Finally, let’s look at the future trend of e-commerce. There are some common Internet tends that are overall stats: [40]
· Foreign users are generally young, well educated and often male.
· Education is a key factor in Internet usage.
· Cyber cafés and public access boost usage worldwide.
· With liberalization and privatization - competition increases and technology improves.
, , , · The middle class worldwide is increasingly going online.
· E-commerce is becoming increasingly popular worldwide.
· The Internet is recognized as a mass medium.
· New demographics are being created, as not only white-collars go online.
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