Here's how initiatives are taking form. The old wooden mill in the sleepy rural community of Belgrave, Ont., south of Wingham, is not where you would expect to find one of the frontiers of the new digital economy. Transfer Time Photo Imaging Inc. But Mr. Housser hasn't been going from store to store or combing catalogues to find that printer. Instead, he has enlisted the help of on-line shopping agents that troll the World Wide Web to find him the best printer at the best prices. A couple of years ago, Ryan Rosenberg almost forgot his girlfriend's birthday while on a business trip to New York.
More schools add electronic commerce to curriculums.
Because it seems to make good business sense. As the world of electronic commerce grows, so does the business of dispensing advice to those looking to make their millions on the Internet. Here, four of the E-commerce experts offer up their observations, forecasts and a little free advice. Web merchants set sights on teen cybershoppers With their Net knowhow and spending power, younger set is coveted by on-line sellers. When Charlotte Berry returned home from her summer job as a camp counsellor last month, one of the first things she did was to head straight for her computer to check out the latest fall fashions on-line.