Digital Commerce

Digital Commerce

Digital commerce is the process of selling and buying items online.

 So what is the difference between the ‘electronic’ parts of the term vs. the ‘digital’ part of the term? the main difference is that the electronic commerce is the buying and selling of goods online and digital commerce is the same thing just in greater depth and a wider range.

 Some common terminology used is the following.

Digital Business

E-Business

Digital Commerce

E-Commerce

M-Commerce

S-Commerce

Being an Informed Consumer:

It is important to be an informed customer due to the facts of buying online you will need the to the businesses history and that of the product or service they offer, before you spend any money on what they are offering.

Currently e-commerce is in its infancy stage in South Africa compared to other countries. There are some issues which prevent the market from soaring such as; consumers not wanting to spend on delivery costs, consumers not wanting to take the chance of paying for something which might not work or fit properly, consumers not always trusting the site enough to take the chance of giving out their personal details due to the increased level of internet theft. Citizen-Advice (2015)

It is very important to be informed, you need to keep up to date with the changing trends so that you are not left behind while the world is moving forward. Plus keeping informed has become so easy that it’s impossible not to do so from reading newspapers to TV and the internet.

Plagiarism is a very serious offence therefore it is very important to keep these guidelines in mind:

Making sure to always citing all your sources that have helped you in doing your work.

Always paraphrasing even when you have cited the work.

Always present citation for information that can be considered general knowledge.

If not sure whether something should be cited or not; it’s always better to be safe that not by going ahead and citing it regardless.

We must all be ethical writers when borrowing other people’s work. ori-hhs (2015)

Safety tips for online auctions include:

Always read your T&C’s before agreeing to anything on any site.

Make sure to check the identity of your seller.

Be informed enough about the product your are buying.

Check the mode of payment safety. Is the site secure enough, does it have a lock; those are the questions you should be asking yourself.

References

Citizen-advice(2015)different ways of buying. [online] available at:https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/different-ways-of-buying/buying-at-auction/buying-at-an-online-auction/. [Accessed on 21 June 2015] 

Ori-hhs(2015) plagiarism. [online] available at: https://ori.hhs.gov/plagiarism-0 [Accessed on 19 June 2015]