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Most people think e-commerce means
online shopping, workaholics point their browsers to any shopping site to
order an emergency present because they forgot someones birthday again.But
Web shopping is only a small part of the e-commerce picture. The term also
refers to online stock and bond. Online transactions and buying and downloading
software without ever going near a store. In addition, e-commerce includes
business-to-business connections that make purchasing easier for big corporations.
And many people hope that Online Shopping will let people pay small amounts
to access online content or games.As for the hottest areas of e-commerce,
in terms of tangible goods sold via the internet and other electronic means
(such as interactive TV), biggest sellers are computer products, consumer
products, books and magazines, and music and entertainment products.
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