abstract:Location-based Commerce (L-Commerce) refers to the localization of products and services through mobile commerce and context aware computing technologies. L-commerce revolves around 5 key service areas:
Policymakers may argue that 2012 could be the tipping point when our largest online retailers realize that e-commerce transactions deserve location-based taxation simply due to the volume and impact on our economy.
The iPhone has been the catalyst of explosive growth in the smartphone market and created an app economy that has sown the seeds of new industries and changed the face of gaming, social communications, location-based services and photography as well as advertising and commerce.