M-Commerce



Multiple Definitions

To first understand m-commerce, we must understand commerce.

Commerce is, simply put the exchange of goods and services, usually for

money. When you buy something at a grocery store, you are participating in

commerce. There is no precise definition for mobile commerce or mobile e-

commerce. Mobile commerce or m-commerce is part of the shift of

technology into mainstream business and everyday life. It is the use of

handheld wireless devices such as mobile phones and palm pilots to

communicate, interact and transact via high-speed connection to the Internet.”

(Australian, 2008, p. 1) Every analyst, vendor and trade magazine appears to

have a slightly different interpretation of the term. Most agree that because e-

commerce came first, m-commerce is the little brother. Maybe within the next

year, we will come to a consensus on m-commerce. Until then, here are

some examples.......

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