Digital Commerce

Digital Commerce: primarily refers to the activity of buying and selling goods or services through digital channels, however can also incorporate the entire process of developing, marketing, servicing, selling and ultimately paying for products.

The History of ecommerce

• E-commerce is basically an electronic version of the old ‘selling and buying’ technique. Over the centuries computer software has rapidly improved allowing companies and individuals to exchange documents over a network (Ecommerce Land, 2015). From that basic principle it led to the development of security protocols which enabled transactions to occur safely over the internet (Ecommerce Land, 2015). The first ecommerce website was developed in 1994 by Amazon.com and is still in operation today (Ecommerce Land, 2015).

The Importance of being informed

• When purchasing online, it is important to be informed has to what you are purchasing. Your purchase should be seen as an investment (Ecommerce Land, 2015) (The Independent Institute of Education, 2015). These investments can be subdivided into categories namely, higher quality, safe, money saving, ethical and responsible investments. By making sure and making responsible investments you are purchasing things that are appropriate (The Independent Institute of Education, 2015).
• There are a number of consequences if you are not informed, these can include loss of finances, impact on health and even poor quality products (The Independent Institute of Education, 2015).

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