eCommerce

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The Future of eCommerce

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see on ecommerce is ecommerce linked to open souce? no not really some ecomm application like shopping systems are based on open source (like all other sw applications see above)

lets look at one [] based on magento

or see flickr based on rubyonrails []  what is the biggest issue when talking shopping on the internet?

e-payment

only 60% go to finally oder if only 1 payment option is offered 80% if there are at least 3 different ones

what exists
 * invoice
 * prepayment
 * collect
 * depit
 * credit card
 * online banking

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 * e-wallet
 * for example paypal
 * prepaid cards
 * mobile banking

systems integrated with content management systems like joomla []

all leads to be aware of risk, therefore when involved in ecommerce it needs for sure more risk management as well as more advanced

an interesting checklist for ecomm websites is at []
 * Transaction Processing**
 * What types of payments do they support? Credit cards? Cybercash? Checks? PayPal? Debit cards? Corporate credit accounts? (Rule: If you make it hard for them to pay you, they won't.)
 * Can customer contact the site or shop owner (from the order page) to request an alternative payment method?
 * Will customers have the option to buy more than one product at a time?
 * If so, do they have a shopping cart system in place?
 * Do they offer additional incentives based on order volume?
 * Localization**
 * Do they support multiple languages?
 * Do they support multiple currencies?
 * Do they offer regional pricing structures?
 * Legal **
 * Do they have the necassary disclaimers, terms of service, privacy policy and return policy on their site?

How easy is it at Amazon, watch here

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And does it stop there? No there are new forms of shopping using technologies like simulations, 3d, mobile shopping, watch this movie on what lies ahead in your shopping experience for the near future

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Comparing multiple items online is difficult because we use text to convey information about each item. This requires user to read and remember the descriptions of each item before deciding which ones to consume.

By conveying the same information visually, users would be able to capture more information about each item more quickly.

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