Analog vs. Digital

Before we learn about digital media, we need to understand analog.

Can you tell me the difference between analog and digital?

1999 vs 2009

Which is the most significant technology development over the past ten years? and Why? Please give examples.

a. Computing (Size, Speed and Power)
b. Broadband Internet (Wired and Wireless)
c. Digital Media Explosion (Audio/Video Formats, Tools and Services)
d. Other... (please explain your custom answer)

Week 3 - Topics, Projects and Readings

The first part of this week we will focus on digital commerce business models. There are several out there so I tried to expose you to many of them. We'll also look at some short video from Dell, Microsoft, Priceline and Google. Later in the week we will begin to examine the transformation of digital commerce technologies, platforms and trends from 1999 to 2009. We'll take a look at "old school" digital commerce versus the "new school" of digital commerce. Once we finish our 1999 vs 2009 discussion, we dive into computing.

Download Reading Assignments Here

Also, I scheduled your individual project presentation:*

2/3 - Anderson to DeLoge
2/5 - Dorsheimer to Hight
2/10 - Jacob to Moulton
2/12 - Murray to Zipprich

*Your paper is due 2/12.

Welcome to the Entrepreneurship and Digital Commerce Blog

Welcome to the eee439 blog. We will utilize this blog to share information and thoughts as we progress through Entrepreneurship and Digital Commerce Spring 2009 semester. I encourage you to use this site as a tool as it will be pulling current technology and business news 24/7. Also, I encourage you to participate in this blog, comments will be part of your participation grade. So what is this course about?

Overall, eee439 will focus on the current revolution in technology that is transforming significant segments of our economy and our society. The Internet, the World Wide Web, fiber optics, Internet telephony, MP3 compression, digital interactive television, wireless communications, streaming media and a host of other digital technologies are creating many opportunities to establish viable, sustainable new ventures. But as the rise and fall of the dot.com phenomenon has demonstrated there are some huge potholes in the road to entrepreneurial success. This course will help you gain the knowledge and develop the insights and vision required for successful digital commerce ventures.

Digital commerce comprises a wide range of commercial activities that are based on new digital technologies that overcome barriers of distance, time, and resource. Successful new ventures include innovative new products and services; new businesses that utilize the Internet as a global platform for buying and selling conventional products and services; and technology products that enable significant gains in efficiency and productivity or improvements in business processes.

Successful entrepreneurs wishing to pursue digital commerce ventures must understand the technological underpinnings and the non-technological factors that will continue to shape entrepreneurial opportunities and viable business concepts. This course will ensure that you gain this crucial understanding. The course will also help you understand how new technologies impact the process of entrepreneurship, and it will help you to identify entrepreneurial opportunities and business concepts suitable for further development in the Capstone course (EEE 457).

Here we go...