Information Aggregation - A Value - added E - Service Paper 106

Information aggregation, a service that collects relevant information from multiple sources, has emerged to help individuals and businesses to effectively use the growing amount of information on the Web. In this paper, we analyzed a number of characteristics of information aggregation, namely comparison, relationship, and intra-organization aggregation. Using a case study, we demonstrated that successful e-business models could be built using information aggregation. The key to success is to identify value creation mechanisms using the aggregated information and combining it with domain knowledge of a specific industry and market. With these mechanisms, value-added post-aggregation services can be provided to generate sufficient revenues to sustain and grow the business. Emerging policies and regulations will impact the development of information aggregation. Although it is technologically feasible to aggregate information globally, the differences in aggregation related policies among nations may become a barrier and harmonizing them still remains a challenging task.