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One type of e-commerce is consumer-to-consumer or C2C. This type of e-commerce involves the transactions of goods online, whether on the internet or via an app, between two consumers, with no other outside businesses involved. In some cases, outside businesses can have some involvement in helping organize the sales, but in the end, the seller does all of the work. A popular type of consumer to consumer e-commerce is the company Etsy. Etsy allows people to create handmade items and then sell them directly to their customers through the Etsy website or app, or sell vintage pieces of art. This type of E-commerce has allowed thousands of people to sell/create unique products and has also allowed a secure platform for customers to buy these goods knowing that they will receive quality products. Another type of consumer-to-consumer e-commerce is Craigslist. On this website, people can sell anything which makes it similar to an online garage sale.  The selling, transactions, and d...

Technology has greatly transformed and destroyed the video rental industry. With everything available digitally and with a small fee, consumers do not have to leave their homes to get access to films and tv shows. Not only has technology made renting/viewing films more convenient, it also allows for a larger variety of genres and titles to be available. Often at a video rental store, there is a limited selection of films and they aren't always available. On streamings services such as Netflix and Hulu, everyone in the world who has the service can view the same film at the same time without difficulties. From recent movies and tv shows to old classics, streaming services have basically everything. On iTunes on the other hand, almost every movie is available to be either purchased or rented. However, streaming services that have a one-time monthly fee would be the better deal. Technology has made watching movies more convenient, has provided a larger variety of films/shows to consum...

          In 2016, I graduated from Fairview High School. Currently, I am sophomore at Penn State Behrend in Erie, PA. I have decided to major in Finance with a minor in either Economics or Accounting. I chose Finance because it is a practical choice for major that will provide many opportunities in the business field. The business world has always interested me, and I also really enjoy problem-solving. Math and Economics were my favorite subject in high school so Finance seemed to be a good mix of the two subjects.           I did some research while I was in high school while I was still deciding which major I wanted to pursue, but not a lot. I knew I wanted to choose a business major but I never fully decided. The majority of the information that I found discussed the wide variety of jobs that could be done with a Finance major. I liked the flexibility that a Finance major would give me; the opportunity to be able to do many ...