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E-Commerce

By: Chris Woodford
In: Encyclopedia of New Media
Edited by: Steve Jones
Subject:General Media, Communication & Cultural Studies
Keywords:business models; business-to-business; commerce; domain name; e-commerce; stores; web sites

E-Commerce (electronic commerce) involves buying and selling goods and services across the Internet, rather than through traditional outlets such as retail stores. Electronic forms of trade date back to the 1960s, but it was the introduction of the World Wide Web ...

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  Woodford, C. (2003). E-commerce. In S. Jones (Ed.), Encyclopedia of new media (pp. 163-164). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950657.n84
  
  Woodford, Chris. "E-Commerce." In Encyclopedia of New Media, edited by Jones, Steve, 163-64. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950657.n84.
  
  Woodford, C. 2003. E-Commerce. In: Steve Jones Editor, 2003. Encyclopedia of New Media, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 163-164 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950657.n84> [Accessed 27 Jul 2021].
  
  Woodford, Chris. "E-Commerce." Encyclopedia of New Media. Edited by Steve Jones. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2003, pp. 163-64. SAGE Knowledge. 27 Jul 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950657.n84.
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