The blog has an important characteristic: its low cost. Setting up a blog solution is financially very rewarding. For a few hundred euros per year, you have an online platform capable of welcoming all your visitors and meeting all your … Read More
Book publishing is the ‘oldest’ of the media and content industries, as it can be traced back to the 1st century AD when the modern book format was introduced. The codex, a book made of a number of sheets of … Read More
After the introduction of payment from person to person through Messenger, in 2015, Facebook extends the possibility of payments for each member of a Messenger group. Payment is made by pressing the payment button (dollar sign) in the group. The … Read More
In 2015, the Commission published its communication on the Digital Single Market (DSM) Strategy, thereby addressing priority No 2 in Jean-Claude Juncker’s ‘Political Guidelines for the Next Commission’ of July 2014. The latter had promised ‘ambitious legislative steps towards a … Read More
m-Commerce, or mobile commerce, is the use of wireless technology, especially mobile telephony, to make purchases. It includes all commercial applications related to mobile terminals and performed most often on the mobile. Mobile commerce is not limited to mobile phones … Read More
Technical specifications Technical specifications were adopted for electronic commerce with ebXML, short for Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language. These specifications are based on the XML markup language. This standard is published by OASIS. ebXML has become an international technical … Read More
Technical specifications Technical specifications were adopted for e-commerce, with ebXML abbreviation for Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language. These specifications are based on the XML markup language. This standard is published by OASIS. ebXML has become an international technical specification … Read More
A prepaid credit card is a payment method that derives from the debit card. The fundamental difference is the lack of connection to the bank account of the cardholders bank. Without bank account and without commitment, it allows: pay for … Read More
The “virtual” or “intangible” nature of e-commerce might suggest that selling online is environmentally friendly. Some studies, yet few, unfortunately tend to doubt the virtuous effects of electronic commerce in this area. According to a study on online sales of … Read More
A payment system is a “system consisting of a set of instruments, banking procedures and interbank funds transfer systems designed to ensure the flow of currency.” The term “payment system” can refer to both a system, as defined above, or, … Read More
The European Parliament and the Council adopted on 8 June 2000 an European Directive on electronic commerce (Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain legal aspects of information society, including the electronic commerce, in the … Read More
In general, any business or individual wanting to create an online store (e-commerce ) may usefully call a service provider specializing in e -commerce to study the market, its competition and thus its position on the web. Combined sales for … Read More
