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Birth of the Internet
In December 5th,1969 was when one of the most revolutionary pieces of technology came out and that was the internet. In 2017 the Internet is globally popular and the years before the internet has impacted so many things like businesses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet -
The First Email Sent
Ray Tomlinson was the first person that sended an electronic mail message by typing @. It was a test that he did and now in 2017 Email is a very popular communication system to use. -
The First Web Browser
In the 90's the first web browser that ever came out was World Wide Web. World Wide Web was the first place to search and browse on the Internet and now in 2017 we have multiple web browsers such as Yahoo, Bing, and Google. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_web_browser -
First Webcam
The first webcam was invented by students from Cambride University. The sole purpose of the webcam was made to check coffee levels without getting up. In 2017 almost every webcam is on a computer. https://petapixel.com/2013/04/03/the-first-webcam-was-invented-to-check-coffee-levels-without-getting-up/ -
The First Graphical Web Browser
Mosaic was the first web browser that had images. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(web_browser) -
Amazon
Amazon is the worlds largest online retailer in the world and makes $93,657,600 per day. Amazon sells almost anything and it is a prime example of a Consumer to Business. http://www.moneybuddy.com.au/blog/General/how-much-money-does-google-make/88 -
Google AdWords
Google AdWords is an advertising service by Google for businesses displaying ads on Google. It was successful because like Facebook, Google makes $55,740 per minute by using Google AdWords and it also made Google the most popular and expensive search engine. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/adwords.html -
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that gives you information about anything. Wikipedia is one of the most popular websites in the internet and the United States. When you look up something from Google 80% of the time you'll see a link from Wikipedia. -
Online Shopping
In 2003 online shopping was when online shopping started to grow and now in 2017 online shopping is becoming a trend now. The reason why online shopping is popular is because of discounts and there's more products. It's also easy and quick to get what you want. You could even buy groceries online and they would ship it to your house or pick it up. The internet is becoming popular platform to shop on. http://www.businessinsider.in/What-Makes-Online-Shopping-So-Popular/articleshow/45690186.cms -
Facebook
Facebook launched in February 4,2004 and it became one of the biggest social networking site in the world. With their revenue increasing every year because of advertising, Facebook is becoming to be worth more than $100 billion. http://www.business-management-degree.net/facebook/ -
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 was the next step to web 1.0. It was more advanced and faster. -
Mobile and it's impact on E Commerce
With most mobile phones now you can connect to the internet. I think E commerce is gonna take advantage on mobile by creating apps and new technological advancements. Based on Kissmetrics.com over one fifth of all E commerce sales will take place on mobile devices. https://blog.kissmetrics.com/future-of-ecommerce/ -
Advertising
Advertising on the Internet is a popular way to advertise now. Google, Youtube, and Facebook is making tons of money by putting advertisements on their websites. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2016/04/19/7-predictions-for-the-future-of-online-marketing/#27e600f65459 -
Digital Media taking over Physical Media
Almost every piece of entertainment can be sold digitally on the Internet like music, video games, books, and movies. Money could even be added in the list. There might be a time were every piece of physical media will be banished and everything will be digital. Digital is easy to sell because it's cheaper and easy to buy. https://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Blog/Is-digital-media-taking-over-physical-media/ba-p/13573387
