Monday 8 July 2013

Case study :

E-BAY : 




who owns the site : 
it is owned by its shareholders, however the founder of this site of ebay is Pierre omidyar. 








 Do they also own any traditional media businesses?
 does not own any traditional media businesses. 

What other internet sites do they own?
 does not own any other internet sites.

 What is its revenue?
 14.07 billion.

What is its overall worth?
Ebay is worth is about 60 billion

Research five key facts about the institution : 

1- It is a world wide online market place with 223 million customers
2-The website was launched in the UK in October 1999
3- It's global presence is in 37 markets including United States
4-"Ebay estimates that 178,000 users run a business or use eBay as their primary or secondary source of income"
5-"40.62% of active internet users visit the site Ebay  at least once a month"