Shopping Bots Often Make Money for a Business by Charging

question 77

Multiple Choice

Shopping bots often make money for a business by charging click-through fees. What is the potential problem with this type fee structure?

• A) If is often difficult to identify the shopper who should be charged the fee
• B) Shoppers often use the bot to locate items but drop it before purchasing them. The shopper then returns and purchases the item without the use of the bot and, therefore, avoids the fee
• C) Buyers often alienate potential customers with a fee-based shopping tool
• D) The bots have conflicting goals; one, to make money and two, to be useful to the customer

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