Israr Ahmed Khan

E -commerce refers to the purchase and sale of goods and/or services via electronic channels such as the Internet. E commerce was first introduced in the 1960s via an electronic data interchange (EDI) on value-added networks (VANs).  The medium grew with the increased availability of Internet access and the advent of popular online sellers in the 1990s and early 2000s. Amazon began operating as a book-shipping business in Jeff Bezos' garage in 1995. EBay, which enables consumers to sell to each other online, introduced online auctions in 1995 and exploded with the 1997 Beanie Babies frenzy. Like any digital technology or consumer-based purchasing market, e-commerce has evolved over the years. As mobile devices became more popular, mobile commerce has become its own market. With the rise of sites like Facebook and Pinterest, social media has become an important driver of e-commerce. As of 2014, Facebook drove 85 percent of social media-originating sales on e-commerce platform S...

Men and Women : Their Contributions to the World T here are various criteria to judge contribution of an individual to the society and civilization. However, Prizes awarded each year in different disciplines by the Swedish Nobel Committee may be considered indisputably as the most prestigious, impartial and comprehensive yardstick. It is given each year since 1901 in areas of natural sciences (Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine), Economics, Literature and Peace. As the Chart shows that in each area, especially in Sciences and Economics, it is completely dominated by men. Even in Peace and Literature (often considered “soft” discipline and women being master of the domain), women received only 15% and 11% of the total Nobel Prizes presented since 1901. The same is true for the Pulitzer Prizes given in prose, poetry, letters, music and drama each year. They are overwhelmingly represented by men. Even in cooking, which has traditionally been women territory, men exce...