内容简介
15.8 Well-known E-commerce Websites 知名电商网站
要点：
1. Alibaba - B2B
网站性质：It is a B2B e-commerce platform where products can be sold from business to business.
网站功能及特点：Numerous shops of the“electronic components district” in Guangzhou sell electronic components on Alibaba to other companies that would use them to produce consumer goods like computers, mobile phones, etc.
2. Amazon - B2C
网站性质：It is a B2C transaction that someone buys a TV set from an electronic retailer like Amazon.
网站功能及特点：I often buy books, clothes and electrical appliances from Amazon. It has a great variety of consumer products to choose from.
3. Elance - C2B
网站性质：C2B websites like Elance allow sellers to advertise their skills and prospective buyers to advertise projects.
网站功能及特点：Lots of my friends post their specific skills on Elance, then the companies who need the skills can easily find them.
4. eBay - C2C
网站性质：It is a C2C website much like taobao of China.
网站功能及特点：The greatest benefit of shopping on eBay is there are almost all the products you might need. EBay allows all internet users to sell items that they no longer need or want to own.
5. Uber - O2O
网站性质：O2O works by using online social platforms to help online consumers use real offline services or purchase offline products.
网站功能及特点：Think about a taxi service or hotel service. They cannot be packed up and sent to a customer in the post. The O2O consumers can still manage to enjoy the service offline.
6. Zopa - P2C
网站性质：P2C puts nearly all life service information on its platform, such as food and drink, real estate, family service, ticketing, fitness, etc.
网站功能及特点：I can buy train tickets on these platforms directly. I can also borrow money from online lenders, or lend money to online borrowers through this kind of platform, like Zopa.
