E-commerce, the process of buying and selling products electronically over the internet is regarded widely as the fastest growing part of the economy as we know it. This rapidly changing area of business is amazing companies, consumers, the media, and the government by is rapid growth and its almost instantaneous popularity.
People everywhere are, buying, selling, and trading everything from cars to silverware online.
While this exciting part of our nation's economy is making great strides to being the universal medium of trade, there are some problems with this means that is still in it's infancy. Things are growing quickly, companies are making millions, consumers are buying at a never before seen pace and technology is rapidly pushing us into the next generation of commerce over the internet. While things are changing so quickly, it may be good to step back, take a look at where this has all come from, why everyone is in a rush to join the so called revolution, and make sure that appropriate steps have been taken to avoid disaster. There are several aspects of e-commerce that many fail to look at before making the jump into online consumption. These aspects are different from anything the world has ever seen and if they are not looked at carefully, people stand to loose money, privacy, and security.