Food in the Internet Age

This book examines food in the United States in the age of the Internet. One major theme running through the book is business opportunities and failures, as well as the harms to consumers and traditional brick-and-mortar companies that occurred as entrepreneurs tried to take advantage of the Interne...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aspray, William, Royer, George (Author), Ocepek, Melissa G. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Food Online: An Introduction to a Complex Environment
  • Anatomy of a Dot-Com Failure: The Case of Online Grocer Webvan
  • The Dark Side of Online Food Businesses: Harms to Consumers and Main-Street Businesses
  • Trust Online: From Amazon to Recipe Sharing