Report+on+Web+Business+Model

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AUfXtZmC4H9QZGduN3A4emtfODRmNHRiZ3pnbg&hl=en


 * The goal of this exercise is to discover Internet businesses that are obtaining competitive advantages of using the Internet.
 * Each group should find an innovative business on the Web and describe it and analyze its impact in a report no longer than 5
 * The reports must be submitted before session 8 (22.12) – Business models on the Web.
 * www.Zopa.com is a good example of an innovative web business model.

//Business selection justification//
 * 1) Business model analysis
 * 2) Competitors (customers & value proposition)
 * 3) SWOT analysis
 * 4) Future trends
 * 5) Conclusions

there are many sources on the Net but mainly I would suggest you to check this site about web business models [] for traditional business model definition and overview pls check [] also please don't forget to check the slides of session 1 where you will see the main sections to do a business analysis

**SWOT Analysis** is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieving that objective (source wikipedia : [] Nowadays, it is one of the most used strategic tools. In internet you will find many examples of swot analysis. for instance the swot analysis of Wal-mart [] or swot analysis for gaming industry for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo: [] Some interesting links related to swot analysis: [] []  there is a multimedia case in the IE multimedia library explaining the basics of SWOT analysis []

Web info:

http://www.google.com/trends?q=mint.com http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mint.com http://siteanalytics.compete.com/mint.com/

Mint: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint.com http://valuestories.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/how-does-mint-make-money/ http://www.crunchbase.com/company/mint http://seekingalpha.com/article/98043-mint-com-stands-out-in-online-portfolio-tracking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_financial_management http://www.askdong.com/blog/2007/12/26/revisiting-mintcom/