Discussion Questions

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1) Discuss why you beleive e commerce is importnat in today's business world? What impact does e commerce have on consumers?

E-commerce is importnat nowadays becasue it a is a major way for companies to and comsumers to interact in a faster, more productive manner. It allows for us to recieve more instant gratification in regards to customer service, support, and recieving the product itself.

3)Can you identify opportunities for using extranet . Discuss how your school could form a business alliance with its suppliers. How could it provide competitive advantage?

Creating a business alliance can help one gain competitive egde becasue they know have a sponsor of sorts to help fund any school activities in turn for advertising in the school on the company's behalf.

6)How important is privacy? Would you pay extra for an item you purchased in return for a guarantee to not sell info on your purchase to anyone else?

Privacy is very important to anyone when online. i would pay a little more to get the guarantee that they would nto share my information with others, because if the information was released and got intot he wrong heands, it could be misused, and could potentially result in identity theft. The company should give the guarantee to the customer in the first place without having to pay.