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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
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Twitter promotional tweets
Twitter launches promotional tweets and trends to their site -
Facebook news feed ads
Facebook adds advertisements into news feeds