overview of my project
In the last five years we have found this new way of using the digital media, the digital wild and the internet to make our lives more conveinent. Online shopping is one of those tools that have been proven to help us out in terms of getting things done in a faster way, but it has also shown us how to expand our economy, but like most of the newer technologies, it has been a problem for most and has put a burden on our society in terms of people using this going into debt, people having there identities stolen, computer hackers “breaking into homes”. Online shopping has also been a problem, in terms of people not really knowing what they are purchasing, such as clothing not being able to be tried on and not knowing the right sizes, or art and photographs that people think are authentic when they are buying them, are turning out to be copies, and not the real things. Also buying electronics, are being found to be “knock offs” and not work, after they are shipped to the homes of the buyers. While researching not only through the internet, but in my field work, i have spoken to many friends and family members, who at one time were advid online shoppers but have found that one of the biggest problems was the shipment, of the things that they have bought. On arrival of of my good friend Carly’s new i-pod which she purchased on E-Bay.com “was sent in a ripped box, with a cracked screen, and a missing charger.” I have also seen that with shoes from NineWest.com, that my co-worker Karen purchased, they were sent in the wrong color, and then after sending them back once, they had to be sent back a second time for being completly the wrong size, so is online shopping helping or hurting us?
Specific quotes that have influenced my paper:
“mall shopping isn’t going to go away, but online shopping is the wave of the future.”-Tomkovick
“Focuses on electronic commerce. Examples of people who do all of their shopping over the Internet; Increased convenience of electronic commerce compared with actual shopping; Effect of the Internet on `impulse shopping’; Credit card debt that most online shoppers incur; Fraction of retail sales that online shopping accounts for; Forecasting for electronic commerce.”- New York Times; 02/11/99, Vol. 148 Issue 51430 “Internet shopping (or e-shopping) is emerging as a shopping mode and with its requirement of computer access and use, it is interesting to find out whether consumers associate e-shoppers with any gender-specific stereotypes.” “As consumers gain experience with Internet shopping (or e-shopping), the gender composition of online buyers is coming to resemble mainstream buyers in the United States.”Complete overview of online shopping research:
Online Shopping
My topic that I have been researching and reading has been online shopping. I talk about the myths, and problems that people are facing from going into debt, to getting there identities stolen, from online predators. Also I am breaking the mold of the convenience of shopping online rather than shopping in the stores.
Thesis
Although my thesis statement will probably change in the next few days, I so far have this statement, to draw in my readers and show them what my paper is going to be about: “Mall shopping isn’t going to go away, but online shopping is the wave of the future,” states Tomkovick, a scholar himself, and a self proclaimed online shopper. Online shopping in recent years has become a craze like the Beetles, millions flocking to get a glimpse of the latest trends, the best deals and the first to purchase the newest technologies
Main Points
The main points, arguments that I am trying to make in my research paper, is the points that online shopping can be more hurtful to society than helpful. I also go into a little bit of detail on the growth and economic advantages to this new found technology. I also look at the different kids of people that are using online shopping, it is not just a women’s world, men are getting more involved in the “shopping experience”. Online shopping like I state in my paper is causing problems such as debt, credit card fraud, shopping obsessions and much more.
Quotes and scholarly arguments
In my paper I have included quotes from scholarly journals, clips and article pieces from newspapers, and from real life “online shopping addicts themselves. In my paper I am trying to expose the faults and dark side of this so called phenomenon that is taking the world by storm.
