Introduction How to Use This Book Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the E-Commerce & Internet Business 1) Introduction to the E-Commerce & Internet Business 2) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges 3) Amazon''s Online Market Share Dominates/Temu & Shein Compete Aggressively 4) Package and Food Delivery by Drone 5) Wi-Fi Enables Wireless Traffic Growth, Including the Internet of Things (IoT) 6) Global Internet Market Tops 5.40 Billion Users/Ultrafast Broadband Expands, both Fixed and Wireless 7) Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Gains Traction 8) Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) Point the Way to the Future 9) China Is the World''s Largest E-Commerce Market and Continues to Boom 10) India Is the New E-Commerce Battle Ground 11) Overview of the Social Media Industry/TikTok Soars to 150 U.S. Million Users, Faces Ownership Legislation 12) Social Media Rakes in Global Online Shopping and Ad Revenues 13) Digital & Search Advertising Has Larger Share of U.S. Advertising Market Than TV 14) Programmatic Ad Buying Dominates the Digital Media Market 15) Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) /Hotels Fight to Keep Control of the Customer 16) Pandora and Spotify Lead in Streaming Music Via Internet Radio but Face Challenge from Apple Music/SiriusXM Tops 33.97 Million Subscribers 17) Overview of the Mobile Apps Industry 18) Quality of Care and Health Care Outcomes Data Are Available Online, Creating a New Level of Transparency 19) Smartphones and Neobanks Replace Bank Branches and Tellers 20) Insurance Direct Selling and E-Commerce Grow 21) The Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M to Boom, Enhanced by Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Open New Avenues for Hacking 22) Designers and Manufacturers Bypass the Middleman with Direct-to-Consumer Online Business Models 23) Fashion Rental Pioneered by Online Apparel Firm Rent the Runway 24) Smaller Satellites (SmallSats and CubeSats) and Low Earth Orbit Revolutionize Telecommunications 25) Sharing Economy Gains Market Share in Travel with Online Sites Like Airbnb, Vrbo and Many Global Competitors 26) Digital Assistants Include Amazon''s Echo and Google''s Home/Alexa and Similar Software Power Third-Party Developers 27) Amazon Becomes One of the World''s Leading Sellers of Apparel and Shoes 28) The Metaverse Has Difficulties Gaining Steam 29) OpenAI (ChatGPT), StabilityAI, Anthropic (Claude) and Others Launch Impressive Tools that Generate Text, Art, Code and Smart ChatBots 30) Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality and 3-D Technologies Create Opportunities for the Tech Industry/Immersion Games to Grow 31) Regulatory Environment Is Challenging for Online Businesses and Social Media Chapter 2: E-Commerce & Internet Business Statistics Ecommerce & Internet Business Statistics and Market Size Overview U.S.
Computer Software & Related Services Quarterly Revenue: Q4 2022-Q3 2023 U.S. Retail Trade and Ecommerce Sales: 2019-2022 Total & Ecommerce Sales for Electronic Shopping & Mail-Order Houses, by Merchandise Line, U.S.: 2019-2022 Internet Publishing & Broadcasting & Web Search Portals: Estimated Revenue U.S.: 2017-2023 Internet Access Technologies Compared Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.
: 2019-2024 Amazon.com, Inc. Annual Sales & Income: 2017-2023 Employment in Ecommerce & Internet-related Fields, U.S.: 2002-2023 Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail and Ecommerce Sales: 1st Quarter 2012-3rd Quarter 2023 Chapter 3: Important E-Commerce & Internet Business Contacts (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites) Chapter 4: THE E-COMMERCE 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen Index of Companies Within Industry Groups Alphabetical Index Index of Headquarters Location by U.S.
State Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE E-COMMERCE 500 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations A Short E-Commerce & Internet Business Glossary.