Computer Science (CSC) 344
 Electronic Commerce

 

 

Supplemental Reading Assignments

 

(This Page will be updated throughout the course)

 

 

 

Day

Topics

January 4

Bush, Vannever. “As We May Think.” The Atlantic Monthly 176.1 (July 1945): 101-108 http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/computer/bushf.htm

 

Leiner, Berry M., Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jon Postel, Larry G. Roberts, and Stephen Wolff. A Brief History of the Internet. Reston, Virginia: Internet Society, 4 August 2000.  http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.html

 

http://www.merchantsource.com/

 

http://www.authorizenet.com/

 

http://www.go2net.com/

 

http://www.411.com/


January 5

Emigh, J.  “E-Commerce Strategies,” Computerworld (16 August 1999): 53.

 

Meehan, Michael.  “Airfare Race Shifts into Overdrive,” Computerworld (22 December 2000). http://computerworld.com/cwi/story/0%2C1199%2CNAV47_STO55532_NLTam%2C00.html

January 8

 

January 9

“Political Impact of the Internet: Targeting Political Constituencies.” November 10, 1999, www.pbs.org. 

 

Anders, G.  “Click and Buy…Why, and where Internet commerce is succeeding.” Wall Street Journal, December 7, 1998, pg. R4

January 10

Naik, G.  “Do I Have Privacy On-line?”  Wall Street Journal, December 9, 1996 pg.12

 

Quick, R.  “The Attack Of The Robuts.”  Wall Street Journal, December 7, 1998 pg.14

 

January 11

Swisher, K.   “Seller Beware: Consumers Aren’t the Only Ones Who Risk Being Swindled Online,” Wall Street Journal, Dec. 7, 1998, pg. R22.

 

Clark, D.   “Safety First.” Wall Street Journal, Dec. 7, 1998 pg.14.

 

Gautam, N.   “Do I Have Privacy Online?” Wall Street Journal, Dec 9, 1996 pg. R12.

 

Carlos, T.   “Are My Kids Safe?” Wall Street Journal, Dec. 9, 1996 pg. R14.    

January 12

Lawson, S. Vendors. “Fight to Fit the Bill” InfoWorld, Vol. 21, Issue 43, October 25, 1999.

January 15 (MLK Day)

Petersen, A. “Making Ads Work,” Wall Street Journal, Nov. 22, 1999, pg. 28.

 

Buskin, J. Giving “A Site A Facelift,” Wall Street Journal, Nov. 22, 1999, pg. 49.

 

January 16

Hanrahan, T.  “Search Online,” The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 6, 1999 pg. R25.

 

Thurm, S.  “The Best Way to Get a Better Connection,” The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 1999 pg. R12.

 

January 17

Mitchell, B. and Vogelsang, I.  Telecommunications Pricing: Theory and Practice Cambridge University Press, 1992

 

www.fcc.gov/wtb/auctions 

January 18

Mc Gee, M. “Lessons from A Cultural Revolution,” Information Week, Oct 25th, 1999 pg. 46

 

Lawson, S. Vendors.  “Fight to Fit the Bill,” Info World, Oct 25th, 1999 pg. 1 & 10.

 

January 19

Tessler, J. “Small Investment, Big Results,” The Wall Street Journal, Nov 22, 1999, pg. 16

Fry, J. “Up and Running,”  The Wall Street Journal,  Nov 22, 1999, pg. 26

 

Dalton, G. “FedEx Keeps An Eye On Supply,” Information Week, Oct 25, 1999, pg. 97

 

Doherty, P. “Project Management For the New Economy,” Information Week, Oct 25, 1999, pg. 102.

 

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