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Virtual Commerce Centre
Recent comments concerning v-Commerce Bill Gates recently unveiled his vision regarding the emergence of a so-called 'geospatial' Internet: 'You'll be walking around in downtown London and be able to see the shops, the stores, see what the traffic is like. Walk in a shop and navigate the merchandise— not in the flat, 2D interface that we have on the Web today, but in a virtual reality walkthrough.'
By 2020 v-commerce will replace e-commerce, with 3D virtual equivalents of shopping malls - A study conducted by the Social Issues Research Centre at Oxford University.
Tesco.com of the future could resemble the online virtual world Second Life. “Second Life is becoming a bigger deal; it is a significant opportunity. We are looking at reworking the whole online environment to make it more three-dimensional and game-like.' ... Tesco.com Supply Chain Director Neil Ashworth - October 2007.
'Virtual Globalisation could emerge as a third phase of Globalisation , alongside Physical globalisation and Cultural globalisation.' At it's heart will be the virtual economy .... An extract from the recent book Going Global ... key questions for the 21st Century, a book published by The Tomorrow Project, and independent charity that supports organisations and individuals in thinking about the future of peoples lives. www.tomorrowproject.net
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Two in five Britons believe shopping online helps reduce personal carbon footprint
British people believe that shopping online is good for the environment and helps to reduce their carbon footprint.
In a survey of 2270 households conducted by market researcher GfK, 69% of Britons believe that online shopping is good for the environment. When asked about their own impact on the environment, more than two in five Britons, or 43%, believe that shopping online helps to reduce their personal carbon footprint.
James Rudd, Commercial Director at GfK, says: “Online shopping is synonymous with saving money but our research shows that people also see it as a way to save the environment. It is perhaps uniquely British that we feel we can help the environment by shopping, but it is certainly an important factor in choosing to shop online.” Retail Bulletin June 2008
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