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Michael Aldrich
Michael Aldrich, the inventor of online shopping is bron. -
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History of the Intermet
The dates of important things that happened with the internet. -
Intergalactic Network
J.C.R. Licklider introduces the idea of an 'intergalactic network'. It evolved to what we know as the world wide web. -
First Electronic Transactions
Michael Aldrich invents the predecessor to online shopping enabling the first electronic transactions. -
First B2B Transaction
Thomson Holidays uses Aldrich's invention for the first ever B2B transaction. -
First Online Home Shopper
72 year old Jane Snowball uses gateshead sis/tesco system and became the first online home shopper. -
The World Wide Web Was Born
Tim Berners-Lee creates the first browser for mainstream use. The world wide web was born. -
Downloading Music
The U.S. Billboard chart compiles legal music download for the first time. -
GeoCities
GeoCities, one of the web's first social networking sites helps users create their own websites. -
Amazon
Amazon launches in the U.S. -
Ebay
Ebay is founded. -
Google
Google launches. -
Dot-com Crash
Dot-com crash. $5 trillion lost in 2 years. -
Facebook
Facebook launches at Harvard University. -
20th Anniversary of World Wide Web
The 20th anniversary of Tim Berners-Lee inventing the world wide web. -
Global E-commerce
Global E-commerce sales top 591 billion euros. -
10 Billion Songs Downloaded
iTunes downloads hit 10 billion. -
Biggest Website in the World
Facebook is the biggest website in the world with 750 million active users.
