Post by Jackie, 15 June 09 @ 5:49pm
E-commerce began in the 19th century when telegraphs was commonly used with the help of the railway transportation system. Computers were only introduced in the late 1980's..
The development of E-commerce started when Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) was used to exchange business information and carry out electronic transactions. These technologies only appeared in the late 1970s which allowed organizations to send commercial documentation electronically. This was followed by the occurence of the first web browser, Mosaic web-browser in 1992. The next step of development was the development of Red Hat Linux. Linux is a type open sourced operating system other than Windows.
The internet played an important role in the evolution of E-commerce in the 1960s. The World Wide Web and browsers appeared in early 1990s. It took approximately four years to develop the security protocols (for example, HTTP) and DSL which helped to expand the volume and capacity of communication that helped in the process of rapid growth of the Internet. In 2000, business companies in United States and Western Europe represented their services in the World Wide Web.
The evolution of E-commerce has made become the most important tools in carrying a business over the internet. E-commerce has transformed traditional shopping beyond recognition nowadays. Today, E commerce has gained so much popularity because it is able to offer 3D images which provides consumers with a better understanding of its shape, size and texture. Although, most consumers prefer to go to “brick-and-mortar” stores to purchase goods and services, e commerce businesses has a bright future of success as people get more accustom to internet purchasing. The evolution of E-commerce which we are witnessing today brings in so much adventure into our lives that it is enjoyed by the online community. For example, Amazon and eBay are the first Internet companies that allow sales and purchases to be conducted online. As for Malaysia, PizzaHut was the first to do business online.
Besides that, E-commerce has evolved from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. Web 2.0 is a popular term for advanced Internet technology and applications such as blogs, wikis, RSS and social bookmarking.
Web 2.0 floating about:
The development of E-commerce started when Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) was used to exchange business information and carry out electronic transactions. These technologies only appeared in the late 1970s which allowed organizations to send commercial documentation electronically. This was followed by the occurence of the first web browser, Mosaic web-browser in 1992. The next step of development was the development of Red Hat Linux. Linux is a type open sourced operating system other than Windows.
The internet played an important role in the evolution of E-commerce in the 1960s. The World Wide Web and browsers appeared in early 1990s. It took approximately four years to develop the security protocols (for example, HTTP) and DSL which helped to expand the volume and capacity of communication that helped in the process of rapid growth of the Internet. In 2000, business companies in United States and Western Europe represented their services in the World Wide Web.
The evolution of E-commerce has made become the most important tools in carrying a business over the internet. E-commerce has transformed traditional shopping beyond recognition nowadays. Today, E commerce has gained so much popularity because it is able to offer 3D images which provides consumers with a better understanding of its shape, size and texture. Although, most consumers prefer to go to “brick-and-mortar” stores to purchase goods and services, e commerce businesses has a bright future of success as people get more accustom to internet purchasing. The evolution of E-commerce which we are witnessing today brings in so much adventure into our lives that it is enjoyed by the online community. For example, Amazon and eBay are the first Internet companies that allow sales and purchases to be conducted online. As for Malaysia, PizzaHut was the first to do business online.
Besides that, E-commerce has evolved from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. Web 2.0 is a popular term for advanced Internet technology and applications such as blogs, wikis, RSS and social bookmarking.
Web 2.0 floating about:
- the web as platform.
- underlying philosophy of relinquishing control.
- glocalization (making global information available to local social contexts and giving people the flexibility to find, organize, share and create information in a locally meaningful fashion that is globally accessible)
- data, interface and metadata no longer need to go hand in hand.
- action-at-a-distance interactions and ad hoc integration.
- giving up control and setting the data free.
Electronic commerce is the cheapest and fastest way to do business as one can simply go on the internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year with just a click of the mouse.
References:
http://www.ecommerce-land.com/history_ecommerce.html
http://www.mapsofworld.com/referrals/internet/internet-history/history-of-e-commerce.html
http://www.ecommerce-land.com/today.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=5
http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html
2 comments:
by providing the video of web 1.0 and web 2.0, i can undestand better what's the difference between two of them. thanks for sharing
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