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History of e-commerce
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Internet opens to commercial use
The internet was opened to commercial use and e-commerce became possible -
Amazon created
Amazon.com was founded by Jeff Bezos -
Dell, Inc. founded
Dell, Inc. was founded -
Online payment methods introduced
The introduction of online payment methods -
Dell makes one million in sales
Dell, Inc. was the first company to record a million dollars in online sales -
Security protocals
Security protocals and DSL allowed rapid access and a persistent connection to the internet to help e-commerce. -
Definition of e-commerce changes
Many businesses in the United States and Western Europe represented their businesses on the world wide web and the term e-commerce came to mean the buying of goods and services over the internet. -
Business to Business
The Business to Business model had around $700 billion in transactions -
Amazon makes a profit
Amazon.com made its first annual profit which was the first step to the further development. -
E-commerce sales are up
E-commerce sales accounted for 3.4% of total retail sales.