Mentoring Moment: Types of Online Sites U. S. online retail sales are growing rapidly and are expected to reach $500 billion by 2018. The impact of the Internet is not limited to sales alone. Almost half of all U. S. sales were either completed online or directly influenced by online research. To take advantage of the large number of Internet users, a number of companies have emerged that operate only online, such as e-tailers, search engines/portals, content sites, and online social media. Match the following websites to the correct classification.

a. Coffeeandhealth. org, sponsored by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee, provides its userswith the latest information and research on coffee, caffeine, and health.
b. Drugstore. com sells a large variety of products to its online consumers from pet supplies to prescriptiondrugs. Without a brick and mortar presence, all transactions occur online.
c. Flixter. com is a website where movie buffs share their opinions about all things film. Users rate films, discuss actors and directors, and share video clips.
d. Baidu delivers websites, images, videos, and audio files to its users in the Chinese market based on keyterm matches.

1. Online Social Media
2. Content Site
3. Search Engine or Portal
4. E-tailer