M1 Unit 3 Business Analysis
Task 3 - Compare and Contrast Current Interactive Websites for Performance and Security. M1
The Website
E-Commerce
Amazon: Amazon.com
AMAZON- is a american electronic commerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle Washington that was first started on the 4th of July 1994 by a gentleman named Jeff Bezos. this company is currently the largest internet retailer in the world. amazon also works alongside other retail companies including the uk the service provides a huge range of products such as BOOKS, DVDS AND MUSIC, HOME AND GARDEN PRODUCTS, HEALTH AND BEAUTY ITEMS along with a lot lot more.
amazon has been rated number 1 in america for being recognized as providing the best customer service and always trying to find new ways …show more content…
to improvement the services that is given to its thousands of customers world wide one of those examples is the delivery service which it currently provides.
amazon.com is a retailer and the job of the retailer is purely to sell its products to a range of customers at as reasonable price. however despite this being one of the largest online retailers it has a fair share of problems, back in October 2016 amazon was thought to be selling counterfeit apple products and advertising them as genuine. it was discovered that around 90% of the apple accessories were in fact fake.
there has also been suggestions of poor working conditions both from current and former employees having to work in temperatures of 100 f for long hours.
so despite this being one of the worlds largest online retail companies we can clearly see that there is room for improvements such as ensuring customer quality and the work conditions of staff .
one advantage with amazon it offers an E -COMMERCE solution which helps customers to manage their payments,shipping,sales tax,returns and charge backs. customers can pay without sharing financial information. a plus to this is they're protected be amazon A-Z guarantee.
amazon pay guarantees purchases from the third party sellers when payment is made via amazon.co.uk it also guarantees timely deliver, so from the information we have gathered we can come to the conclusion that although this is one of the largest retail companies online offering thousands of different products it is fair to say along the way there have been a number of issues with the daily running of such a large …show more content…
company.
Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/
EBAY- is a multinational E - COMMERCE corporation based in San Jose, California that facilitates consumer to consumer and also business to consumer sales through its website.
ebay was started by a gentleman named Pierre Omidyor in 1995.
Ebay is considered a multi billion dollar business. ebay .com is an online auction selling a variety of goods for both businesses and the general public, the website itself is free to use for buyers however sellers are charged fees for listing items not only this but the website has now expanded to buy it now.
much similar to amazon ebay also offers a wide range of products such as HOME AND GARDEN PRODUCTS, HEALTH AND BEAUTY, CLOTHES AND SHOES and ELECTRONICS.
in terms of ratings and reviews ebay works slightly different to that of its opponent amazon. reviews and ratings can actually be found below the item that you wish to purchase by clicking on a small box below.
ebay is basically a wholesaler who sells merchandise at the lowest possible price usually to retailers [amazon} who will resell the goods to consumers.
and yet again despite being one of the largest online retail companies it like amazon has had its fair share of problems. in 2010 ebay was charged for entering agreements involving highly skilled employees.2014 ebay announced it would spin-off paypal the paypal spin-off was completed in
2015.
over the years on more than 1 occasion ebay has been subject to a number of security breaches form hackers accessing personal data such as names,email, and addresses which affected up to 145 million ebay customers. Among it many security security breaches ebay have also been accused on late delivery of products almost up to two weeks or more finding them faulty or even broken. earlier this year once again problems were rising ebay users reporting outrage with the website in the uk as hundreds of buyers and sellers struggled to buy items, login and list items. in countries such as the us, Connecticut,Florida and Illinois all joined together to investigate throughout this incident millions of UK citizens were also affected by this. so obviously the questions were being asked how well ebay was safeguarding it customers data. Although ebay has a ebay connector which allows you to list and manage ebay sales from the store directly ebay are a great marketing platform selling on ebay is simple and safe. but from what we already know this doesn't seem to be the case.
Promotional Winter wonderland: http://hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/ WINTER WONDERLAND- is a large annual Christmas event held nearly every year from between mid-November to early January every year held in hype park London it is known to be one of the biggest and most attended events in the world. the winter wonderland over years attracted well over 14 million visitors. apart from the obvious this event also has a large number of attractions and rides available to guest which include: 1- An ice rink
2- Santaland
3- Christmas markets
4- A magical ice kingdom RIDES:
1- giant wheel
2- view tower
3- ice mountain
4- north pole star flyer All of the details about his event are on the website hypeparkwinterwonderland.com which has all the useful help and information you need to know when planning a trip . the website itself it very well laid out and easy to understand but more importantly has a huge amount of information about everything you would need to know from planning your trip to when you actually attend. For example: 1- opening times
2- admission cost ( including any special offers for the elderly or disabled )
3- a map of the wonderland
4- safety instructions which must be followed
5- details of various forms of transport that will get you to the park
6- accessibility for disabled people
7- special offers and events for groups and schools. Overall, the reviews for the wonderland were positive saying its a fun family outing with plenty to do and see the only complaint people did have was how expensive everything was. may be this aspect could be looked into because of how popular the event is and how many people attend.
