A second major advantage of online catalogs over their printed counterparts is speed of updating; with the web you can update a catalog literally overnight. There is also the advantage of being able to quickly change pricing with an online catalog, with a printed catalog this is simply not the case. The advantages of a printed catalog include greater depth to the products presented, more "shelf life" of the catalog itself, and more focus on how to make the catalog more magazine like, as Disney often drives towards with their catalog designs.
3) What, if any, are the dysfunctional aspects of the "New Economy" promoted by e-Business? Identify any legal, ethical, regulatory and social issues that might negatively impact people, organizations and/or society.
What was once thought of as being the panacea for global growth of democracy has become a balkanized medium where quantification of trust...
The pendulum of web users' rights at times seems to be swinging more in the direction of what George Orwell, author of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), defined as a totalitarian state that is dominated by excessive monitoring and control of its citizens. Internet monitoring of citizens and most specifically, employees, is one of the most dysfunctional aspects of the Internet today. In this issue are ethical, legal, regulatory and social issues that will influence the future of the Internet and its use for decades to come.
Many researchers are tackling the issues of workplace and government monitoring head-on, and finding some fascinating results. Foremost of these researchers is the Pew Internet & American Life Project, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Their insights into Internet social trends specifically around privacy and its recent invasions by government,
