What is the concept of e-commerce?

Concept of e-commerce: E-commerce refers to commercial activities centered on commodity exchange by means of information network technology, and can also be understood as trading activities and related services in the form of electronic transactions on the Internet, intranet and value-added network. E-commerce is the electronization, networking and informatization of all aspects of traditional business activities, and business activities with the Internet as the medium all belong to the category of e-commerce.

Classification of e-commerce:

1. According to the operation mode of commercial activities, e-commerce can be divided into complete e-commerce and incomplete e-commerce;

2. According to the content of business activities, e-commerce mainly includes indirect e-commerce and direct e-commerce;

3. According to the scope of electronic transactions, e-commerce can be divided into regional e-commerce, remote domestic e-commerce and global e-commerce;

4. According to the type of network used, electronic commerce can be divided into electronic commerce based on special value-added network (EDI), electronic commerce based on Internet and electronic commerce based on intranet.

5. According to the transaction object, e-commerce can be divided into business-to-business e-commerce (B2B), business-to-consumer e-commerce (B2C), business-to-government e-commerce (B2G), consumer-to-government e-commerce (C2G), consumer-to-consumer e-commerce (C2C), and the mutual transformation of enterprises, consumers and agents (ABC), which is a brand-new consumer-centered business model.