Tuesday, February 16, 2016

eBay: Community or Bazaar?

We all know that eBay is a well known website for buying and selling different types of items. It can be done anywhere by anyone. People communicate with one another and share their similar interests. Which of the two is eBay, a community or a bazaar? With more research this topic will become more and more clear. A bazaar is a market place where they sell a bunch of different things. I believe it is a bunch of different sellers who have their little items they want to sell. A community is a group of people who may live together, but the main part of it is that they share similar interests or goals. eBay can fit into both of these categories of being a bazaar or a community. It has a bunch of the qualities of both. eBay is like a bazaar because it is a marketplace where a bunch of different people come together to sell their items. It is also a community because it helps the people communicate who have similar interests in common. Looking at eBay, we see how there are different ways where you can communicate with others. Overall eBay seems like more of a community then a bazaar. It definitely has qualities of both however, it favors the community part more.