E-commerce is short for Electronic Commerce, and it is the “commercial transaction conducted electrically on the internet” (“E-Commerce: Definition of E-Commerce by Lexico”, n.d.). As Evans, Martin, & Poatsy state, there are several types of e-commerce to include Business-to-Consumer, Business-to-Business, and Consumer-to-Consumer. So, anytime you buy or sell a good online you are participatiing in e-commerce.
Withing the confines of E-commerce lies M-commerce, which stands for mobile commerce. Just how online browsing is no longer relegated to a computer at home, neither is shopping, banking, or even method of payment. “Digital wallets like Apple Pay and Android Pay let customers make in-store purchases without the inconvenience of swiping cards”(Bloomenthal, 2019). M-commerce is currently one of the most widely available and used forms of e-commerce.
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References
Bloomenthal, A. (2019, November 18). On the Move: Mobile Commerce. Retrieved from https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mobile-commerce.asp E-Commerce: Definition of E-Commerce by Lexico. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/e-commerce Evans, A., Martin, K., & Poatsy, M. A. (2020). Technology in action: complete. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
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