There are simply too many e-businesses to name here but there are a few worth mentioning. Amazon.com, an on-line retailer, not only sells books but also offers many other products to its consumers. They offer everything from music to gifts and DVDs (Digital videodiscs). They have recently added auctions. Another is Homegrocer.com, which is what it sounds like; a grocery store on the Internet. This is a very good idea. It's simple to get what you need as long as you don't need it within the day. Shipping time is one day. One problem with this is that you can only have dry non-perishable foods shipped. The products are shipped one-day via FedEx (Ervin, F1). CarPoint is the Internet

Last, there is the shining star of E-commerce, Cisco Systems, who through brilliant thinking, imaginative technological innovation, and hard work changed into a virtual enterprise in about three years. Just two years ago Cisco accounted for the majority of E-business conducted throughout the world all by itself. Its web site generates two thirds of its current business (Siebel, p.173).

Although difficult for our fish eyes to see, we are in the bowl of a transition, a period of vast change from a materials-based to information-based economy. It is bound to be difficult, but we are still able to manage machines. Critics say that the World Wide Web is a passing stage (right) and doomed to failure because it is so pervaded by junk (wrong). Yes, most links will be relegated to oblivion, but this wasteful process, like many of nature's profligacy's, will leave behind a structure that could not otherwise have taken form (Dyson, 172).

According to Bill Gates, "When starting an Internet business, people are not thinking through how they'll be in a competitive position. People are not thinking through what the revenue is" (Bloomberg, C1). The consequences of E-commerce not making it greatly outweigh the consequences of making it. I believe that if E-commerce does not make it billions will be lost along with a new great technology that could shape the future. Ultimately I think that overall growth of the economy will slow down but E-commerce could take us through the slowdown. I believe that if we didn't have E-commerce the slowdown would be much greater. The rewards of E-commerce making it are great not only for the consumer but also for the world's markets. If it does succeed, you could see more automated homes in the near future. In theory, you could plan the whole week's meals and have the computer determine if you need something to make those meals. It will then automatically order what you don't have and have it sent directly to your house. It will overall be a great convenience for the consumer if it sticks around. Innovations like these will sustain the viability of E-commerce.

Some topics in this essay:
Bill Gates, Bergstrom E4, Bloomberg C1, Andrews C1, Apple Computer, Hyundai Porsches, Cisco Systems, FedEx USPS, C1 Skymall, Intranet IntrAnet, web site, consumers don't, music gifts, jung c1, bill gates, passing phenomenon, internet sales, feder c1, e-commerce slowdown, people net,