Agent-oriented technology in support of e-business
Communications of the ACM
HICSS '01 Proceedings of the 34th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences ( HICSS-34)-Volume 7 - Volume 7
Typology for e-business activities in the agricultural sector
International Journal of Business Information Systems
Applied e-commerce metrics for small- to medium-sized enterprises
International Journal of Business Information Systems
The adoption of e-commerce for wood enterprises
International Journal of Business Information Systems
Developing a localisation indicator for chain hotel websites: a Greek case study
International Journal of Business Information Systems
A model of customers' initial trust in unknown online retailers: an empirical study
International Journal of Business Information Systems
The role of information and communication technologies in paper consumption
International Journal of Business Information Systems
Mapping the global digital divide
International Journal of Business Information Systems
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Without question, the first decade of the internet as a mass communications platform belonged to the USA. US universities, businesses and users dominated the online landscape to the point that English became the language of choice of the world wide web. However, as internet technology and access diffuses to more countries, will US dominance of the internet continue? The authors argue that one tipping point has already occurred the majority of users on the internet today are non-native English speakers. The next tipping point, not too far away, is when non-native English speakers conduct the majority of e-commerce. The paper discusses internet usage trends, including language, diffusion models and the challenges facing businesses figuring out when and how to effectively compete in the trillion dollar e-commerce marketplace. This paper concludes with research opportunities.