Table of Contents
Mobile Commerce—Technology, Theory, and Applications.........................................................1Preface: A Framework for the Study of Mobile Commerce.........................................................10
Introduction............................................................................................................................10The Domain of Mobile Commerce.........................................................................................11A Framework for Mobile Commerce Research......................................................................13Mobile Commerce Technology..............................................................................................15Mobile Commerce Theory & Research..................................................................................17Mobile Commerce Cases & Applications...............................................................................19Concluding Remarks..............................................................................................................20References.............................................................................................................................21Acknowledgments..................................................................................................................21
Chapter 1: NTT DoCoMo’s i−mode: Developing Win−Win Relationships for MobileCommerce.......................................................................................................................................22
Abstract..................................................................................................................................22What Is i−mode in Reality?....................................................................................................23Technology.......................................................................................................................25The Win−Win Strategic Model.........................................................................................26The Right Services...........................................................................................................27The Right Marketing.........................................................................................................28i−mode and Mobile Commerce..............................................................................................28Successful Business Models.................................................................................................28Brand Building and Media Mix.........................................................................................29Customer Relationship Management...............................................................................29Online Retail.....................................................................................................................30Premium Content.............................................................................................................31Aggregation......................................................................................................................32Business−to−Business.....................................................................................................32Advertising.......................................................................................................................33Horizontal Integration and the Expansion of Mobile Commerce Opportunities.....................33PlayStation.......................................................................................................................34Lawson and iConvenience...............................................................................................35Coca−Cola and C−Mode..................................................................................................35DoCoMo AOL...................................................................................................................37Conclusions and Extrapolations.............................................................................................37The Future........................................................................................................................37Lessons Learned..............................................................................................................39Is i−mode a “Japan Only” Phenomenon?........................................................................40References.............................................................................................................................40
Chapter 2: Wireless Devices for Mobile Commerce: User Interface Design and Usability......41
Abstract..................................................................................................................................41Introduction............................................................................................................................41Wireless Devices and Their Interfaces..................................................................................42Input Interaction with Wireless Devices...........................................................................42Output Interaction with Wireless Devices.........................................................................46Wireless Device Usability.......................................................................................................47Developer Issues...................................................................................................................53Discussion..............................................................................................................................55i
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