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"business-to-consumer and business-to-business commerce conducted by way of the Internet or other electronic networks. E-commerce originated in a standard for the exchange of documents during the 1948 - 49 Berlin blockade and airlift. Various industries elaborated upon the system until the first general standard was published in 1975. The electronic data interchange (EDI) standard is unambiguous, independent of any particular machine, and flexible enough to handle most simple electronic transactions. In addition to standard forms for business-to-business transactions, e-commerce encompasses much wider activity - for example, the deployment of secure private networks (intranets) for sharing information within a company, as well as selective extensions of a company's intranet to collaborating business networks (extranets). a new form of cooperation known as a virtual company, actually a network of firms, each performing some of the processes needed to manufacture a product or deliver a service, has flourished"

Here is Answer.com informAtion on E-commerce.

gives some statistics for users of online pharmacies

This will be interesting to include in my second paper.

One way that some have tried to deal with piracy is by suing large groups of people that are sharing a file, rather than sue individual people. The problem is that there is a debate on whether it is alright to clump these people into a single case. This article shows that some attorneys have ruled that you may not lump multiple file sharers into a single case, while others have ruled this practice to be fine.

"The story of Obama's success is very much a story about money. It provided his initial credibility. It paid for his impressive campaign operation. It allowed him first to compete with, and then to overwhelm, the most powerful Democratic family in a generation-one that understood the power of money in politics and commanded a network of wealthy donors that has financed the Democratic Party for years."

Excerpt from article, "The story of Obama's success is very much a story about money. It provided his initial credibility. It paid for his impressive campaign operation. It allowed him first to compete with, and then to overwhelm, the most powerful Democratic family in a generation-one that understood the power of money in politics and commanded a network of wealthy donors that has financed the Democratic Party for years."

Useful for anyone interested in digital piracy/acquisition and legal steps to limit copyright infringement on multiple formats.

This site talks about the DEa and it's warnings that the federal law prohibits buying controlled drugs online. Working in the pharmacy, I know that controlled substances are very addictive and this was interesting to see that it is actually a federal law that prohibits it!

Very good article on the subject of internet tax laws and the future.

Here is an article on how the "Internet Sales Tax Could Go National."

Here is a link to a video Website, in which a person can view movies and music videos.

The is a link to a video Website that has music and movie videos.

This girl sent pics to her boyfriend over a year ago and is now recieving phoe calls from strangers becasue the pics ended up on the Internet.

"The Texas House approved a bill on Tuesday that would expand the number of Internet companies required to collect sales tax. The bill, which passed on a 122-23 vote, would change the definition of what it means to have a physical presence in Texas. State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, said it would force Internet-based companies like amazon.com to collect sales taxes if they pay marketers in Texas to advertise for them."

Here is an article on how the Texas created a law in order to create online salex taxes.

SCARY HOW EASY SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED FOR BUYING PRESCRIPTIONS OVER THE INTERNET. tHANKS TO THIS BILL, HOPEFULLY PURCHASING MEDS ONLINE WON'T BE AS EASY AS IT USED TO

This article shows how many people research a product online before making a purchase. -Yvonne Garth

This is a recent article I found that relate's to this weeks topic of social networking. The article discusses the uses of social networking for older generations, and provides many statistics, some of which come from the Pew Project we study. as the article shows, older generations use social networking for many of the same uses as teens and young adults. The article may be help you think of questions related to this week's discussions. Here's a little excerpt to help you get an idea of what the article is about: "Whether it's congressmen Twittering during presidential speeches, parents connecting with high school flames on Facebook or empty-nesters planning group outings on grown-up sites such as Eons.com, Baby Boomers are speeding up the Web's ongoing metamorphosis from limitless void to global watering hole. Social networking is fast becoming a staple for a growing number of adults as Web use surges. One-third of adult Internet users have a profile on a social networking site, up from 8% in 2005, according to the Pew Internet & american Life Project. and though adults share some teen habits - checking in with friends, planning get-togethers - they differ from the younger set in their desire to use the medium to meet new friends from across the country." Enjoy!

Remake of Star Wars (a New Hope) created by fans. Each fan creates a 15 second clip (however they want) and they're put together into a movie. Interesting example of massive internet collaboration.

Wow - great to see a new online program EXCEED its initial enrollment goals! This model is worth keeping an eye on.

It is growing! I saw a commercial a couple of years ago that really struck me. It depicted two kids in a very modern home in Japan with their mother mulling about doing house work. Instead of playing video games on the large flatscreen on the wall, they were engaged in a math course talking to the teacher in real time. I have to believe that it is very real model that will evolve and succeed as it is at USC. Great article, thanks!

Looks at a piece of legislation being debated right now that is intended to address piracy. "The bill would give the government legal tools to blacklist a "rogue" website from the Internet's Domain Name System, ban credit card companies from processing US payments to the site, and forbid US-based online ad networks from working with the site. It even directs the government to keep a list of suspect sites, even though no evidence has been presented against them in court."