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eBay and American Consumerism

Over the past decade and a half computers and technology have changed our lives dramatically. In the 80’s computer changed the way companies did business and today in the beginning of the 21st century it has only gained momentum in the ways it has changed business. When the internet came along we slowly noticed more changes it has made to our lives. Almost all of America either has the internet or can access it easily. For many of us it has changed the way we communicate, do work, listen to music, or even shop.
By now if a company that is offering a product for consumers to buy does not yet have a web site that at least offers information about their products, they have lost track of reality somewhere in the early 90’s. As a matter of fact, internet consumption has become such a reality that it now has its own category in today’s commerce, called “e-commerce”. E-commerce is electronic commerce that is simply the spending of money electronically via the internet. ...

Posted by: Margaret Rowden

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