E-commerce

E-commerce (electronic commerce or EC) is the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet, especially the World Wide Web. In practice, this term and a new term, "e-business," are often used interchangeably. For online retail selling, the term e-tailing is sometimes used.

E-commerce can be divided into: E-tailing or "virtual storefronts" on Web sites with online catalogs, sometimes gathered into a "virtual mall"

The gathering and use of demographic data through Web contacts Electronic Data Interchange (Electronic Data Interchange), the business-to-business exchange of data e-mail and fax and their use as media for reaching prospects and established customers (for example, with newsletters).