Virtual Orality: How eBay Controls Auctions without an Auctioneer's Voice

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Author

Josh Boyd

Tech report number

CERIAS TR 2002-18

Entry type

article

Abstract

Auctions are communication-intensive enterprises. Most scholarly examinations of auctions, however, have come from economics and sociology. This paper applies a communication perspective to eBay, the largest online auction, and argues that eBay has maintained safety, order, and interest in its auctions by mimicking the oral style of the auctioneer and following the rules of in-person auctions, but in a virtual space.

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Date

2001 – 12

URL

https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/papers/archive/2002-18.pdf

Institution

Purdue University

Journal

American Speech

Key alpha

boyd

Pages

286-300

Volume

76

Affiliation

CERIAS and Department of Communication

Publication Date

1900-01-01

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