Electronic Commerce Basics Resources 

E-commerce Collections

• Center for Research in Electronic Commerce
  An academic center with links to research and courses
• E-Business Knowledge Center
  From Computerworld
• Electronic Commerce Interest Group
  From the World Wide Web Consortium
• Enterprise E-Business
  From CIO Magazine

E-commerce Guides

• Beginners Guide to Ecommerce
  
• Electronic Commerce Guide
  

E-commerce News

• ClickZ Today
  Includes a search engine covering online advertising, marketing and commerce
• E-Commerce Times
  
• E-CommerceNews
  From Internet World
• Econtent
  formerly Database Magazine

Electronic Payments

• Checkfree
  
• Electronic Payments Forum
  
• The Story of an Online Purchase
  

Privacy

• Anonymizer
  
• Electronic Privacy Information Center
  
• How to Comply With The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
  
• Model Privacy Statement
  Useful template for creating a privacy statement. A little stiff and corporate. (DOC format)
• OnGuard Online
  Practical tips on how to protect your privacy and guard against spyware, phishing, and Internet scams.
• Privacy Analysis of Your Internet Connection
  

Public Records

• Search Systems
  Access over 12896 Free Searchable Public Record Databases

Research Reports

• Intuit Future of Small Business Report
  A three-part study that examines significant trends affecting small business over the next decade.

Security

• CERT Coordination Center
  A federally funded Internet security research and development center at Carnegie Mellon University
• Computer Security FAQs
  
• The World Wide Web Security FAQ
  
• Trust inCyberspace
  
• What is a Digital Signature?
  
• Zone-H.org Digital Attacks Archive
  Maintains mirror images of hacked sites.

Statistics

• A Nation Online: How Americans Are Expanding Their Use Of The Internet
  This report is based on the September 2001 U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey - a survey of approximately 57,000 households and more than 137,000 individuals across the United States.
• eMarketer
  
• Gartner Group
  
• GVUs WWW User Surveys
  The Georgia Tech survey cover the growth and development of the Internet and eommerce for 1994-1998.
• Media Metrix U.S.
  
• Nielson Media
  
• Pew Internet & American Life Project
  Ongoing surveys and topical studies
• Use of the Internet at Major Life Moments
  Web information is an important resource for Americans making important choices related to education and job training, investments and big-ticket purchases, and health care for themselves or for loved ones. From the Pew Internet

Trends

• Small Business and Web Sites
  Dan Bricklin's take on small business websites.
• Ubercool
  Market and Internet research "Tracking the Future of Cool"