Methods, systems, and products for collaborative authorizations in electronic commerce

A method for collaborative authorization in an electronic transaction, the method comprising:

• accessing a commerce profile storing rules for obtaining authorization for the electronic transaction;
• determining whether collaborative authorization from a first party is permitted or whether authorization by a second party is required to authorize the electronic transaction based on the rules;
• when collaborative authorization is required, retrieving a collaborative communications address from the commerce profile;
• and
• communicating the collaborative communications address.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium;
• and
• a commerce application stored on the computer-readable medium, the commerce application comprising computer code for accessing a commerce profile storing rules for obtaining authorization for an electronic transaction;
• determining whether collaborative authorization from a first party is permitted or whether authorization by a second party is required to authorize the electronic transaction based on the rules;
• when collaborative authorization is required, retrieving a collaborative communications address from the commerce profile;
• and
• communicating the collaborative communications address.