Invention of WWW and E-commerce

(freepik.com, 2020)

Invention of WWW

In 1989, British scientist Tim Berners-Lee was working at CERN when he created the World Wide Web (WWW). The original purpose of the Web's conception and creation was to satisfy the desire for automated information-sharing amongst scientists in universities and research facilities around the globe (home.cern, A short history of the web).

Invention of E-commerce

The concept of online purchasing was created by businessman Michael Aldrich in the United Kingdom in 1979. Aldrich was able to use a telephone connection to link a customised home television to a real-time multi-user transaction processing computer. In 1980, the system was promoted and made available as a business-to-business system. It was later sold in the UK, Ireland, and Spain (Miva, The history of ecommerce: How did it all begin?).

Reference

A short history of the web (no date) CERN. Available at: https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web/short-history-web#:~:text=Tim%20Berners%2DLee%2C%20a%20British,and%20institutes%20around%20the%20world. (Accessed: January 25, 2023).

Miva (no date) The history of ecommerce: How did it all begin?, Miva Blog - Browse Miva's Blog for expert ecommerce strategy, visual content and pro tips for omnichannel enterprise sales. Resources and best practices for online business. Available at: https://blog.miva.com/the-history-of-ecommerce-how-did-it-all-begin#:~:text=Online%20shopping%20was%20invented%20in,computer%20via%20a%20telephone%20line. (Accessed: January 25, 2023).

Free vector: Tiny business people with digital devices at Big Globe Surfing Internet (2020) Freepik. Available at: https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/tiny-business-people-with-digital-devices-big-globe-surfing-internet_11669276.htm#query=internet&position=3&from_view=search&track=sph (Accessed: January 23, 2023).