digital marketplaces
Internet commerce platforms
Digital marketplaces are online platforms where buyers and sellers conduct transactions—Amazon for retail goods, Etsy for handmade items, eBay for auctions, Airbnb for lodging.
The platform typically handles payments and provides infrastructure, taking a percentage of each sale.
Unlike traditional e-commerce sites selling their own inventory, digital marketplaces connect independent parties: She sells vintage clothing through several digital marketplaces.
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
- payment gatewaysSystems processing online purchases
- buyer protectionCoverage for failed transactions
- transaction feesCosts for processing payments
- third-party sellersIndependent merchants on platforms
blockchain · fair trade practices · cloud computing · tax regulations · dropshipping · copyright laws · user interface design · APIs · checkout · affiliate marketing · virtual storefronts · loyalty programs · flash sales · chatbots · buyers · customer reviews · listings · sellers
- online servicesweb services, cloud services, SaaS, web hosting, e-commerce
- online spaceswebsite, websites, webpage, web pages, web page
- Platform Economynetwork effects, gig economy, sharing economy, Uber, Lyft
- online shoppingAmazon, cart, checkout, e-commerce, Walmart
digital marketplacesbrick-and-mortar stores
Shops with street addresses
shopping malls · department stores · corner shops · farmers markets · bazaars