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PROACTIVE CONSUMER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Marketing
- Electronic Commerce
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prosumer
1, record 1, English, prosumer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- proactive consumer 2, record 1, English, proactive%20consumer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A prospective consumer who is involved in the design, manufacture, or development of a product or service. 3, record 1, English, - prosumer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Web-based world will be dominated by "prosumers," a term coined by Alvin Toffler in 1979, in his book the Third Wave. These are home-based entrepreneurs who produce goods and services both for their own use and for sale. 4, record 1, English, - prosumer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commercialisation
- Commerce électronique
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- consommateur proactif
1, record 1, French, consommateur%20proactif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prosommateur 2, record 1, French, prosommateur
correct, masculine noun
- consommateur éclairé 3, record 1, French, consommateur%20%C3%A9clair%C3%A9
masculine noun
- prosumer 1, record 1, French, prosumer
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui participe à la production de l’objet qu’elle va consommer et qui devient par là même un acteur responsable du monde qu’elle façonne. 4, record 1, French, - consommateur%20proactif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tapscott (The Digital Economy, p. 290) a conçu le mot «prosumer» qui traduit librement, en français, le mot «prosommateur» pour qualifier le «consommateur proactif». Les clients deviendront «prosommateurs». 1, record 1, French, - consommateur%20proactif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercialización
- Comercio electrónico
- Internet y telemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- prosumidor
1, record 1, Spanish, prosumidor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Persona que] consume un producto o servicio pero además participa en su producción, usualmente por tener un conocimiento de nivel especializado acerca de él, exigiendo además altos niveles de calidad. 1, record 1, Spanish, - prosumidor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que "prosumidor" es un término bien formado en español a partir de "productor" (o "profesional" o "proveedor") y "consumidor" y que puede sustituir al anglicismo "prosumer". 1, record 1, Spanish, - prosumidor
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