online customers electronic commerce retail internet also first companies retailers market sales countries products traditional shopping information billion b2b new

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E-commerceis apart of retail0.90text
E-commerceis agood opportunity for the rapid development and growth of enterprises0.90text
mobile commerceinstance ofE-commerce draws on technologies0.80text
electronic funds transferinstance ofE-commerce draws on technologies0.80text
supply chain managementinstance ofE-commerce draws on technologies0.80text
Internet marketinginstance ofE-commerce draws on technologies0.80text
online transaction processinginstance ofE-commerce draws on technologies0.80text
electronic data interchangeinstance ofE-commerce draws on technologies0.80text
e-mailinstance ofand enacted in 1984.E-commerce typically uses the web for at least a part of a transaction's life cycle although it may also use other technologies0.80text
the iTunes Storeinstance ofsuch as music downloads in the form of digital distribution0.80text
Shopifyinstance ofThis model has expanded rapidly with the growth of digital storefronts and social commerce platforms0.80text
TikTok Shopinstance ofThis model has expanded rapidly with the growth of digital storefronts and social commerce platforms0.80text

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