THE INTERNET AND E-COMMERCE BUSINESS VOCABULARY IN USE

 

BUSINESS VOCABULARY IN USE 26. THE INTERNET AND E-COMMERCE

 

A The Internet The Internet service provider or ISP is the organization that provides you with Internet access. You register and open an account, then they give you an email address so that you can communicate by email with other users. Some ISPs have their own content – news, information and so on – B Clicks – and – mortar My name’s John and I own a chain of sports shops. Last year, I started an e-commerce operation, selling goods over the Internet. We’ve done well. Visitors don’t have trouble finding what they want, adding items to their shopping cart and paying for them securely by credit card. Last year we had two million unique users (different individual visitors) who generated 35 million hits or page views. Than means our web pages were viewed a total of 35 million times! C B2B, B2C and B2G Selling to the public on the Internet is business-to-consumer or B2C e-commerce. Some experts think that the real future of e-commerce is going to be business-to-business or B2B, with firms ordering from supliers over the Internet. This is e-procurement. Business can also use the Internet to communicate with government departments, apply for government contracts and pay taxes: business –to-government or B2G. EXERCISES 26.1 Match the words you might see on a computer screen (1-6) with the activities you might be doing at that time (a-f). a. using a search engine b. logging on c. registering with an ISP 26.2 Find expressions in B opposite with the following meanings. 1. traditional shops (two possibilities) 2. selling on the Internet (two possibilities) 26.3 What type of e-commerce are the following? Choose from B2B, B2C, or B2G. 1. Private individuals can rent a car without going through a call centre. 2. The city is looking for construction companies to build a new airport. There are hundreds of pages of specifications you can obtain from the city authorities. 3. Car companies are getting together to buy components from suppliers in greater quantities, reducing prices.

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