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e-business models defined

E-Commerce has given rise to a new kind of business model, in which traditional ideas of sales, expenses, and profits don't apply in the same way was they do for many brick-and-mortar operations. Michael Rappa has put together this terrific compendeum of of business models that he's observed on the web. There are nine of them, starting with brokerage and ending with utility. Rappa offers a brief description of each model, with links to indicative e-businesses. A unique--and much needed--analysis of what the new economy has wrought.

Thu, 13 Jan 2000 03:03:21 -0800