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What are the differences between 21st century e-commerce trends and 20th century direct sales trends?Let us look?

First, the development trends are different
First of all, let’s look at what we call Internet e-commerce. This means using the Internet to provide users with online information services and activities. E-commerce refers to using electronic means to do business, and moving traditional shopping and sales channels online. The first e-commerce business model is used in electronic data interchange (EDI), and now B-C (business-to-consumer,B-B (business-to-business transactions), C-C (consumer transactions) and other new business models have been developed?

China is the second largest potential e-commerce market in the world, and e-commerce development here is a priority.

People in the 21st century will spend the most of their time on the Internet. Bill Gates has said that in the 21st century, a business must use e-commerce to survive, since the internet is becoming such an important part of modern life. We should use the internet as a platform to present our businesses. The Internet is changing all our lives; it is becoming a necessity in our lives. Computers and networks will decide our fate and future. This is because we are in the computer age.

Second, the two trends work in different ways
E-commerceis a real “you are in the office wearing pajamas, sitting at home” – type business. This is because you do not have to go out. With just a mouse & keyboard you will be able to complete all business activities. With direct sales companies, the study, exchange, gathering, and purchase of the products must be completed on the ground.

Third, the time difference
E-commerce is a 24-hour activity; with direct marketing this is simply impossible.

Fourth, the cost difference
E-commerce is characterized by being simple, fast, and low cost. When we engage ine-commerce we invest time and energy, but when we engage in direct sales we do not just invest time and energy but also, more importantly, money.

Fifth, development of different industries
E-commerce is a product of its speed, belonging to the information technology industry. It represents the current information technology trend. As such, it is an industry full of vitality, one that has nearly unlimited room for growth. It is a step ahead of the curve, enabling the expansion into low cost markets and other prospective markets.

The direct marketing industry is also a product of its time, but as it has been around already for more than half a century, it is becoming outdated. Also, there are more and more competitors in the direct marketing industry, but the space for competition is getting smaller and smaller.

Viruses:

  • Viruses – A virus is a small piece of software that replicates itself. A virus might attach itself to a program such as a spreadsheet program. Each time the spreadsheet program runs, the virus runs, too, and it has the chance to reproduce (by attaching to other programs) or wreak havoc.
  • E-mail viruses – An e-mail virus moves around in e-mail messages, and usually replicates itself by automatically mailing itself to dozens of people in the victim’s e-mail address book.
  • Worms – A worm is a small piece of software that uses computer networks and security holes to replicate itself. A copy of the worm scans the network for another machine that has a specific security hole. It copies itself to the new machine using the security hole, and then starts replicating from there, as well.
  • Trojan horses – A Trojan horse is simply a computer program. The program claims to do one thing (it may claim to be a game, or a “free” piece of software) but instead does damage when you run it (it may erase your hard disk). Trojan horses have no way to replicate automatically. They are called Trojan horses because they are sometimes disguised as normal computer programs.

Spyware:

Spyware is defined as any software that covertly gathers user information through the user’s Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet; however, it should be noted that the majority of shareware and freeware applications do not come with spyware. Once installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else. Spyware can also gather information about e-mail addresses and even passwords and credit card numbers.

Spyware often causes “pop-up” advertisements to appear on the user’s screen, without the user’s knowledge or consent. These pop-ups can be quite a headache, and spyware itself often slows down computers to a slow crawl.

Because spyware exists as independent executable programs, they have the ability to monitor keystrokes, scan files on the hard drive, snoop other applications, such as chat programs or word processors, install other spyware programs, read cookies, change the default home page on the Web browser, consistently relaying this information back to the spyware author who will either use it for advertising/marketing purposes or sell the information to another party. When the home page of your web browser changes without your knowledge or consent, this is referred to a home-page hijacking.

Sometimes, a computer is so badly infected with viruses and spyware that the harmful software cannot be removed without completely formatting the hard drive (deleting all files) and reinstalling the operating system. Now is when you contact your computer repair store.  Ask for the computer virus repair technician.  The tech will offer a data backup solution and note which programs you had installed, and then perform a BFR (Backup, Format, Reinstall, Restore) on your system. When the virus and spyware removal is completed, ask for instructions on how to run the programs that were installed to prevent viruses and spyware from compromising your system in the future.

This article was prepared and written by Jeff Atto of Concise Computer Consulting, LLC, located at 2150 Franklin Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Please contact us for any question about your home computer or laptop. 248-745-8255 My email address is info@concisePC.com and our website is http://www.concisePC.com

This article was submitted by Right Now Marketing Group, LLC

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Wi-fi detecting watch: So the next time you go to work on your laptop, you will know exactly where to sit. This watch gives you wi-fi signal strength on a scale from 1 to 8 with a touch of a button.

Micro spy remote: This mini remote looks like the remote keyless entry for your car, but its actually a TV hijacker. It can mute, change the channel and volume as well as turning off the unsuspecting TV.

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Tiny spy camera hidden in a tradeshow badge secretly: It is a  techie gadget that shoots video and stills.

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