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e-business models for virtual organizations
server? There are advantages of sharing the costs of supply
and service of common technology and services, but the
effective implementation of these calls for different strategies
than those operative in the physical world. The virtual mall
model may be most effective when combined with a generalized
portal such as Yahoo!Stores.
� The incentive site is the next type of traffic control site. This
site, intended to attract surfers and searchers, aims to pull
traffic to the commercial sites it promotes, functioning in
much the same way as malls but not offering the support
services. The incentive to visit these sites is that seen at the
front end, not the underlying sponsor – free web-based e-mail
services may be viewed in this way as pure or hybrid
incentive sites. Another, UK-based incentive site is http:/
/www.barclaysquare.com. This site is ostensibly a portal in
that it directs traffic to other businesses, but is an incentive site
in that it has been established to promote awareness and use
of the sponsor Barclay’s banking tools and facilities.
� Making their appearance now, as they recognize the importance
of traffic control, are free Internet service providers
(ISPs). The old model of paying a service for access to the Web is
being replaced in many countries by the model of companies
offering connection for nothing. These companies aim to
benefit from the advertising space on the viewers’ screens, and
to promote their own businesses in December 2000 a single
simple web search for free ISPs in the UK produced a list of 20
from which to choose in under a second. Many companies
clearly believe in this model for a successful virtual enterprise.
Also springing up are portals concentrating on core businesses
or trades and related services. While there are many of these
available for inspection, an outline of one will serve as a
paradigm for this type.
Business portals
TravelHero.com is a full-service Internet travel agency, offering
accommodation, airline, and rental car reservations worldwide.
It claims the largest database of hotels, motels, bed and
breakfasts, inns and other lodging properties on the Internet
today. With over 100,000 properties in 18,000 cities throughout
the world, this site offers the user a powerful tool to find a bed
for the night or the week in any popular destination. The
company also wants to get you to that destination, by offering
airline reservations on all of the world’s major airlines, along
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