Archive for the ‘Ecommerce’ Category
The Newest Innovation in Publishing Since the Gutenberg Bible?
Imagine carrying three or four of your massive textbooks with one hand tied behind your back. Magic trick? Extreme biceps conditioning? No, something even better! Amazon.com, a favorite model for our IT150 course, has come up with yet another innovation which will transform the book publishing industry. It’s called Kindle, a wireless portable reading device with instant access to over 190,000 books, blogs, newspapers, magazines and (soon to come) college textbooks. Read the rest of this entry »
Navigating the Internet Jungle
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What does biology tell us about how we navigate the Internet jungle? Wild animals foraging for food often follow subtle cues such as scent to identify profitable food patches. Read the rest of this entry »
A World without WWW
Remember the video Warriors of the Net we watched in class? (You can watch it again here)
ECommerce: Kick-off
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What comes to mind when you think of ecommerce? Amazon? EBay? Yes, they are big ecommerce players that are highly visible in the consumer world. However, ecommerce is more about online retailing. They are certainly not the only organizations that enjoy the benefits of ecommerce. Read the rest of this entry »
IT150 @ Carlow 