Unit 9

.gov

1.       I searched in Google

2.       statistics (e-commerce or “electronic commerce”) future:.gov

3.       Author: Orson Swindle, Commissioner from Federal Trade Commission

4.       Title of the Website: Federal Trade Commission

5.       Title of the Article: E-commerce: The Future of Banking and Financial Services

Swindle, Orson. "E-commerce: The Future of Banking and Financial Services." Ftc.gov. N.p., June-July 2007. Web. 31 July 2012. <http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/swindle/fedbsn000621.shtm>.

I consider this is a credible source because it is a government agency. The mission is to prevent business practices that are anticompetitive, deceptive, or unfair to consumers. In the endnotes we can find the sources used for publication: government statistics and data from scholarly journal and periodicals. The purpose of the publication is to discuss the impact of technology on the financial services industry.

The information on the site is updated periodically. The publication was last modified in June 2007. It would be better to do this more often. The author is the experienced and looks like knowledgeable because of his work in the federal trade commission.

.edu

1.       I search in Google

2.       statistics (e-commerce or “electronic commerce”) future:.edu

3.        Author: Center for International Development at Harvard University

4.       Title of the Website: Global Trade Negotiations

5.       Title of the Article: E-Commerce Summary

"E-Commerce Summary." Cid.harvard.edu. N.p., June 2004. Web. 31 July 2012. <http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidtrade/issues/ecommerce.html>.

The article is a summary of the last researches in the electronic commerce area. The resources of the site are research papers, reports from international educational and trade organizations. I can trust the site because it is a famous educational and research institution in the USA and in the world. The site claims itself as a portal to current trade research, activities, proceedings and debate, so you can find information with different points of view. The report was updated in March, 2004, so the information is current.

.com

1.       I search Ixquick

2.       Statistics AND future AND “electronic commerce”:.com

3.       Author: victor Calanog

4.       Title of the Website: National Real Estate Investor

5.       Title of ghe Article: “Will Electronic commerce Kill Brick-and Mortar Retail?”

Calanog, Victor. "Will Electronic Commerce Kill Brick-and-Mortar Retail?" Nreionline.com. N.p., 8 Mar. 2011. Web. 31 July 2012. http://nreionline.com/distressedinventory/electronic_commerce_kill_retail_0308/. 

I think this site is credible because it is electronic version of the leading magazine which covers commercial real estate news, trends and research. The author is head of research and economics for New York-based research firm Reis. His article is very fresh (2011) and the chart he provides is from the latest research and data from the U.S. Census Bureau. 

.org

1.       I search with Google

2.       Statistics AND future AND “electronic commerce”:.org

3.       Author: Andrew D. Mitchell

4.       Title of the Web site: Journal of International Economic Law

5.       Title of the article: Towards compatibility: the Future of Electronic Commerce within the Global Trading System

Mitchel, Andrew D. "Towards Compatibility: The Future of Electronic Commerce within the Global Trading System." Journal of International Economic Law. N.p., Apr. 2001. Web. 31 July 2012. <http://jiel.oxfordjournals.org/content/4/4/683.abstract>.

This is a popular Oxford journal, where we can find articles with different opinions. The article examines the key issues that electronic commerce poses for global trade, the growth and economic impact of e-commerce. There is a link to full version of the article and sources. It covers the deep research in global trade and e-commerce.

SUMMARY

It was challenging to filter the sites which search engines provide. If it was pretty much comfortable with domains as gov., edu, then it was hard with .com and .org. A lot of not relevant information is located on .com sites. Especially it was hard to find something valuable with .org domain. I tried some of the search engines but ended with Google looking for the site I can trust. Looks like Google search better for different domains. From this activity I understood that it is very important to be careful looking for the credible sources on the web. Sometimes it is time-consuming, but worth it.