Why the Virtual Marketplace Matters

Richard Goossens, in E-preneur From Wall street to Wiki; Succeeding as a Crowdpreneur in the new Virtual Marketplace(2008), says it all:

Many established businesspeople believe they have already integrated the Internet into their businesses. To them, the Internet is a portal for long lists of impersonal e-mails, or an information highway complete with Web pages that look like desktop billboards. It is a more convenient tool for doing things they have always done.

But these businesspeople may not fully realize that the internet is changing, and that its new developments have a huge impact on every business. With its continually evolving technology, the Internet has the potential to further transform businesses through an interactive model that promotes entrepreneurial activity and transforms relationships with customers. The new virtual marketplace provides an international group of people willing to collaborate, offer loyalty, engage in dialogue, envision possibilities, and co-create with companies. It is the most dynamic and widespread community this world has ever seen. And that is why the new virtual marketplace matters.(p. 10)

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