Scouts website: https://stu049621.wixsite.com/1st-emsworth-scouts Scouts- the scouts association is the largest organisation in the united kingdom . scouting originally started in 1907 the association was brought together in 1910 and incorporated in 1912. the association claims to provide activities to as many as 452.000 young people of ages 6-25 it programmers include beaver scouts age 6-8 years, cub scouts age 8- 10 and a half, scouts ages 10 and a half-14,explorer scouts ages 14-18 and finally adult network ages 18-25. it aims to provide fun, adventure and life skills while giving the young people the chance of fun and new adventures both indoors and outdoor, as part of a community and on a international basis long term with a view of aiming to them self confidence and being able to reach their goals. the scouts association is very well known for taking part in a lot of community and fundraising events which in today world is not such a bad way to kids this is giving young people of all ages a chance a real life experiences away from the electronic way of life for example laptops, mobiles which these days takes up a seriously huge chunk from their life, apart from this it is giving children a huge opportunity and is also very rewarding for them.
Educational: Linguascope: https://www.linguascope.com/ LINGUASCOPE- linguascope .com is a award winning trusted language learning website used daily by thousands of schools. it offers thousands of different activities around 140 it provides hands on learning it has a comprehensive and great learning system and it very good valve for money.it provides relevant and up to date information on all curriculum including special seasonal activities such as Christmas or the Olympics . it has three different stages to its learning programs 1- for ages 6-12 elementary
2- for ages 9-14 beginners
3- for ages 13-16 intermediate this website has a wide range of programs designed to help with learning a language from games to help cards this style of learning makes it fun and easy to understand. this website is also very beneficial for teachers by providing up to date curriculum and time saving material such as worksheets. they is also a area on the website where teachers can share resources with other teacher along with being able to track the progress of their students learning and completed work. The reviews for this website are fantastic, all the teacher have made the same positive comments. For exaple It follows syllabus closely has easy access both in school and outside school brilliant for students fun and exciting ways to learn has certainly provided a invaluable tool.
The Website
E-Commerce
Amazon: Amazon.com
AMAZON- is a american electronic commerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle Washington that was first started on the 4th of July 1994 by a gentleman named Jeff Bezos. this company is currently the largest internet retailer in the world. amazon also works alongside other retail companies including the uk the service provides a huge range of products such as BOOKS, DVDS AND MUSIC, HOME AND GARDEN PRODUCTS, HEALTH AND BEAUTY ITEMS along with a lot lot more.
amazon has been rated number 1 in america for being recognized as providing the best customer service and always trying to find new ways …show more content…
to improvement the services that is given to its thousands of customers world wide one of those examples is the delivery service which it currently provides.
amazon.com is a retailer and the job of the retailer is purely to sell its products to a range of customers at as reasonable price. however despite this being one of the largest online retailers it has a fair share of problems, back in October 2016 amazon was thought to be selling counterfeit apple products and advertising them as genuine. it was discovered that around 90% of the apple accessories were in fact fake.
there has also been suggestions of poor working conditions both from current and former employees having to work in temperatures of 100 f for long hours.
so despite this being one of the worlds largest online retail companies we can clearly see that there is room for improvements such as ensuring customer quality and the work conditions of staff .
one advantage with amazon it offers an E -COMMERCE solution which helps customers to manage their payments,shipping,sales tax,returns and charge backs. customers can pay without sharing financial information. a plus to this is they're protected be amazon A-Z guarantee.
amazon pay guarantees purchases from the third party sellers when payment is made via amazon.co.uk it also guarantees timely deliver, so from the information we have gathered we can come to the conclusion that although this is one of the largest retail companies online offering thousands of different products it is fair to say along the way there have been a number of issues with the daily running of such a large …show more content…
company.
Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/
EBAY- is a multinational E - COMMERCE corporation based in San Jose, California that facilitates consumer to consumer and also business to consumer sales through its website.
ebay was started by a gentleman named Pierre Omidyor in 1995.
