homework week13

1. 1.Introduction to How Amazon Works
● Amazon.com Basics
Amazon.com sells lots and lots of stuff.
The direct Amazon-to-buyer sales approach is
really no different from what happens at most
other large, online retailers except for its range
of products.
Besides its tremendous product range, Amazon
makes every possible attempt to customize the
buyer experience.

2. 2.Introduction to How Amazon Works
● History of Amazon
In 1995, Amazon.com sold its first book,
which shipped from Jeff Bezos' garage in
Seattle. In 2006, Amazon.com sells a lot
more than books and has sites serving
seven countries, with 21 fulfillment centers
around the globe totaling more than 9
million square feet of warehouse space.

3. 3.Amazon Technology
● The massive technology core that keeps
Amazon running is entirely Linux-based.
As of 2005, Amazon has the world's three largest Linux
databases, with a total capacity of 7.8 terabytes (TB), 18.5
TB and 24.7 TB respectively [ref].
● The data warehouse is roughly divided
into three functions.
query, historical data and ETL (extract, transform, and
load)

4. 4.Amazon E-commerce
・What E-commerce?
We can buy services and goods over the
Internet by exchanging electronic information.
・Merit
- Seller
Seller doesn't have to create real store, and
Seller can sell anyone goods whatever man
doesn't a lot of money.
- Buyer
Buyer can buy goods at cheap price, because
seller sells goods without broker.

5. 5.Amazon E-commerce
・Amazon services
Amazon is selling the Amazon e-commerce
packages to e-commerce business company.
This package is complete sales platform, Amazon
sets up complete Web sites an technology
backbones to them.
・Used the Amazon e-commerce packages Website
Target.com
http://www.target.com/
Disneymall
http://shopping.disney.co.jp/
MARUZEN
http://www.maruzen.co.jp/

6. 6.Amazon Tools, Marketing and Community
・Tools
Website of Amazon Light, it uses Amazon Web
Services API. Amazon It can search goods
efficiently from Amazon.com.
・Amazon.com customer tracking system
- similar to what you're currently searching for
- related to what you've searched for or clicked on at
any time in the past
- purchased by other people who've searched for what
you're searching for or have bought what you've
bought
You can know rating of other people, using this information.