Discussion leader reflection

I researched the demise of eBay (China) and the rise of it’s one-time rival TaoBao for my presentation on E-commerce. Overall, I felt that my presentation went well. I had originally thought that the presentations were only supposed to be five minutes long with a few minutes of discussion time afterwards and I tailored my presentation accordingly. Because more time was allotted to the groups in class I found that my presentation was short but the discussion questions I asked were adequate to fill the time and drew the interest of the majority of students I presented to. Besides the actual research and creation of the powerpoint, the project as a whole wasn’t too difficult but it still raised awareness in the same manner as a research paper. The only frustrating moment of the whole assignment was having to recreate a login for slideshare.com because I had forgotten mine and it’s just annoying sometimes to re-register. Overall, I enjoyed the experience.

eBay or eOutdated

Abstract: We’ve learned from the required reading this week, Circuit City goes Social, that the more ability users have in communicating with the company they want to purchase from the more popular that site becomes even if it’s understaffed, as was the case with Circuit City’s online forum. For my presentation, the concept of user interaction with e-Commerce and the effects it has globally will be discussed around the subject of eBay’s loss in China.

References:

Xiaojuan, Carol O., and Robert M. Davison. “Why eBay Lost to TaoBao in China: The Global Advantage.” Communications of the ACM 52.1: 145-49. EBSCO. University of Washington. 22 Feb. 2009 <http://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=36002068&site=ehost-live>.

“Circuit City goes social: web-site review: new social-networking site shows potential.(ELECTRONIC RETAILING).” Chain Store Age 1 Jan. 2008: 1-2. 22 Feb. 2009 <https://eres.lib.washington.edu/eres/docs/147316/circuit_city_goes_ocial.pdf>.