Glossary

Glossary

Affiliate : Business who promotes the products of another business for a commission.

Blog : An online platform for writing articles about a topic.

Brick and mortar : The term that refers to a business that has a physical store; opposite of online store.

Dotcom : Common name for Internet based companies.

Mobile commerce : Businesses that are conducted through the Internet using mobile phones or other wireless hand-held devices.

Nascent stage : Initial stage of growth.

Off-shoring : Company’s work is given to overseas (another country) company

Out-sourcing : Hiring third party service providers to handle business on behalf.

Social media : In terms of E-Commerce, a platform for advertising products to targeted consumers e.g. Facebook, twitter.

Tangible form : Physical goods we receive.

Teleputer : Fusion of television, computer and telecom networking technologies.

Wordpress : A free, open source online blogging platform.