This website invites online transactions as products can be brought online. The company broadcasts television and radio programmes this is the core business activities, they have several television and radio channels across terrestrial and digital TV. The company also sells products such BBC audio and video from their programmes.
From the charity sector I will be investigating OXFAM; OXFAM is a charity that helps the poor and deprived people. Oxfam International was founded in 1995 and is based in Oxford. The core business activity is to provide food and drink to the poor; they do this through charity work. The website address is . The website invites online transaction, as you can donate money online. The company sells second hand recycled goods from clothes to electronics. The company then provides a service to the unfortunate people hit by disasters and shortage crises all over the world, they supply food and clothing.
Some of the good points of The Carphone Warehouse website are that it has a user friendly layout, with lots of useful links and buttons. The website has not got any horizontal scrolling; the website does not have a lot of pictures and a lot of information. The website has an online customer services which include contact details and helpline details, the company’s helpline can be contacted by email or phone. They display network and manufactures helpline details, they also have a support centre information store in central London. The company sells and offers sales advice online, they also have a live help chat to an employee. They also give the option to order over the phone.
However the website lacks colour and needs to be spaced out a bit more.
Some of the good points of The BBC website are that it has useful links and buttons; there is no horizontal scrolling and not too many flash advertising. The website has contact numbers for complaints and other general queries by email. The website displays the business aims and objectives as well as the royal charter and other documents relating to the future of the BBC.
The website also provides useful information on licensing fees and annual reports, as well as up to the date news and weather. On the other hand the website lacks creativity and full use of space.
Some of the good points of the OXFAM website are that it has easy to use layout and navigation. There are no horizontal scrolling and no flash. The website has telephone numbers for queries and also an international telephone number. The website allows you to sell items on eBay and to donate the money straight to OXFAM. The bad points are that the website is a bit plain.
There are a few similarities on the three website, all three websites have no horizontal scrolling and use flash software to create links and advertisement.
All three websites have secure payment system with all three using Secure Socket Layer and Secure Electronic Transfer. All three have a neat layout with text boxes dividing the page up.
There are also a few differences, the BBC and Oxfam website both start there information from the left and have lots of free space on the right. Whereas The Carphone Warehouse website has all their information centred and has empty spaces on both sides of the page.