What is e-commerce? What is the impact on consumers' lifestyles?

The impact of e-commerce on consumers' personal lifestyle can be said to be multifaceted, mainly in the following aspects:

1, the change of information acquisition mode In the mode of e-commerce, people can not only obtain information from traditional media such as TV, radio, books, newspapers and magazines, but also obtain the information they need from a brand-new media Internet network. Internet has realized the role of real mass media through a large number of websites visited by at least thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people every day. It can spread information or ideas faster, more intuitively and more effectively than any other way.

2. Changes in shopping methods The promotion of e-commerce has made family shopping a reality. As long as consumers turn on the computer and tap the keyboard, they can enter the online store, check thousands of catalogues, select the products they want, and then check the specifications and performance of the products. With the application of multimedia technology, they can also see photos and even three-dimensional graphics of products on the computer screen.

3. Changes in educational methods The Internet and e-commerce have brought about changes in the way people receive education. With the wide application of Internet and the promotion of e-commerce, online schools came into being, which belongs to a way of modern distance education. Relying on computer communication technology and network technology, remote real-time multi-point two-way interactive multimedia modern teaching means are adopted to transmit sound, images, electronic courseware and teachers' blackboard writing in real time, and teachers and students in the two places can ask and answer questions in two directions like on-site teaching.

4. Changes in the way of entertainment and leisure. Internet and e-commerce have also brought changes to people's entertainment and leisure. People can buy and watch new and old movies and TV programs made in various countries, buy and enjoy new and old tracks played and sung by your favorite musicians and singers, and get all kinds of games that you can't put down.

Extended information ① E-commerce is a new interdisciplinary subject integrating computer science, marketing, management, economics, law and modern logistics.

(2) At present, e-commerce has a wide range of applications and employment fields; Graduates can engage in bank background operation (network operation), web design, website construction and maintenance of enterprises and institutions, or network editing, website content maintenance and network marketing (including international trade), marketing planning of enterprise goods and services, etc.