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E-Commerce History

By Even Wheel

  • 1994

    1994
    The first e-commerce transaction happened in New Hampshire. It was done by Dan Konh who ran a website called NetMarket. He sold Siting CD.

  • 1994

    1994
    Pizza Hut started selling pizzas online. Some people think that pizza was the first thing ever sold online, but it is not true.

  • 1994

    1994
    Netscape offered a security protocol for online transactions, the Secure Socket Layers (SSL).

  • 1995

    1995
    The largest online bookstore in the world launched: Amazon.

  • 1995

    1995
    An online marketplace named AuctionWeb was launched. It was renamed Echo Bay (eBay) in 1997. The first thing sold on eBay was a broken laser point.

  • 1998

    1998
    Fieldlink, which was known later as Cofinity, was launched. It was known as the first digital wallet. It's the prodecessor of PayPal.

  • 1999

    1999
    PayPal was launched. It was the first software that allowed people to make electronic payments.

  • 2001

    2001
    Amazon launched its first mobile commerce site.

  • 2003

    2003
    Apple launched iTunes store, one of the most famous and profitable online music stores.

  • 2006

    2006
    Google Checkout was launched. It allowed Google users to save their credit card information in their Google account in order to buy things online.