Thursday, February 21, 2013

ebay: Community or Bazaar?

The title of my project is eBay: Community or Bazaar?

The Internet has influenced greatly our current sense of community. In the past, we just would have thought of our surrounding neighborhoods but now we have to ask additional questions when you hear the word community. Are you talking about your physical community or are you talking about a virtual community? Our whole concept of community has changed when you look at how the Internet has allowed us to reach people all over the globe with the click of a button. We can share ideas, interests, products, etc..., with almost anyone regardless of your physical location. Before the Internet was around, you were limited to in who you could speak to or who you could sell products to. Now a company like eBay comes around and you have to ask yourself, is this an online community or a place to buy goods. My approach is to figure out what category does eBay actually fall into (community or bazaar) or see if they fit in both categories. I will look at a number of perspectives and how it impacts the people who use the site. I have used it as well so I can give my own views on what category it falls into. eBay definitely has it pros and cons, which I will spend time on. I have a start up company that I opened up with a few of my friends and e-commerce is one of the tools we use for the business. eBay will be one of the tools we use for this business. I will research how eBay will help me become a successful business owner. This is definitely an great topic for this class but something that could also help create a successful business for us.

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