Why E-COMMERCE and Streaming?
How else do you intend to pay for your business? At the time of this writing, e-Commerce is a major source of income for most internet companies. In the case of streaming, a general business plan for some companies is charge the customer a fee in order to see or hear the stream. Audible.com or IceBox.com are good examples of this type of structure. A user pays to listen to a reading, watch a video, or hear some music. This business model does not work all the time. If the stream is a necessity, then the consumer will pay the fee. Otherwise, on the internet, most consumers will be "turned off" by the demand for a fee.
Other business models use advertising. However, in the case of streaming, advertising will detract and draw visitors away from your site. For some websites, this distractionis counterproductive to the whole point of the media they intend to stream.
In the wake of the NAPSTER and SCOUR lawsuits and court decisions, more proprietary and copyrighted media will probably become more protected under future laws and acts. This will benefit streaming websites, as it will allow them to charge a fee for media which is either propreitary, copyrighted, exclusive, etc. Others that either distribute or facilitate the distribution of media for free (like Napster had) will face lawsuits. Probably in the future, they will also face punishment under the law, in the form of charges, fines, or even imprisonment. Licensing Content and digital rights management, can be used to prevent unauthorized copying and distribution of streaming media.
There are numerous types of internet based e-commerce platforms, such as: are 1 time credit card fees, e-cash services (including debit accounts), intermediate e-commerce firms, etc.
Pricing structures are very important in considering an e-commerce platform. A one time set-up fee to be charged is an easy task for any programmer familiar with e-commerce. A complicated, multi-layered system of various charges, items, account/customer information, discounts, etc. is something that requires alot of planning and personnel. (See Amazon.com and you'll see a complicated, but very well run e-commerce system). You will need to decide what exactly you intend to do first before communicating with the companies below.
Some good books on the subject for EXECUTIVES are:
Surviving the Digital Jungle: What Every Executive Needs to Know About eCommerce and eBusiness, May 2000, by Jack Shaw
eCommerce: Formulation of Strategy, June 2000, by Robert T. Plant
Businessplan.Com : How to Write an Ecommerce Business Plan May 2000, by L. Manning Ross
Who's Who In eCommerce Fulfillment?, February 2000, by Richard D. Armstrong
For PROGRAMMERS:
Build and Maintain an Ecommerce Site With Linux and Open Source Software, (due out January 2001), by Clifford Uel Smith
Ecommerce Development With Asp, (due out September 2000), by Brent Humphries
Microsoft Mastering - Ecommerce Development (Dv-Dlt Mastering), August 1999, Microsoft Corp
How do I contact E-COMMERCE providers?
Select from the list below:
3Com
724Solutions Canada
Above Commerce
AcenetX Canada
Act Big
Akamai Technologies
AudioBase
Bank Card USA
Burstline.com
Cayenta Incorporated
Cidera
Cisco Systems
Commercy
Community Vstream United Kingdom
Currant Media
Cyber-Logics Inc
Cybercash
Cybernet World Business
Dalet Digital Media Systems
DB & Soft Inc. Korea
Deep Bridge Content Solutions
Destiny Media Technologies CANADA
Digex
Digital Bridge
Digital Island
Digital Lava
dot TV
Download Card
e-Media
e-StudioLIVE!
For more E-COMMERCE COMPANIES,
select from the STREAMING LIST below:
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