What are the different types of e-commerce

The major different types of e-commerce are: business-to-business (B2B); business-
to-consumer (B2C); business-to-government (B2G); consumer-to-consumer (C2C);
and mobile commerce (m-commerce).
What is B2B e-commerce?
B2B e-commerce is simply defined as e-commerce between companies. This is the
type of e-commerce that deals with relationships between and among businesses.
About 80% of e-commerce is of this type, and most experts predict that B2B e-
commerce will continue to grow faster than the B2C segment.
The B2B market has two primary components: e-frastructure and e-markets. E-
frastructure is the architecture of B2B, primarily consisting of the following:
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logistics - transportation, warehousing and distribution (e.g., Procter and Gam-
ble);
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application service providers - deployment, hosting and management of pack-
aged software from a central facility (e.g., Oracle and Linkshare);
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outsourcing of functions in the process of e-commerce, such as Web-hosting,
security and customer care solutions (e.g., outsourcing providers such as
eShare, NetSales, iXL Enterprises and Universal Access);
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auction solutions software for the operation and maintenance of real-time auc-
tions in the Internet (e.g., Moai Technologies and OpenSite Technologies);
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content management software for the facilitation of Web site content manage-
ment and delivery (e.g., Interwoven and ProcureNet); and
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Web-based commerce enablers (e.g., Commerce One, a browser-based, XML-
enabled purchasing automation software).
E-markets are simply defined as Web sites where buyers and sellers interact with
each other and conduct transactions.