The online shopping site "Amazon"'s net profit increased by 68% between April and June. This raised Amazon's total net profit to £194.5 million. The income from sales increased by 46% to provide a gross income of £456 billion.
Despite this raise in the companies gross and net profits the value of shares of Amazon has dropped by 6%.
An ex-paratrooper has been jailed for 10 months for selling stolen militar equipment on ebay. Allan peet stole £6500 of equipment including military boots, day sacks, hydration systems and rations. He stole the equipment from MoD stores at RAF St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan and then sold it on to military enthusiasts via ebay. He was caught because the equipment is not legally open for the public to buy. Therefore when it appeared on ebay the police were able to track the IP address of the computer. He also has to pay a £1000 fine and do 250 hours of community service
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Monday, 20 September 2010
Sunday, 19 September 2010
E commerce site (Ebay/ Tesco)
Another example of an E-commerce site is "Tesco Online".
This site is very similar in design to Amazon, with a search bar and drop down menus to make it quicker and easier for a person to find the product they are looking for.
Tesco Online is predominately used for grocery shopping. This is were a customer searches through all the grocery products available and then choose what they want and the quantity. This item it then added to their "basket", a webpage that keeps track of everything the customer has selected to buy but not yet bought. This "basket" system is useful as people can make huge lists of items and buy them all at once instead of taking time to make many smaller purchases.
The customer chooses a date and a 2 hour time slot at least 24 hours later than the current time. The products are then delivered at the time specified. This is useful because the person does not have to leave their house and that it is easy to deliver a large order using a van, as opposed to trying to fit it all in one car. The main disadvantage of this delivery is that someone has to be at the house in order to collect it. As it is a 2 hour slot this means that some-one has to make sure that they at in the house for those 2 hours. This can cause a problem either if a person can not get home to take the delivery or if they have got something else planned near that time slot.
It is possible that Tesco does not have some of the items you ordered in stock when they make the delivery. If this is the case they either substitute a similar item or do not charge the person for the item not delivered. This substitution of products can be problematic because a person might be allergic to ingredients in the new product.
Tesco Online keeps a record of what products you have bought from it. This is useful because it makes it easier to order the same products which is common with grocery shopping. A disadvantage of this however is that the list contains all grocery products brought. This means that some-one could click on and buy something they did not want. This can cause a problem if the product was bought once but the person found that they did not like it.
Another example of an E-commerce site is Ebay. Ebay is different from the majority of other E-commerce sites as the products for sale are not being sold by the company. Anybody with an ebay account can put items up for auction. Other people can then bid for these items.
Ebay also has a search bay and drop down menus which enable people to quickly find what they are looking.
Ebay contains an auto-bidding system. This is where a person states the maximum amount of money they are willing to bid for an item. A computer program then places a bid only a small amount above the current price. If another person places a higher bid the auto bidding computer system then increases the bid. This continues until on of the people reach their max bid. When this happens the computer stops bidding for that person. This is useful as it means that people will not have to constantly watch the item they are bidding on. It also means that people will pay the lowest possible price. The "bid history" shows the number of bids on an item. This is useful as it shows if other people have bid on a item. This can provide an idea of whether the product is worth bidding on.
As anyone can sell stuff on ebay there is a risk that the product may be damaged. People also have to be careful of what they buy. Although by law people have to accurately describe the product in the description box, sometimes people only read a bit of the description and focus more on the picture which can lead to them buying something they do not want. An example of this was when somebody took a photo of their car and turned it into a poster. He then put the poster up on Ebay . In the description box he described all the features of the actual car. Halfway throughthe description he mentioned it was a poster. However many people did not read this part and proceded to bid ridiculously high amounts of money. The person could not get prosecuted as he had said that he was selling a poster.
However an advantage of anyone being able to sell objects can result in people being able to find rare or limited edition items that can not be brought from a company.
