{"product_id":"virtual-worlds-and-e-commerce-barbara-ciaramitaro-9781616928087","title":"Virtual Worlds and E-Commerce: Technologies and Applications for Building Customer Relationships","description":"With the rise of the collaborative Web 2.0 technologies, the face of e-commerce has evolved from a static presentation of products and services to an interactive participatory relationship with customers. Virtual Worlds and E-Commerce: Technologies and Applications for Building Customer Relationships presents various opinions, judgments, and ideas on how the use of digitally created worlds is changing the face of e-commerce and extending the use of internet technologies to create a more immersive experience for customers. Containing current research on various aspects of the use of virtual worlds, this book includes a discussion of the elements of virtual worlds; the evolution of e-commerce to virtual commerce (v-commerce); the convergence of online games and virtual worlds; current examples of virtual worlds in use by various businesses, the military, and educational institutions; the economics of virtual worlds: discussions on legal, security and technological issues facing virtual worlds; a review of some human factor issues in virtual worlds; and the future of virtual worlds and e-commerce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Ciaramitaro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616928085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616928087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Business Science Reference\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 115","brand":"Barbara Ciaramitaro","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47474157486335,"sku":"9781616928087","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43847095-7cba-44d4-b3d9-c7400767530d.jpg?v=1762315186","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/virtual-worlds-and-e-commerce-barbara-ciaramitaro-9781616928087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}