e-commerce

e-commerce
e-commerce consists of the buying and selling of products over electronic systems such as the Internet or other computer networks.
online stores- sellers set up web stores, which are specialised websites with payment processing interfaces.
Online banking - computerised systems which allow customers to access and manage their accounts musing an Internet connection.

education - many different educations services available, from national gir dot learning.
e-government - UK government set itself a target for developing online services. e.g. tax returns, vehicle registration, nhs direct.
e-government - applying for uni
business incorporations were processed online
land registrations
auditing community visited websites
various branches of government.

Archiving and business
archiving - store a back up of your data online
company that hosts the service will perform their own back up to ensure data isnt lost.
small cost involved.

business - many of services discussed can be used by businesses to improve their services.
email, conference calls etc can reduce time/cost of communication.

download and entertainment
download - software
music and video
books

entertainment - radio
games