Ebay uses a feature called pay-pal. This is were you tell the compnay pay-pal your credit card information. This is so that you can make payments through pay-pal and not directly. This is very useful becuase it dramatically reduces the risk of someone illegally gaining your credit card information, which they can work out if you pay them directly. The only concern is that pay-pal may use your credit card. However pay-pal is a professional company so it is very unlikely for that to happen
This site is very similar in design to Amazon, with a search bar and drop down menus to make it quicker and easier for a person to find the product they are looking for.
Tesco Online is predominately used for grocery shopping. This is were a customer searches through all the grocery products available and then choose what they want and the quantity. This item it then added to their "basket", a webpage that keeps track of everything the customer has selected to buy but not yet bought. This "basket" system is useful as people can make huge lists of items and buy them all at once instead of taking time to make many smaller purchases.
The customer chooses a date and a 2 hour time slot at least 24 hours later than the current time. The products are then delivered at the time specified. This is useful because the person does not have to leave their house and that it is easy to deliver a large order using a van, as opposed to trying to fit it all in one car. The main disadvantage of this delivery is that someone has to be at the house in order to collect it. As it is a 2 hour slot this means that some-one has to make sure that they at in the house for those 2 hours. This can cause a problem either if a person can not get home to take the delivery or if they have got something else planned near that time slot.
It is possible that Tesco does not have some of the items you ordered in stock when they make the delivery. If this is the case they either substitute a similar item or do not charge the person for the item not delivered. This substitution of products can be problematic because a person might be allergic to ingredients in the new product.
Tesco Online keeps a record of what products you have bought from it. This is useful because it makes it easier to order the same products which is common with grocery shopping. A disadvantage of this however is that the list contains all grocery products brought. This means that some-one could click on and buy something they did not want. This can cause a problem if the product was bought once but the person found that they did not like it.
There is a feature on Tesco online that shows recipes for meals. This is useful as it can provide people with ideas on what to cook. Each recipe lists the ingrediants needed and has an option of buying all of them at once. This can make it quicker for a person to order ingrediants to prepare a meal.
Another example of an E-commerce site is Ebay. Ebay is different from the majority of other E-commerce sites as the products for sale are not being sold by the company. Anybody with an ebay account can put items up for auction. Other people can then bid for these items.
As anyone can sell stuff on ebay there is a risk that the product may be damaged. People also have to be careful of what they buy. Although by law people have to accurately describe the product in the description box, sometimes people only read a bit of the description and focus more on the picture which can lead to them buying something they do not want. An example of this was when somebody took a photo of their car and turned it into a poster. He then put the poster up on Ebay . In the description box he described all the features of the actual car. Halfway throughthe description he mentioned it was a poster. However many people did not read this part and proceded to bid ridiculously high amounts of money. The person could not get prosecuted as he had said that he was selling a poster.
However an advantage of anyone being able to sell objects can result in people being able to find rare or limited edition items that can not be brought from a company.
Ebay uses a feature called pay-pal. This is were you tell the compnay pay-pal your credit card information. This is so that you can make payments through pay-pal and not directly. This is very useful becuase it dramatically reduces the risk of someone illegally gaining your credit card information, which they can work out if you pay them directly. The only concern is that pay-pal may use your credit card. However pay-pal is a professional company so it is very unlikely for that to happen
Thursday, 16 September 2010
E commerce site (Amazon)
An example of an online shopping website is Amazon.
Amazon has been described as an "online shopping centre". This is because just about anything can be found and bought there. There are menus which enable people to quickly choose a category of merchandise and browse through that. This is useful if some-one is interested in a certain type of product but does not know what is out.
Another useful feature is that there is a search bar for people to use if they want to find a specific product. That is a lot quicker than looking round shops trying to find a product.
Amazon tracks what you buy and search for. This is then used to show you other products similar to what you have already shown an interest in. This is useful as you can either see something you did not know was out or find what you are looking for very quickly.
Amazon offer an express delivery service for the package to arrive the day after it was order provided it is ordered before approxiamtely 9pm. This is useful if the object is important and needs to be deliveried as quickly as possible. The downside of this express delivery is that it costs more than standard delivery.
Amazon is a professional company and are careful with the products. This means that there is no more risk of getting a faulty product from Amazon than there is from an actual shop.
