Quizz 8/03

1. OTHER than core revenue sources:-sale of goods and services-advertising-subscriptionPlease list 3 additional revenue sources in e-commerce.
- Phoning
- networking
- gambling






2. If "market segments are dead", how are segments replaced? Why is it important to the digital economy?3.
if market segments are dead , you have to find and to target a new market in order to launch a new product ( cash cow) .



How can 'free' generate revenue for an online business? Please include your favorite example.


Business models are perhaps the most discussed and least understood aspect of the web. There is so much talk about how the web changes traditional business models. But there is little clear-cut evidence of exactly what this means.
In the most basic sense, a business model is the method of doing business by which a company can sustain itself -- that is, generate revenue. The business model spells-out how a company makes money by specifying where it is positioned in the value chain.
Some models are quite simple. A company produces a good or service and sells it to customers. If all goes well, the revenues from sales exceed the cost of operation and the company realizes a profit.