the organized effort of individuals to produce and sell, for a profit, goods and services that satisfy society's needs through the facilities available on the internet
e-commerce
buying and selling activities conducted online
outsourcing
the process of finding outside vendors and suppliers that provide professional help, parts, or materials at a lower cost
revenue stream
a source of revenue flowing into a firm
World Wide Web (the web)
the internet's multimedia environment of audio, visual, and text data
data mining
the practice of searching through data records looking for useful information
spamming
the sending of massive amounts of unsolicited e-mail