Ebay is considered a multi billion dollar business. ebay .com is an online auction selling a variety of goods for both businesses and the general public, the website itself is free to use for buyers however sellers are charged fees for listing items not only this but the website has now expanded to buy it now.
much similar to amazon ebay also offers a wide range of products such as HOME AND GARDEN PRODUCTS, HEALTH AND BEAUTY, CLOTHES AND SHOES and ELECTRONICS.
in terms of ratings and reviews ebay works slightly different to that of its opponent amazon. reviews and ratings can actually be found below the item that you wish to purchase by clicking on a small box below.
ebay is basically a wholesaler who sells merchandise at the lowest possible price usually to retailers [amazon} who will resell the goods to consumers.
and yet again despite being one of the largest online retail companies it like amazon has had its fair share of problems. in 2010 ebay was charged for entering agreements involving highly skilled employees.2014 ebay announced it would spin-off paypal the paypal spin-off was completed in
2015.
over the years on more than 1 occasion ebay has been subject to a number of security breaches form hackers accessing personal data such as names,email, and addresses which affected up to 145 million ebay customers. Among it many security security breaches ebay have also been accused on late delivery of products almost up to two weeks or more finding them faulty or even broken. earlier this year once again problems were rising ebay users reporting outrage with the website in the uk as hundreds of buyers and sellers struggled to buy items, login and list items. in countries such as the us, Connecticut,Florida and Illinois all joined together to investigate throughout this incident millions of UK citizens were also affected by this. so obviously the questions were being asked how well ebay was safeguarding it customers data. Although ebay has a ebay connector which allows you to list and manage ebay sales from the store directly ebay are a great marketing platform selling on ebay is simple and safe. but from what we already know this doesn't seem to be the case.
Promotional Winter wonderland: http://hydeparkwinterwonderland.com/ WINTER WONDERLAND- is a large annual Christmas event held nearly every year from between mid-November to early January every year held in hype park London it is known to be one of the biggest and most attended events in the world. the winter wonderland over years attracted well over 14 million visitors. apart from the obvious this event also has a large number of attractions and rides available to guest which include: 1- An ice rink
2- Santaland
3- Christmas markets
4- A magical ice kingdom RIDES:
1- giant wheel
2- view tower
3- ice mountain
4- north pole star flyer All of the details about his event are on the website hypeparkwinterwonderland.com which has all the useful help and information you need to know when planning a trip . the website itself it very well laid out and easy to understand but more importantly has a huge amount of information about everything you would need to know from planning your trip to when you actually attend. For example: 1- opening times
2- admission cost ( including any special offers for the elderly or disabled )
3- a map of the wonderland
4- safety instructions which must be followed
5- details of various forms of transport that will get you to the park
6- accessibility for disabled people
7- special offers and events for groups and schools. Overall, the reviews for the wonderland were positive saying its a fun family outing with plenty to do and see the only complaint people did have was how expensive everything was. may be this aspect could be looked into because of how popular the event is and how many people attend.
Scouts website: https://stu049621.wixsite.com/1st-emsworth-scouts Scouts- the scouts association is the largest organisation in the united kingdom . scouting originally started in 1907 the association was brought together in 1910 and incorporated in 1912. the association claims to provide activities to as many as 452.000 young people of ages 6-25 it programmers include beaver scouts age 6-8 years, cub scouts age 8- 10 and a half, scouts ages 10 and a half-14,explorer scouts ages 14-18 and finally adult network ages 18-25. it aims to provide fun, adventure and life skills while giving the young people the chance of fun and new adventures both indoors and outdoor, as part of a community and on a international basis long term with a view of aiming to them self confidence and being able to reach their goals. the scouts association is very well known for taking part in a lot of community and fundraising events which in today world is not such a bad way to kids this is giving young people of all ages a chance a real life experiences away from the electronic way of life for example laptops, mobiles which these days takes up a seriously huge chunk from their life, apart from this it is giving children a huge opportunity and is also very rewarding for them.
Educational: Linguascope: https://www.linguascope.com/ LINGUASCOPE- linguascope .com is a award winning trusted language learning website used daily by thousands of schools. it offers thousands of different activities around 140 it provides hands on learning it has a comprehensive and great learning system and it very good valve for money.it provides relevant and up to date information on all curriculum including special seasonal activities such as Christmas or the Olympics . it has three different stages to its learning programs 1- for ages 6-12 elementary
2- for ages 9-14 beginners
3- for ages 13-16 intermediate this website has a wide range of programs designed to help with learning a language from games to help cards this style of learning makes it fun and easy to understand. this website is also very beneficial for teachers by providing up to date curriculum and time saving material such as worksheets. they is also a area on the website where teachers can share resources with other teacher along with being able to track the progress of their students learning and completed work. The reviews for this website are fantastic, all the teacher have made the same positive comments. For exaple It follows syllabus closely has easy access both in school and outside school brilliant for students fun and exciting ways to learn has certainly provided a invaluable tool.