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A Birthday Present A mother browses through a wide selection of flowers from one of the dozens of on-line florists, and sends her son a bouquet for his birthday. Her son
is in another country. While there, she completes a form identifying important dates (birthdays, anniversaries) that she wants to be reminded of. The store sends her e-mail messages to remind her of approaching dates. |
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Rock and Roll A teenager has heard of a new album released by his favorite musical artist. He connects to an electronic music shop, downloads and listens to a few seconds of the
music on the new album, likes what he hears and orders the CD. |
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See you later A couple while planing a vacation connect to an on-line travel agency. Using an interactive system, they check their options for dates, times and airlines
for their destination. In a matter of minutes, they select an itinerary and order the tickets, which are delivered the next day. |
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Ordering in A project team is working late one evening and decide order some food. They get on the Internet, connect to a local food delivery service and browse through on-line
menus from numerous restaurants, selecting items as they go. Once they complete their selection, they order the food, which is delivered (from multiple restaurants) within the hour. |
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