History of online marketing

By graysonkoy

  • First domain name

    symbolics.com was the first registered domain name, created in 1985

  • First internet ad sold

    The first online ad was sold

  • First banner ad bought

    AT&T bought the first online banner ad, going live on HotWired.com

  • First item sold on eBay

    A broken laser pointer was sold for $14.83 in 1995

  • Google Adwords is launched

    Google's advertising service let businesses display ads on Google and its network

  • Facebook's launch

    The start of the biggest social media site

  • Google analytics created

    Measuring and tracking website traffic was made possible for everyone

  • Google Adsense for Mobile was launched

    This let mobile websites display ads just like standard websites

  • Facebook advertising target demographic

    Facebook advertising added the feature to show ads to a target demographic

  • Online advertising takes over TV ads

  • Twitter promotional tweets

    Twitter launches promotional tweets and trends to their site

  • Facebook news feed ads

    Facebook adds advertisements into news feeds