chapter six: On line auctions, virtual communities and web portals

1. auction software

1.1. increases odd for last bid

1.1.1. Snipe

2. forums

2.1. increase site communication

2.2. ability to rate/view products

3. social networks

3.1. Blogs

3.2. Wikis

3.3. Forums

3.4. Facebook

3.5. MySpace

4. types of auctions

4.1. English

4.2. Dutch

4.3. First price Sealed bid

4.4. Second price Sealed bid

4.4.1. Government

4.5. Reverse

4.5.1. Price line

5. On line auctions

5.1. C2C

5.1.1. Amazon

5.1.2. ebay

5.1.3. escrow

5.1.3.1. third party

5.1.3.2. protection when purchasing large items

5.2. C2B

5.2.1. Demand aggregation

5.2.1.1. group buys

5.2.1.2. wholesale

5.3. B2B

5.3.1. Liquidation brokers

5.3.1.1. solution brokers

5.4. B2C

5.4.1. store on line

5.4.1.1. Amazon webstore

5.4.1.2. yahoo merchant

5.4.1.3. ebay stores

5.4.1.3.1. pay pal

5.4.2. store name goes on search engine