Amazon also has a feature called a wish-list. This is where you make a record of objects you want. This has numerous advantages. The main one is that it is very easy and quick to find something you have already seen. Another advantage is that people can see what you would like and get it for you as a gift.
Another useful feature is that there is a search bar for people to use if they want to find a specific product. That is a lot quicker than looking round shops trying to find a product.
Amazon offer an express delivery service for the package to arrive the day after it was order provided it is ordered before approxiamtely 9pm. This is useful if the object is important and needs to be deliveried as quickly as possible. The downside of this express delivery is that it costs more than standard delivery.
Amazon is a professional company and are careful with the products. This means that there is no more risk of getting a faulty product from Amazon than there is from an actual shop.
Amazon also has a feature called a wish-list. This is where you make a record of objects you want. This has numerous advantages. The main one is that it is very easy and quick to find something you have already seen. Another advantage is that people can see what you would like and get it for you as a gift.
E-commerce
E-commerce is where people can buy and sell services and products online.
The main advantage of E-commerce is that people do not have to travel to the shops in order to purchase something. This is useful if a person finfs it difficult to travel, possibly due to age or disabilities. Also most online shops provide delivery, either free or at a small charge. Again this is useful for people who find it difficult to leave their house.
If someone buys a lot of products in a shop normally, they could struggle to get it all safely in their car. E-commerce solves this problem either by using company lorries and trucks to make deliveries, using a courrier company or using the royal mail.
The main problem with E-commerce is that you can not physically see the product to see if it is in good condition and is what you actually want. Another problem with E-commerce is that if a hi-tech product such as a computer or camera is being brought it can be difficult to find and understand all the specifications and features. This is not helped by the fact that there is no-one to talk to who can explain the product while online as opposed to being in the shop. This can result in people purchasing the wrong item or equipment. It often takes a lot of time, money and effort to either purchase the right piece of equipment or get the wrong piece of equipment working.
Another type of E-commerce is being able to hire a professional, i.e. a plumber, over the interenet. This can be better than phoning the service because you will not be put on hold. Online it is possible to fill in a form which states your address, roughly what time you want the person to arrive and a simple description of the problem. This then gets seen by the company and they set aside an appointment at in the time block you specified. If they are unable to provide an appointment when you requested they contact you saying so and ask for you to specify another timeslot. Most people get the second time slot they selected if not the first. However,occasionally someone does not get their specificed time slot until after many tries. This can happen if the cmompany is very busy. This can be very frustrating and could result in the job not being done for months, or not at all/
The main advantage of E-commerce is that people do not have to travel to the shops in order to purchase something. This is useful if a person finfs it difficult to travel, possibly due to age or disabilities. Also most online shops provide delivery, either free or at a small charge. Again this is useful for people who find it difficult to leave their house.
If someone buys a lot of products in a shop normally, they could struggle to get it all safely in their car. E-commerce solves this problem either by using company lorries and trucks to make deliveries, using a courrier company or using the royal mail.
The main problem with E-commerce is that you can not physically see the product to see if it is in good condition and is what you actually want. Another problem with E-commerce is that if a hi-tech product such as a computer or camera is being brought it can be difficult to find and understand all the specifications and features. This is not helped by the fact that there is no-one to talk to who can explain the product while online as opposed to being in the shop. This can result in people purchasing the wrong item or equipment. It often takes a lot of time, money and effort to either purchase the right piece of equipment or get the wrong piece of equipment working.
Another type of E-commerce is being able to hire a professional, i.e. a plumber, over the interenet. This can be better than phoning the service because you will not be put on hold. Online it is possible to fill in a form which states your address, roughly what time you want the person to arrive and a simple description of the problem. This then gets seen by the company and they set aside an appointment at in the time block you specified. If they are unable to provide an appointment when you requested they contact you saying so and ask for you to specify another timeslot. Most people get the second time slot they selected if not the first. However,occasionally someone does not get their specificed time slot until after many tries. This can happen if the cmompany is very busy. This can be very frustrating and could result in the job not being done for months, or not at all/
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